This popular resort is located  135 Km south of Al-Qusseir and 270 Km south of Jiving, and is connected to Edfu by a 289 Km long desert road.

Due to the proximity of Luxor and the shrine of Abu AI-Hassan AI-Shazli, it has become a big tourist centre, which avails the tourist of the many monumental sites and its exotic beaches.

Marsa Alam’s International airport was inaugurated a few years ago and now receives many flights each day. The port of Ras Ghareb, which is located about I Km to the north of Marsa Alam, is capable of receiving all luxurious cruises and yachts (both local and international) and can safely handle up to 1000 yachts of all sizes up to a size of 60 metres long and 4 metres deep.