Holidays to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

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Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Sharm El Sheikh (sometimes written Sharm el-Sheikh or Sharm el Sheikh) is known as "The City of Peace," and is a popular resort on Egypt’s Red Sea Riviera.

Situated in the south of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on the coast of the Red Sea, with Mount Sinai rising majestically behind it, Sharm el Sheikh is a truly beautiful and exotic place to take a holiday.

Holidays in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, offer year-round good weather, fabulous beaches, watersports, and day trips to a range of fascinating sights such as the Sinai Desert. The enduring popularity of Sharm El sheikh holidays means that you’ll find a wide range of luxury and budget hotels, and different travel packages on our website.

Holiday activities in Sharm el Sheikh

The number one tourist destination in the Sinai region, Sharm is perhaps best known for its world-class scuba diving as the high levels of plankton in its waters attract shoals of barracudas, sharks, manta rays, and rare tropical fish. If you like to dive then your holidays to Sharm el Sheik will undoubtedly feature the coral reefs of Tiran and Ras Mohammed, both of which are less than two hours boat ride from Sharm El sheikh. If you want to avoid meeting other people at the most popular dive destinations, you might prefer a diving safari to one of the other 250 coral reefs around Sharm. These day trips visit less popular, but equally spectacular, scuba-diving destinations, with favourite spots including 'The Caves of Aqaba', the ‘Dunraven Wreck' and 'Thomas Reef'. These are some of the reasons why Sharm El Sheikh has gained an international reputation as one of the world's most fantastic diving spots.

Beach lovers and watersports enthusiasts can enjoy a range of other activities in Sharm El sheikh too, including snorkelling, windsurfing, and parasailing. There are regular boat trips to Hurghada and Aqaba from the marina. You can also go quad biking, camel and horse riding, and embark on mysterious desert safaris.

Other popular trips from Sharm El sheikh include visiting the Sinai desert with its colourful Bedouin tribes, the Coloured Canyon, Mount Sinai, and Saint Catherine's Monastery. If you're feeling adventurous, you could hire a quad bike to explore the dunes or even ride a camel through the Sinai Desert. You can book such options through travel websites like ours, or when you make your hotel reservations.

Those who like shopping will find plenty of choice in the city of Sharm, from pottery and leather goods made by Bedouin tribes, to gold jewellery and clothes at bargain prices. Sharm El Sheikh has all the entertainment you'd expect to find in a top quality holiday resort, including golf courses, casinos and nightclubs, restaurants, and shops so you won't be short of things to do on your holiday. It is also known for its hot sulphur springs, thought to help those suffering from rheumatism and various skin diseases.

Travel to Sharm El Sheikh

Finding hotels in Sharm El sheikh is easy. Popular areas to stay include Naama Bay (sometimes called Na'ama Beach), which is close to the centre of Sharm, and where many of the best hotels and restaurants are to be found. Luxury Sharm El sheikh hotels that offer travel deals at certain times of year include the Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, Hyatt Regency, and Maritim Royal Peninsula hotels. Shark's Bay is popular with scuba divers, and Sharm El Moiya is home to the Yacht Club.

Sharm El sheikh flights are easy to book so if you're an independent traveller you'll find it easy to make travel arrangements through us. Ophira International Airport has scheduled flights to London Gatwick several times a week, and there are also flights to Cairo, Hurghada, Luxor, and Alexandria if you'd like to include other travel destinations in your Egypt holiday. Whatever time of year you choose to visit, it’s easy to find flights to Sharm El sheikh and there are no shortage of travel sites offering Sharm El sheikh travel advice.

Fleetway Travel provide a fast and economical booking service as well as plenty of travel advice here on the website.

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