Ain Sukhna Hot Springs

Ain Sukhna, meaning warm spring in Arabic, is a coastal resort area on the Gulf of Suez shore of Egypt's Red Sea, where chloride-rich thermal springs emerge close to the sea and have long been combined with Red Sea bathing for a distinctive dual wellness experience unique to this corner of northeast Africa. Located roughly one hundred and twenty kilometres from Cairo, the area serves as the Egyptian capital's most accessible seaside escape, where city dwellers soak in mineral spring facilities between swims in the warm coral-fringed waters of the Red Sea. The dramatic backdrop of the Sinai Peninsula across the gulf and the proximity to ancient Pharaonic turquoise mines in the surrounding desert add an archaeological dimension to the natural therapeutic appeal of this Red Sea thermal retreat.