Local favourite heritage site · Red Sea, Egypt

Balena

Balena is a heritage site in Red Sea, Egypt.

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Balena: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Balena

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Balena — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 27.17824, 33.83198. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Balena

Juzur Abu Minqar · river spot · Red Sea · ~8 km · Must-see
Abdulmoneim Riadh Mosque · beach · Red Sea · ~11 km · Must-see
El Gouna Mosque · dargah · Red Sea · ~37 km · Must-see
Desert Breath · attraction · Red Sea · ~37 km · Must-see
Geziret Shadwan · river spot · Red Sea · ~47 km · Must-see
Gebel al Sheyib · viewpoint · Red Sea · ~51 km · Must-see
Abu Nuhas · beach · Red Sea · ~57 km · Must-see
Safaga Island · river spot · Red Sea · ~63 km · Must-see
Mons Claudianus · fort · Red Sea · ~67 km · Must-see
Mubarak 2 Mosque · dargah · Red Sea · ~3 km
Hurghada Museum · museum · Red Sea · ~3 km
El Ghardaqa Range Front · attraction · Red Sea · ~4 km
El Ghardaqa Range Rear Lighthouse · attraction · Red Sea · ~4 km
Umm Ajawish al Kabir · river spot · Red Sea · ~5 km
Jazirat Umm Ajawish al Sughra · river spot · Red Sea · ~5 km
Musab bin Amir mosque 1 · dargah · Red Sea · ~5 km
Marina Hurghada · attraction · Red Sea · ~7 km
Al Mina Mosque · dargah · Red Sea · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Balena

Other forts & heritage near Balena

Mons Claudianus · fort · Red Sea · ~67 km · Must-see
Deir el-Atrash · fort · Red Sea · ~99 km · Must-see
Dayr Umm Duhays · fort · Red Sea · ~32 km
Abu Sha'ar · fort · Red Sea · ~32 km
Wadi Belih · fort · Red Sea · ~56 km
Umm Balad, Mons Porphyrites · fort · Red Sea · ~67 km
SS Thistlegorm · fort · South Sinai · ~89 km
Mersa Gawasis · fort · Red Sea · ~90 km
Afira · fort · South Sinai · ~111 km
Gebel el-Zeit · fort · Red Sea · ~113 km

All forts & heritage in Egypt

Frequently asked

What is the best time to visit Balena?

October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

What are the places to visit near Balena?

Nearby: Juzur Abu Minqar (river spot, 8 km), Abdulmoneim Riadh Mosque (beach, 11 km), El Gouna Mosque (dargah, 37 km), Desert Breath (attraction, 37 km), Geziret Shadwan (river spot, 47 km), Gebel al Sheyib (viewpoint, 51 km).