Sharm El Shiekh Travel Guide

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“High life on the beach, in the city, and under water”
This the most frequented holiday location on the Sinai peninsula, and it offers all the enjoyment a holiday-maker desires. Year round sunshine, fine and shallow beaches, and k ideal destination. it is the superb diving which has given the waters around here their worldwide reputation, and it is frequently voted as the best diving site in the world by the experts who know these things. Because of this, the range and quality of dive sites, boats and professional instructors are superb. Even if you have never tried it before, take the plunge (so to speak) and try snorkelling or scuba diving – you’ll be in very safe hands and, like many people, may find a hobby which lasts a life-time.

Car-free boardwalks and an immensely varied hotel scene produce a welcoming environment. And the comprehensive dining and entertainment scene, a stimulating symbiosis of exclusive restaurant, bars and cafes, discos and nightclubs, guarantee culinary enjoyment and amusement till the early morning.The broad promenades of Sharm ooze Mediterranean flair; in the evenings, thanks to the snazzy shopping arcades, dazzling music, and animation programs, the town becomes more of a mini Las Vegas. The center for fashionistas in Naama Bay, where many of the first class hotels and holiday resorts are found.

The morning after your big night out may well see you waking up over a leisurely breakfast before heading off to some real enjoyment in the fresh air of Sinai.The neighboring bays of Garden, Tiger, Shark and Nabaq Nay also boast many attractions for tourists. At the foot of a rock escarpment overlooking the city lies in the historic harbor destrict of Sharm El-Maya. Next to it is Ras Umm Sid, where one of the most magnificent reefs of the region can be found. Just beyond the city limits, diving and snorkeling connoisseurs go crazy for the brilliant fauna and flora on display, especially at Ras Nasrani and in the Ras Mohammed National Park.
One can even sample sharm’s underwater glories while staying dry via a glass bottom boat, which every hotel reception will gladly help organize.

One very popular trip is a Jeep Safari to the Coloured Canyon. Whether it’s for the naked eye, or your still or video camera, there are some beautiful sights and colours here. You’ll travel through unforgettable desert scenery and steep-sided valleys of granite and sandstone.Time, wind, sun and geological shift have produced some quite surreal colours and patterns which leave quite an impression.