Sharm El Sheikh

A well-known tourist location in South Sinai. A year-round beach resort, Sharm El-Sheikh is a pleasant place to visit in both the summer and the winter.

Easily one of the most accessible and developed tourist resort communities in the Sinai Peninsula, the city is surrounded by mountains and the sea, as well as Bedouins and their traditional colourful tents.

Sharm El-Sheikh is famous for its crystal-clear waters, rare and lovely reefs, and an incredible variety of exotic fish darting in and out of the colourful coral, thus making this a snorkelling and scuba-diving paradise.

It is also a great destination for families who want to bring their little ones to Egypt for a beach holiday.

What to see:
Tiran Island and Ras Mohammed National Parks 

Na’ama Bay
Sharm el Sheikh Museum
Old Market and Al Sahaba mosque
The Heavenly Cathedral
Farsha Cafe

About 20 km(12 miles) West of Sharm el-Sheikh, overlooking the junction of the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba, is the Ras Mohammed National Park.

Possibly one of the world’s most spectacular coral reef ecosystems, the national park includes a wealth of coral species and teeming marine life.

There is also a diversity of desert habitats such as mountains and wadis, gravel plains and sand dunes.

Sea-grass and mangrove trees make up the majority of the flora here, with over two hundred species of corals, around a thousand species of fish, forty species of starfish, twenty-five species of sea urchins and one hundred and fifty species of crustaceans making up the fauna.

Other activities:

Discover the life underwater coral reefs and enjoy all day on the boat with scuba diving and snorkelling excursions.

Diving Safaris offer short and long diving tours, which can be tailor-made to fit your experience levels.

Enjoy 90 minutes in a semi-submarine seeing different reefs, corals and coloured fish.

One of the best places to see the beauty of nature is the Coloured Canyon, where you can enjoy a day jeep safari.

Discover the Bedouin life, take a tour on a camel and enjoy Bedouin tea and the atmosphere of the Bedouin Tent with the camel safari.

Visit Saint Catherine Monastery and hike Sinai Mountain (also known as Gebel Musa / Moses Mountain).

You can also extend your trip by travelling to Petra, where you can visit the Roman theatre and the ancient tombs of Petra. The duration of this tour is around sixteen hours, starting at 5:00 am and ending at 9:00 pm.