This big well-maintained complex has everything from basic huts with just mattresses to air-con rooms in a concrete row at the back that come with private en suites. The restaurant has a decent menu, and there's plenty of communal palm-thatch shaded areas right on the shore to hang out.
El Badawy Camp
Nuweiba
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
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Nearby Nuweiba attractions
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Tarabin's skinny strip of beach is a mix of golden sand and small pebbles and has a decent snorkelling reef just offshore.
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