Sharm el-Sheikh

Sharm El Sheikh is located at the southernmost tip of the Sinai Peninsula. To year 1982 It was called Ofira and it was under the rule of Israel, and only inhabited them 500 Jewish families. In 1976 On year, Ofira airport was opened, a w 1982 year the city returned to Egypt and since then there is a rapid expansion of the hotel and tourist base.Sharm el-Sheikh is undoubtedly the pearl of Egyptian resorts. It achieved its fame thanks to its excellent location over the crystal clear, the Red Sea sparkling with all shades of blue, which abounds in fabulously colorful coral reefs.

Underwater coral gardens are beautiful as well, every year the sandy beaches of Sinai attract crowds of tourists looking for a sunny holiday and enthusiasts of diving and other water sports. For people who want to get to know the fauna and flora inhabiting the reefs, it is the most appropriate place due to the beautiful, Ras Muhamed underwater nature park.

The city consists of three bays: Shark Bay, Naama Bay and Maya Bay with Hataba. Today, Sharm el Sheikh is the most important resort town in the Aqabq Bay basin, it is also an international mediation center for the Middle East, therefore, sometimes some roads in the city are closed due to the "summit meeting.".

In Naama Bay you will find attractions, which undoubtedly include visits to the "Hard Rock Cafe" or "Planet Holywood", and the ability to play “black jacket” or roulette in one of the casinos. For the brave, we recommend shark diving in Shark's Bay or evening quad rides only in the moonlight.

City districts:

• Sharm al-Maja (“Old Market” or “Old Market Square”)- the oldest district of Sharm el-Sheikh located in the western part of the city. It is inhabited mainly by Egyptian resort workers, there is a large bazaar, the so-called. “Old Market” and a tourist port.
• Therefore – administrative district in the western part of the city with a post office, police station, and one of the two dolphinariums in the city.
• Race Umm Sidd – hotel district in the western part of the city, over the cliff coast with a lighthouse.
• Haj an-Nur – a district in the north-west part of Sharm el-Sheikh with a bus station and a medical center with a decompression chamber built in the shape of a pyramid.
• Naama Bay – luxury district with hotels, shops, banks, and the gastronomic and entertainment part (m.in. Hard Rock Cafe, Planet Holywood, Casino Royale, Casino Sinai) and the seaside promenade
• Shark Bay – hotel district in the eastern part of the city
• Nabq (the Nabq Bay) – located on the Straits of Tirana, Northeast most hotel district.