Red Sea & Sharm El Sheikh

Perched on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula overlooking the Gulf of Aqaba and the Straits of Tiran, Sharm El Sheikh is Egypt's premier Red Sea resort destination. Ringed by the jagged red granite mountains of the Sinai Desert and the crystal-clear, warm waters of the Red Sea, it provides an idyllic blend of world-class scuba diving, family luxury resorts, and Bedouin desert adventures.

World-Class Diving at Ras Mohammed National Park

Just south of the town lies Ras Mohammed National Park, Egypt’s flagship marine park and one of the top five scuba diving and snorkeling destinations in the world. Where the Gulf of Suez and Gulf of Aqaba converge, nutrient-rich currents sustain over 1,000 species of fish, 220 species of hard and soft corals, sea turtles, reef sharks, and dramatic vertical wall drop-offs like Shark and Yolanda Reefs.

The Legendary SS Thistlegorm Shipwreck

For certified divers, the waters off Sharm El Sheikh offer access to the SS Thistlegorm, considered the greatest wreck dive on Earth. Sunk by German bombers in 1941, this 128-meter British merchant vessel sits upright on the seabed at 30 meters, its cargo holds intact with WWII Bedford trucks, motorcycles, aircraft wings, and munitions.

Mount Sinai & St. Catherine’s Monastery

A popular inland excursion ascends the rugged Sinai Mountains to Mount Sinai (Jebel Musa), the biblical site where Moses received the Ten Commandments. Undertake a nighttime pilgrimage hike to stand on the 2,285-meter summit at sunrise, followed by a visit to the 6th-century Saint Catherine's Monastery, the oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery in the world, housing the chapel of the Burning Bush and priceless early Christian icons.