The Dahab City Guides answer what everyone asks on arrival: where divers eat fish without paying tout prices, how to snorkel the Blue Hole and reach Ras Abu Galum, when to climb Mount Sinai and where the evening goes in a town with no clubs. Each guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or book and one practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser the moment you pay.
About the Dahab City Guides
- 134 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Dahab guides
Food guide
26 places
Fish you choose by weight in Mashraba, brunch terraces around the Lighthouse, Lebanese and Indian kitchens, and quiet pizza and koshari in Assalah.
Things to do guide
22 places
Dive centres and the best sites, freediving and yoga, desert canyons, the Ras Abu Galum coast and a few stops in town.
Family guide
23 places
Shallow lagoons, a supervised play area, horse rides on the beach, first dives from about age 8 and meals children actually finish.
Nightlife guide
21 places
Sunset tables on the sand, salsa by the sea, Arabic live music, Bedouin nights under dark skies and shisha into the small hours.
Day trips guide
20 places
Snorkelling the Blue Hole, the Blue Lagoon and Ras Abu Galum, White Canyon, sunrise on Mount Sinai and the long runs to Nuweiba and Ras Mohammed.
Budget guide
22 places
Koshari and falafel for very little, fresh juice, honest supermarkets, free shore snorkelling and how to reach the Blue Hole without a tour.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Sabah w Masa
Lighthouse Road, upstairs
Climb a narrow staircase to a tiny Lebanese-style kitchen looking out over the bay. Tawook, kibbeh labanieh, fattoush and baba ghanoush come at prices that make it easy to order too much. From the food guide.
Shaman Dahab
Eltwilat mountain, about 15 minutes by taxi from town
A Bedouin evening on the mountainside: a short walk up, tea and fresh bread, madfoon slow-cooked under the ground, live music and a sky with almost no light in it. From the nightlife guide.
Jabal Mousa
Mount Sinai, St Catherine, about 2 hours by car
The mountain tied to Moses, climbed in the dark so you reach the top for sunrise. Expect two to three hours on foot with a compulsory Bedouin guide, or a camel for the lower stretch. Save it for a clear night. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Dahab
Day one: brunch on a Lighthouse terrace, a morning on the free reefs with a rented mask, then sunset in Masbat and a late shisha by the water. Day two: the Blue Hole and the coast up to Ras Abu Galum by boat or camel, or a night climb of Mount Sinai for sunrise with Saint Catherine’s Monastery on the way back. For a windy or slow day, book a yoga class or a freediving lesson, browse a craft shop and settle into a Mashraba café.
Questions about the Dahab guides
What is inside the Dahab City Guides?
Six guides with 134 places altogether: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place comes with the reason to go, the area, opening notes and a practical tip.
How do I get the guides after buying?
The links appear on the order page as soon as you pay and in your order email. Open them in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Do the guides work at Ras Abu Galum, where there is no signal?
Yes. Open each guide once with a connection and it keeps working offline, ticks and notes included, which helps at Ras Abu Galum and the Blue Lagoon, where there is no signal. Map links need mobile data.
What languages are the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy a single guide?
Yes. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99.
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