Explore Egypt

Egypt's first national park at Sinai's southern tip, where sheer reef walls plunge into a kaleidoscope of marine life.

Four legendary reefs — Jackson, Gordon, Thomas and Woodhouse — strung across the strait, alive with sharks and turtles.

Consistently rated among the world's top dives — drifting walls, a coral garden and the scattered Yolanda wreck cargo.

Sharm's neon-lit beating heart — a beachfront strip of bars, restaurants and shisha lounges that never quite sleeps.

A polished open-air entertainment plaza with a dancing fountain, ice bar, bowling and dozens of restaurants.

The city's atmospheric original bazaar, fragrant with spices and shisha, far more local than the resort strips.

A terraced Moorish-style hilltop resort cascading to a private reef beach, Sharm's most polished address.

A legendary PADI five-star centre in Naama Bay, the trusted name for first dives and serious technical courses alike.

A psychedelic cliffside terrace of cushions and lanterns tumbling down toward the sea — Sharm's most magical sunset spot.

A beachside Italian set beneath the Ras Um Sid lighthouse, with tables on the sand and a glorious reef just offshore.

An overnight dawn climb up the holy mountain followed by the 6th-century monastery cradling the Burning Bush.

Tear across the Sinai dunes at dusk to a Bedouin camp for tea, grilled dinner and an unrivalled blanket of stars.

Sharm's pharaonic-themed water park behind Naama Bay — 22 slides and a giant Cleopatra wave pool ringed by pharaoh statues.

An open-air, Italian-designed shopping arcade in the Dubai 'Il Mercato' mould, lined with high-street brands and casual restaurants.

A bustling Old Market institution grilling kebab, kofta and seafood for crowds well past midnight.

Sharm's go-to seafood name, where you choose the day's catch by weight and it arrives grilled with tahina and salads.

An oriental Naama Bay favourite on the beachfront for Egyptian mezze, grills and shisha.

The Cairo classic's Soho Square outpost — molokhia, stuffed pigeon and plush old-Egyptian decor.

A long-running Naama Bay Indian for fragrant curries, tandoor and biryani.

A relaxed Naama Bay trattoria for wood-fired pizza, fresh pasta and Italian classics.

The Naama Bay rock-'n'-roll diner for burgers, ribs and live music among the memorabilia.