Egypt (Sharm El Sheikh)

Sharm el-Sheikh is the hottest resort on the Red Sea Riviera, perfect all year round for divers, sun seekers and partygoers. Spend the day on a dive boat or go on a camel safari into the rugged Sinai interior.

The simplicity of sun, sea and sand. The luxury of five-star hotels, water sports, shopping and entertainment. This is Sharm el-Sheikh, one of the most accessible and developed tourist resort communities on the Sinai peninsula. All around are Bedouins, colorful tents, mountains and sea. There are small, intimate hotels with modern designs, as well as larger hotel complexes belonging to International chains, plus about all the amenities one could expect of a tourist center, including casinos, discos and nightclubs, golf courses and health facilities. In fact, with diving and snorkeling, windsurfing and other water sports, horses and camel riding, desert safaris, and great nearby antiquities attractions, it is almost impossible for a visitor to ever suffer from boredom.

Dive the rocky coastline, patch reefs and islands. Snorkel off white, secluded beaches in the Ras Mohamed National Park on Sinai's southern tip. Clubbers dance the night away in Na'ama Bay – Sharm's diving and social heart, while diners eat local seafood in the Old Market in Sharm el-Sheikh town. The main shopping draws are gold and silver jewellery, and semi-precious stones, from Na'ama Bay or the Old Market. But also head-turning are heady spices, glass perfume bottles, leather bags and slippers, Bedouin embroidery and Turkish delight. For Egyptian cotton bed linen and other boutique items, try the recently opened Il Mercato shopping mall.

International bands and DJs regularly spice up the nightlife in Sharm's clubs and hotspots. Join the in crowd at Pacha and Little Buddha in Na'ama Bay. Sharm el-Maya is the place for a party on the beach. Book a romantic Indian meal on the terrace at Rangoli on Coralia Beach.

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