03 Feb 2012
The Dahab International Festival of Watersports, Culture and Desert Adventure will be held in Dahab, Egypt, from 14 – 20 April 2012. The festival, which is run by members of Dahab’s expatriate and the local community, is a symbol for the coming together of Egypt’s people and a mecca for watersports, healing arts, music and Bedouin culture enthusiasts alike. Hundreds of volunteers from the community of the resort are supporting the event which includes aqua sports, yoga and alternative healing professionals.
Dahab, which is the Arabic word for gold, is located on the South East Coast of the Sinai Peninsula and home to one of the world’s most famous diving sites, the Blue Hole. The event offers its visitors the opportunity to experience South Sinai’s watersports culture in full, offering free diving with experts, workshops, professional windsurf and kite surf displays. Those who are already a little bit more experienced can take part in wind or kite surf competitions as well as diving and buoyancy challenges.
The festival also has free yoga classes and taster sessions of healing treatments such as facial rejuvenation, Reiki massages and crystal treatments. Street art, exhibitions and special movie screenings will also cater for all alternative arts lovers.
More events that promise to make the Dahab festival one of the most exciting holiday experiences in April include a kite competition, an underwater treasure hunt and photography competition, camel races, a sunset tow-in and a raft race across the bay with vessels made of plastic bottles. Children in particular will enjoy the performance of Dahab’s famous children circus “Circ Bonboni”.
In the evening, the city lights up with parties and bands playing all over Dahab, featuring not only local musicians and bands from Cairo but also DJs from throughout Europe for a truly multicultural nightlife experience.
Holidaymakers might also get lucky enough to experience another world record made or spot a celebrity. In 2011, free-divers already set a new record by having 19 people holding their breath for at least three minutes at a time while world record free-diving champion Sara Campbell was one of the well known names to be involved in the event.
The Dahab festival is being held in Dahab, Egypt from 14 – 20 April 2012. For further information please visit www.dahabfestival.info
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