I stayed at the Hyatt in December 06 and visited israel - a truly amazing experience- through the T/O. I would advise travelling through a T/O if you do intend to make this trip to take in Eilat, the Dea Sea and Jerusalem as travelling across the border is just a total nightmare. Trips are available to visit Jordan/Petra, St Catherine's Monastary and Dahab shopping. If you wish to go to Luxor or Cairo, you will need a different entry visa card. These are issued upon arrival at Taba airport and you will be asked Sinaii only or whether you intend to go to Cairo.
As i do not know enough about Egypt, i was happy to pay the prices charged by the operator knowing that i would be protected by them. In the event, i was glad i did as i got stopped for every search going across Israel, even having my passport taken and a gun waved at me without warning. This was completely terrifying and i think would have been more so if i was travelling independently.
Happy holidays...

Thanks for that. What sort odf prices are we looking at for the various trips on offer?

varies but on average approx £75-£80 for full day trips. You leave the hotel at about 3.00am and don't get back until night.
There are other trips for about £40, such as going into the mountains with a quad bike excursion but i didn't bother with that...
They also prefer to be paid on US $'s.. maybe it is a better exchange rate..

Can anybody tell me how far it is from taba airport to taba heights. And do you need a visa