Berenice may be little more than a wide spot in the road yet it offers the best shore-based snorkeling on the Red Sea Coast. And it boasts 'hidden' treasures as well. Take a boat trip to Qulan and visit the Maldives of the Red Sea. Take a desert excursion and, in addition to seeing colored canyons, learn about nomadic tribes and discover emerald mines worked from Pharaonic to Roman times. Tour the Temple of Serapis as well as the ancient town. Berenice, founded by Ptolemy II in 275 BC, was once a crossroads and important trading port.