A
place that witnessed some of the greatest stories in the history
of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim nations, and played a major
part in twentieth century world politics, is now one of Egypt's
chief tourist attractions. Located on the eastern shore at the
southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, and consisting of a series
of bays, Sharm El Sheikh has turned out to be one of the finest
places for people to enjoy the best sun, sea, sand, and
hospitality of its residents. A decade ago the city was mainly
known as "a fishing and diving zone" thanks to its numerous bays
that incubate the endless kinds of fish and coral reefs.
Sharm El
Sheikh which gave the Red Sea an international reputation as one
of the world's most extraordinary diving destinations in the Red
Sea, Egypt.
Imagine yourself in
one of the most beautiful and famous deep-sea diving paradises
in the world. Your dreams of crystal clear water, magnificent
corals, exotic under water flora and rare tropical fish all come
true when you visit Sharm El Sheikh on the Southern tip of the
Sinai Peninsula.
Sharm
El Sheikh is basically divided into three main regions: Sharm el
Maya, where the airport is based as well as many private yachts
and pleasure boats that take divers to the best diving spots in
the area like Ras Mohammed. Ras Om El Seed, famous for its coral
reefs, has a very high cliff where many hotels are situated.
However, the biggest tourist attraction in the city is Naama
Bay. This long bay is where most of the hotels, shopping malls,
and nightlife can be found.Tourist Sight seeing and attractions
in Sham El Sheikh:
Ras Mohammed National Park Ras
Mohammed is the headland at the southern most tip of the Sinai
Peninsula, overlooking the juncture of the Gulf of Suez and Gulf
of Aqaba. The islands of Tiran and Sanafir are part of the site.
Littoral habitats include a mangrove community, salt marshes,
inter-tidal flats, a diversity of shoreline configurations and
coral reef ecosystems that are internationally recognized as
among the world's best. In addition a diversity of desert
habitats such as mountains and wadis, gravel plains and sand
dunes.
St. Katherine National Park
St. Katherine
National Park occupies much of the central part of South Sinai,
a mountainous region of Precambrian igneous and metamorphic
rock, which includes Egypt's highest peaks (St. Katherine
mountain, Musa mountain, Serbal mountain, Umm Shomer mountain
and Tarbush mountain). St. Katherine mountain is the highest
peak in Egypt 2,624 m above sea-level. The Sinai massif contains
some of the world's oldest rocks. Around 80% of the rocks are
600 million years old.
Nabq Protected Area
The largest Coastal Protectorate on
the Gulf of Aqaba, it contains a variety of ecosystems in the
Sinai Peninsula.
This area was two
years ago just the sand and Water world, now a day it's include
a huge number of Resorts as an extention to Ne'ama Bay and Oum
EL Seid Height.
A
place that witnessed some of the greatest stories in the history
of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim nations, and played a major
part in twentieth century world politics, is now one of Egypt's
chief tourist attractions. Located on the eastern shore at the
southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, and consisting of a series
of bays, Sharm El Sheikh has turned out to be one of the finest
places for people to enjoy the best sun, sea, sand, and
hospitality of its residents. A decade ago the city was mainly
known as "a fishing and diving zone" thanks to its numerous bays
that incubate the endless kinds of fish and coral reefs.
Sharm
El Sheikh is basically divided into three main regions: Sharm el
Maya, where the airport is based as well as many private yachts
and pleasure boats that take divers to the best diving spots in
the area like Ras Mohammed. Ras Om El Seed, famous for its coral
reefs, has a very high cliff where many hotels are situated.
However, the biggest tourist attraction in the city is Naama
Bay. This long bay is where most of the hotels, shopping malls,
and nightlife can be found.Tourist Sight seeing and attractions
in Sham El Sheikh:
Ras
Mohammed is the headland at the southern most tip of the Sinai
Peninsula, overlooking the juncture of the Gulf of Suez and Gulf
of Aqaba. The islands of Tiran and Sanafir are part of the site.
Littoral habitats include a mangrove community, salt marshes,
inter-tidal flats, a diversity of shoreline configurations and
coral reef ecosystems that are internationally recognized as
among the world's best. In addition a diversity of desert
habitats such as mountains and wadis, gravel plains and sand
dunes. 
