Soma Holidays

Soma Bay is a small, but very nice coastal holiday resort, located just over forty kilometers south from the busier Hurghada resort. It is a purpose-built town three decades ago that is constantly developing and expanding. Soma Bay is surrounded by water from all sides. The temperatures here are very warm, and most of days throughout the year are sunny. Soma Bay has beautiful sandy beaches and the waters are very shallow and warm. Behind Soma Bay there is a scenic view of desert mountains far behind. The resort is not very long, so everything is within short walking distance. However, you can still take a shuttle bus that goes every few minutes and visit different hotels, golf courses, diving or spa centers.

Soma Bay has a nice selection of exclusive hotels, a very large spa for thalassotherapy, kitesurfing and diving center, as well as fantastic golf course. It is quiet resort, it has lots of natural beauties, and it is considered as great alternative to the busier Hurghada resort nearby. It is an ideal resort for those that seek peaceful and relaxing holiday. It is a perfect mix of desert, wind and sea. Sea breeze is very healthy, as well as the highly concentrated sea water. That is why many people come here for wellness reasons.

Hotels for any demographic

There are hotels for every taste here. Whether you are a devoted golfer, high-level tourist or you travel with your family – you can find any kind of accommodation here. Hotels are well equipped and offer plenty of options for entertainment for their guests. Restaurants and bars are all located within hotels, but even if you are staying at one hotel you can still go to another hotel and have a lunch or dinner.

Spas in Soma Bay

Les Thermes des Marins is a great spa center in Soma Bay, where you can get a relaxing thalasso treatment. Treatments are really refreshing and relaxing, and you will definitely feel better afterwards. If you go straight to the bay, you will find quality kitesurfing schools. Soma Bay is ideal for this kind of water sports, because the sea level is aligned with the beach. That makes the surfing experience better as you will get the feel like you are sliding on polished surface.

Soma Bay Activities

Besides water sports and hotel-centered activities, there are not so many other things that you can see or do in this resort. But many people are seeking just that – calmness and relaxation, while soaking up the sun and enjoying shallow, warm waters. There are many narrow roads that go around hotels and the golf courses, which are only fit for walking or for driving golf karts. Tourists in Soma Bay are encouraged to move between different hotels, as all of the hotels here have a great partnership and cooperate so the tourists can be completely satisfied.

Soma Bay Excursions

If you want to take day trips or excursions, hotels can easily provide that for you. Most popular day trips that go from Soma Bay include visiting the ancient Roman sites of Mons Claudianus and Mons Porphyrites, the Sultan Selim Fortress in Quseir and the Monasteries of St. Anthony and St. Paul.