Quseir Attractions
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The quiet little port town of Quseir lies in a small inlet on the Red Sea coast at the mouth of the Wadi el-Ambagi, sheltered by a coral reef. A center of bedouin life with plenty of local color, it is little visited by tourists.
History
This port at the end of the ancient caravan route through the Wadi Hammamat from Qift or Qena in the Nile Valley was highly valued in antiquity, since it offered a safe landing place even during the monsoon. The Egyptian name was Tjau; the trade route from the Nile Valley then ended rather farther north, at the mouth of the Wadi el-Gasus.
History
This port at the end of the ancient caravan route through the Wadi Hammamat from Qift or Qena in the Nile Valley was highly valued in antiquity, since it offered a safe landing place even during the monsoon. The Egyptian name was Tjau; the trade route from the Nile Valley then ended rather farther north, at the mouth of the Wadi el-Gasus.
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