Planning Your Sharm El Sheikh Visit

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With sunshine and warm waters all year round, Sharm El Sheikh Holidays is the closest destination to Europe where you can soak up sun, dive amazing corals reefs, and enjoy the sea any time you need a break from routine. The climate is lovely and dry all year long with temperatures ranging between 20° and 25° C in the winter months, whereas in summer the temperatures go up a little reaching highs of 30 to 35° C. Sharm El Sheikh boasts the widest array of fun, exciting and even crazy water and extreme sports: besides diving, snorkeling, sailing, wind and kite-surfing, you can even try sky diving or parachuting from a helicopter on your next holiday in Sharm El Sheikh. Moreover, from Sharm El Sheikh, you can easily book trips and safaris into the nearby Sinai desert and discover the amazing St Catherine Monastery, or the majestic Sinai Mountains. You can also head to Sharm for a wellness and pampering holiday; the town is home to Egypt is most famous and professional Spas in Egypt. Add to that endless nights spent at local bars, nightclubs and beaches dancing the night away or the magic of an existing safari into the mountainous Sinai desert landscape and you will know why Sharm is ranked among the best vacation destinations in the world. Sharm El Sheikh has it all to make your holiday an unforgettable experience. Sharm El Sheikh is located on the Gulf of Aqaba, about 300 km from Suez and 19 km from Ras Mohammed National Park. Inside Sharm El Sheikh Excursions, Naama Bay is where the action is to be found whereas the Old Town is where you should head for your daily shopping and souvenirs. If you are in the market for some serenity Hadaba (near Ras Um Sid) would be your choice, here you find calm hotels and resorts. To explore the Ras Mohammed National Park and Nabq Protectorate, or to go on diving and snorkelling trips head down to the marina or to one of the town docking ports.

Planning Your Sharm El Sheikh Visit

Things To Do In Sharm El Sheikh

Shopping in Sharm el Sheikh

Shopping in Sharm el Sheikh is easy since in every area of the city you will find either a shopping mall like in Naama Bay Genina city or a row of small bazaars like in the Old Market.

Sharm el Sheikh Old town

Sharm el Sheikh Old town also known as Old market is a perfect place not just for cotton products shopping but also for an oriental or seafood dinning. Things To Do At Sharm El Sheikh


Best restaurants in Sharm el Sheikh

Best restaurants in Sharm el Sheikh are situated in the Old Market, Fares fish restaurant and Masreen Oriental Grill are among them.

Old market, Sharm el Sheikh

Old market, Sharm el Sheikh is situated in the beginning of the city and is famous for its beautiful Bedouin style mosque dominating the area.

Sharm el Sheikh to Cairo one day trip

Sharm el Sheikh to Cairo excursion is the most popular one day trip from Sharm el Sheikh to the Pyramids and the Sphinx, including Egyptian museum tour and Nile felucca trip.

swimming with dolphins

Sharm el Sheikh weather

Sharm el Sheikh weather suites all ages, warm and mild all year round it lets you swim in the Red sea even in winter. Autumn is the best time to visit Sharm el Sheikh, from end of September to end of December. It is a good practice to spend Christmas holiday and New Year vacation in Sharm el Sheikh.

Where to stay in Sharm el Sheikh you may ask?

Choose between luxury 5* hotels on all inclusive base with a private beach, a private villa apartment with a private pool and a garden or a small beach front bungalow.

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Soho square Sharm el Sheikh

Soho square in Sharm el Sheikh is a famous promenaded with lots of shops, bazaars, restaurants and open air cafes, entertainments for children and adults alike. The area is situated in Shark’s bay near Savoy hotels and the best time to visit Soho square is evenings when you can watch Dancing fountain performance.

Naama bay

Naama bay, a famous Sharm el Sheikh promenade, is located in the heat of the city. Naama bay is well known for its beach front hotels, many world known restaurants and cafes, as well as best night clubs and discos in the city.

Sharm el Sheikh at night

Sharm el Sheikh at night becomes a vigorous place. Full of night clubs, discos and sport pubs it is a place to experience if you are young, energetic and eager to dive into Sharm el Sheikh night life. Night is the best time for shopping lovers to discover oriental bazaars and modern malls, for gourmets oriental restaurants and for youth night clubs.

Good to know
  1. Always take a bottle of water with you while on a tour in Sharm el Sheikh.
  2. You do not require Egyptian visa if you holiday in Sharm el Sheikh.
  3. Upon arrival in Sharm el Sheikh airport you get free Sinai Only stamp in your passport.
  4. You do not require Egyptian Visa if you do Ras Mohammed land tour.
  5. You do not require Egyptian Visa if you go to Petra or Jerusalem.
  6. You do require Full visa of Egypt if you go to Cairo, Luxor, el-Tour city.
  7. All hotels in Sharm el Sheikh offer their guests free breakfast boxes if you miss your breakfast while on an early excursion like Mount Sinai tour.
  8. All hotels in Sharm el Sheikh have check in at 3:00 pm and check out at 12:00 pm.
  9. Egyptian pound is the main country currency. Other currencies like US dollars, Euros and British sterling pounds are accepted in Sharm el Sheikh and in touristic shops in Cairo and Luxor.
  10. You can leave your luggage in hotel’s baggage room until departure.
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