Giftun Island: The Red Sea’s First Natural Reserve
The island of Giftun is the first natural reserve in the Red Sea, and it is one of the most important natural habitats for seagulls, and there were old statistics that confirmed that it was inhabited by about 50% of the world's seagulls.
Giftun Island falls within the scope of the Northern Islands Reserve, which is characterized by the presence of distinctive coral reefs that are millions of years old, and contains rare reef fish that tourists wish to see when practicing diving, as well as dolphin shoals that are specially visited by tourists from all over the world.
Al-Jaftoun Island attracts hundreds of tourists to spend the day in tranquility on the picturesque white-sand beaches and to watch rare reef fish, you can see all of our Red Sea tours at Egypt Travel Packages and it is one of the main resistances that made Hurghada a favorite tourist destination around the world.
Al-Jaftoun is one of the most important tourist attractions in Hurghada, as it is the largest tourist site that receives a number of tourist boats carrying tourists in the Red Sea on a daily basis.
All tourism companies and tourism offices put a trip to Al-Hafton Island at the top of the recreational tourism programs for tourists, so it is one of the most important tourist resistances in Hurghada, explaining that Al-Jafton depends on a large number of workers in the tourism sector as their main source of livelihood, from workers on the boats, to workers on the island, to divers.
Despite the huge number of boats and boats that arrive on the island every day, it includes a group of rare coral reefs, and its beaches are different from others, as well as the appearance of various marine creatures near its beaches.Located approximately 11 kilometers east of the beaches of Hurghada, “Giftun Island” is the most famous Red Sea island, and the most important in terms of tourism and environmental activity, as it is the only one of the 39 islands authorized to carry out marine activities on its back. The island is one of the most famous islands, as many boats and tourist boats sail to its shores daily to spend a day on it, as it is characterized by distinctive sandy beaches and clear waters that distinguish it from other islands. For his part, Ahmed Ghallab, environmental researcher at the Red Sea Reserves, said that Giftun Island is the first natural reserve in the Red Sea, and it is one of the most important natural habitats for seagulls, and there were old statistics that confirmed that it was inhabited by about 50% of the world's seagulls. The environmental researcher at the Red Sea Reserves added that Giftun Island is located within the scope of the Northern Islands Reserve, which is characterized by the presence of distinctive coral reefs that are millions of years old, and contains rare reef fish that tourists wish to see when diving, as well as dolphin shoals that are specially visited by tourists from all over the world. Ghallab explained that Giftun Island attracts hundreds of tourists daily to spend the day quietly on the picturesque white-sand beaches and to watch rare reef fish, and that it is among the main resistances that made Hurghada a favorite tourist destination around the world. He continued: That the island of Giftun, separated by cracking processes into the Great Giftun, which is the largest island of the Giftun group with an area of 18 km2, and extends in a longitudinal form at a distance of about 11 km from the coast of Hurghada, with a coastal length of 34 km, and the small Giftun with an area of 3 km2, located to the southeast of the large island of Giftun, with a coastal length of 8 km and more extensive in the south than in the north, and more extensive in the south than in the north. The tourism importance of the island. The island includes 14 of the most beautiful diving sites in Hurghada, in addition to the multiplicity of its natural resources, starting from soft sand and beautiful beaches, and due to its great tourism importance, stressing that there are official statistics that indicate that “Greater Giftun” has economic and tourism importance, as tourists around the world are increasingly interested in visiting less developed and more pristine places, and prefer to enjoy them and their resources and landscapes in their pristine state. For his part, Bashar Abu Talib, head of the Red Sea Tourist Guides Syndicate, said that Al-Jafton is one of the most important tourist attractions in Hurghada, as it is the largest tourist site that receives a number of tourist boats carrying tourists in the Red Sea on a daily basis. He added that all tourism companies and tourism offices put Al-Hafton Island at the top of the recreational tourism programs for tourists, so it is considered one of the most important tourist resistances in Hurghada, explaining that Al-Jafton depends on a large number of workers in the tourism sector as their main source of livelihood, from workers on the boats, to workers on the island, to divers. For his part, Ahmed Ayoub, a diver, said that despite the huge number of boats and boats that arrive there daily, the island includes a group of rare coral reefs, and its beaches are different from others, as well as various marine creatures appear near its beaches. Ayoub described the reserve's beach on Giftun Island as a paradise, as the beach is not known by many, describing it as having white sand, crystal clear water, and a pleasing view of the beach.
