SHARM EL SHEIKH TRAVEL GUIDE
EgyptIf you are looking for a holiday hotel, or apartment in Sharm el Sheikh, the following information may help by giving you an overview on the resort.
Sharm el-Sheikh is one of the most accessible and urbanized tourists resort communities on the Sinai Peninsula and is also one of the largest tourist destinations in the Arabic world. All around it are mountains, sea and warm, friendly hotels with modern designs as well as larger complexes. Sharm el-Sheikh has all the facilities a tourist could ask for, including casinos, discos and nightclubs, golf courses and health facilities. With such activities as camel and horse riding and desert safaris, it is close to impossible for a visitor to suffer from boredom.
Around 15 years ago, Sharm el-Sheikh was a small fishing village with roughly 100 people. The Egyptians started to construct a tourist destination and Sharm became famous when Egypt’s president Nasser barricaded the straits, resulting in cutting off Israel’s access to the Red Sea. Sharm el-Sheik now has a population of 10,000 citizens.
Whether its small souvenirs you’re after or to fill your wardrobe with Egyptian style chic, you can find all you need in Sharm el-Sheikh. The hustle and bustle of the bazaars will test your haggling skills, which id good if you are bargain hunting. For a real treat, the western style malls are a maze of stylish boutiques and sleek department stores.
In Sharm el-Sheikh, long stretches of natural sand and pebbled beaches are surrounded by a dramatic landscape. The waters are clear and calm for most of the year and the marine life and coral reefs offer a spectacular experience for divers. Here is where all the water sports happen such as snorkelling, diving, windsurfing and more. Just beyond the beach, southwest of Sharm el-Sheikh is the Ras Mohammed Marine National Park, which is thought to be one of the best dive regions in the world. A few kilometres north of Sharm el-Sheik is the Stait of Tiran, which is also famous for its diving sites. The strait separates Tiran Island from the east coast Sinai and the main attractions are four coral reefs in the middle of the channel.
Na’ama is the heart of the nightlife here. This is where most of Sharm el-Sheikh’s clubs, restaurants and shops can be found with popular venues include the Camel Bar, the Tavern [which is popular with the British] and such club s as The Bus Stop which throws parties almost every day of the year.
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