Places to visit in Red Sea, Egypt
4 places to visit in Red Sea, Egypt, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Monastery of Saint Anthony, Giftun Islands, Monastery of Saint Paul and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Red Sea volume.
1 Famous place to visit · 3 Hidden gems
Famous places to visit in Red Sea (1)
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Monastery of Saint Anthony
A Coptic Orthodox monastery in an oasis of the Eastern Desert, below the cliffs where Saint Anthony, father of Christian monasticism, lived as a hermit. It is one of the oldest monasteries in the world, and its church holds layered medieval wall paintings.
Hidden gems in Red Sea (3)
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Giftun Islands
Two islands in the Red Sea off Hurghada, Giftun Kebir closer to shore and Giftun Soraya further out. Day boats come for white sand beaches and the reefs around them.
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Monastery of Saint Paul
A Coptic Orthodox monastery in the Eastern Desert near the Red Sea mountains, built around the cave where Saint Paul the Anchorite lived. It is also called the Monastery of the Tigers, and lies about 405 kilometres south-east of Cairo.
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Wadi El Gemal National Park
A protected area of 7,450 square kilometres south of Marsa Alam, covering desert valleys, mountains, islands and coral reefs. Its name means Valley of the Camels, and it shelters gazelles, mangroves and sea turtles.
Collecting in Red Sea
What are the best places to visit in Red Sea?
LOQAH lists 4 places in Red Sea. The best known include Monastery of Saint Anthony, Giftun Islands, Monastery of Saint Paul and Wadi El Gemal National Park. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Red Sea?
4, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Red Sea?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Red Sea before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Red Sea and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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