The underwater life of Sharm el-Sheikh does not need to be represented, it's no coincidence that Jacques Yves Cousteau and his team "jabbed" here and again, not forgetting to shoot fantastic colors video .All kinds of coral sponges, reefs, algae, anemones and other tailless creatures are just a colorful decoration for a rabid amount of scaly living in Sharma waters .To emerge from this "paradise of the cold-blooded" just do not want to, especially realizing that the surface of the Red Sea in this deserted place is not nearly as good as life under water .Boring appearance of low-rise hotel complexes with dusty and slightly faded palm trees - this is the landscape that awaits the tourists, touched by flirting tourists .And then for many there comes that bummer, for which Sharm el-Sheikh begin to swear scandalously upon return .Yes, the "superficial" life of this resort and half is not as good as in Nice, but they also go to Sharm not for that .
This resort on the Red Sea is not the first decade is considered an ideal place for a vegetable relaxed holiday, in which you can forget yourself, soak up the sun, buy children - and all this against the backdrop of unreal sea beauties. Professionally cheerful animators with songs filled with oskominas by the pools, Swedish feasts (which, by the way, are not particularly honorable here) and all sorts of hamams and tennis courts are just a small-yy-yusenkoe addition, which is not interesting to mention.
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Telephone codes of Sharm el-Sheikh
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Sharm el-Sheikh Districts
Sharm el-Sheikh consists of several scenic areas, built along the coast, around the main bays. In a single whole - Sharm - they are connected by the main street Peace Road.
- Naama Bay ("Elder's Bay") is the oldest and most comfortable part of Sharm El Sheikh, a continuous chain of hotels in two or three lines. Along the entire beach of Naama Bay, there is a pedestrian street with restaurants, cafes, discos and shops.
- Sharm El Maya is located in the south-west of the resort and is famous for the only resort on the sandy beach and the eastern market of the Old Market. There is also the "Old Town" with many shops and cafes, and the same harbor, where yachts with tourists start off for sea walks and the Ras Mohammed reserve.
- Sharks Bay is a relatively new resort area in Sharm, which is famous for its luxurious coral reef and upscale hotels
- Nabq is located a few km northeast of Naama Bay, towards the Nabq National Wildlife Refuge and opposite the island of Tiran. Recently, this one of the fastest growing areas of the resort, more and more new hotels are being built here
- The bay of Ras Umm al-Sid is near Naama Bay and is famous for its coral gardens full of sea creatures. Here is also located one of the most fashionable hotels on the coast - Ritz Carlton 5 *
- With a margin to enjoy a blissful rest in the excellent hotels of Sharm el-Sheikh.
- Poreaksirovat on the magnificent sandy beach of Sharm el-Maya.
- To appreciate the chic conditions for diving in the coastal waters of the resort.
- Take a yacht trip to the Ras Mohammed marine reserve.
- Make a trip to the mountain of Moses (to repeat the feat of the forefather is unlikely to succeed, but enjoy the beautiful nature - as much as necessary).
How to get here
Charters from all over Russia fly to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport "Ras-Nazran", the flight time from Moscow is about 4 hours and 30 minutes. There are no regular flights from Russia, but if the tourist does not want to buy a tour and fly independently, you can also book a "regular" to Cairo or Alexandria (Egypt Air, Aeroflot), and from there to get there.
Internally, flights around the country from Sharm are quite popular: on the day the airport takes about 10 flights from Cairo, Hurghada or Luxor, there are international flights of Egypt Air and other airlines to Aqaba.
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Flight search in Sharm El Sheikh
Where to call, if that
- Tourist police: 600-675
- Police Department: 660-306
- Ambulance: 600-554
- Hospital: 661-011
- Airport 601-140
The climate of Sharm el-Sheikh
Clear +25 ° C in the afternoon +20 ° C at night ° С water |
Clear +24 ° C in the afternoon +20 ° C at night ° С water |
Clear +22 ° C in the afternoon +19 ° C at night ° С water |
| Weather forecast for Sharm el-Sheikh for 10 days | ||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | sen | Oct | but I | Dec | |
| in the afternoon | +24 | +23 | +25 | +27 | +29 | +32 | +35 | +36 | +32 | +30 | +27 | +24 |
| at night | +17 | +16 | +17 | +19 | +22 | +25 | +25 | +26 | +24 | +22 | +18 | +17 |
| water | +22 | +23 | +24 | +25 | +26 | +27 | +28 | +29 | +28 | +27 | +26 | +24 |
In winter, at night, the temperature can drop to +15 ° C, so it's worth taking a sweatshirt or a windbreaker with you. However, the water temperature does not fall below + 20 degrees, even in winter. The least windy in winter in the bays of Sharks Bay and Ras Umm Sid.
In summer, the thermometer reaches + 40 ° C, but low air humidity makes it easy to transfer heat. In summer the sea warms up to +30 ° C. Rains in Sharm El Sheikh are extremely rare, the air is dry and warm at any time of the year.
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Transport to Sharm
The country has a well developed long-distance bus service. From bus station Sharma regularly send buses to Cairo (up to 7 flights a day, en route about 7 hours), to the monastery s.v. Catherine (one morning flight, on the trip for 3 hours), as well as to Dahab, Nuweiba, Suez, Tabu and Ismailia.
From Sharm El Sheikh, ferries to Hurghada are also regularly plying, the journey time is 1, 5-3 hours, depending on the weather conditions. The ferry leaves from the port at 18:00 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Back from Hurghada departs at 5:00 on Mondays and at 9:00 on the remaining days. The fare is 45 USD one way and 85 dollars round-trip; children under 12 years old - 30/50 USD, respectively.
In the role of urban transport in Sharma are taxi minibuses that run without a schedule with intervals, usually 3-5 minutes. The fare is 1-1, 5 LE, but it is better to agree in advance about payment before boarding. From some hotels on a schedule, there are buses, the journey costs 5-10 LE. In addition, you can ask at the reception desk to order a taxi. The fare is 10-30 LE depending on the distance.
In the resort you can also rent a car or scooter (and even a yacht) and it will be an excellent idea .Inexpensive gasoline, roads of good quality, as well as the relative proximity of interesting places and attractions pleasantly diversifies the rest of tourists .The traffic police, as a rule, is very loyal to foreigners .From Sharm el-Sheikh, you can get about 1, 5 hours to Dahab (100 km), two hours - to the monastery St. .Catherine or Nuweiba, three hours to the Color Canyon or Tabe .For those who are not afraid of long journeys: 360 km to the tunnel under the Suez Canal, 500 km to Cairo and about 9 hours drive to Alexandria .
Beaches of Sharm el-Sheikh
In the Bay of Naama Bay beaches are "conditionally-sandy": you can not swim without special shoes, but only on specially cleaned areas (usually they are fenced with buoys). There are practically no corals here, several years ago they were cut down.
The only natural sandy beach in Sharm el-Sheikh is Sharm el-Maya Bay (hotels Iberotel Palace and Seti Sharm), only there you can safely bathe barefoot.
Beaches in new areas of the resort (Hadaba, Sharks Bay, Nabq Bay) is more correctly called not sandy, but coral. There is an environmental zone here, and even to build over the coral walkways, hotels need a lot of permissions.
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Sharm el-Sheikh hotels
In Sharm, about 200 hotels are open, most - 4 and 5 "stars". If you want, you can find a third, but they usually leave much to be desired.
Hotels with water slides: Movenpick Golf, Hyatt, Sun Rise Island View, Sun Rise Island Garden, Dreams Beach and Dreams Vacation, Oriental Resort, Grand Rotana Resort, LTI Grand Azur.
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You can book Sharm El Sheikh hotels at the best prices
| Stella Di Mare Beach Hotel & Spa from 9 972 rubles Sharm El Sheikh Naama Bay | Grand Rotana Resort & Spa from 3 263 rubles Sharm El Sheikh Sharks Bay | Royal Savoy Hotel and Villas from 14 466 rubles Sharm El Sheikh Soho Square |
| Park Inn by Radisson Sharm El Sheikh Resort from 1 970 rub. Sharm El Sheikh Nabq Bay | Hilton Sharks Bay Resort from 3 940 rub. Sharm El Sheikh Sharks Bay | Helnan Marina Sharm Hotel from 4 494 rubles Sharm El Sheikh Naama Bay |
| Kahramana Hotel Sharm El Sheikh from 2 463 rubles Sharm El Sheikh Naama Bay | Amar Sina Village from 1 232 rubles Sharm El Sheikh Motels Street, Om Elsid Cliff | Aida 2 Hotel Naama Bay from 2 032 rubles Sharm El Sheikh Naama Bay |
| Ocean Club Hotel from 1 293 rubles Sharm El Sheikh 23 City Council Street | Oonas Dive Club from 3,878 rubles Sharm El Sheikh Naama Bay | Sandy Hotel from 1 478 rubles Sharm El Sheikh Mohamed El Yamany St., Old Market |
Shopping: Sharma stores
Relatively inexpensive shops and restaurants are located in the Old Market area of the Old Town. There it is possible to purchase comparatively advantageous souvenirs, and at the same time to glance at the fruit market. The most expensive shops are in the area of the tourist center in Naama Bay.
What to buy: a hookah ("shisha"), plates with Arabic ornament, stone figurines of ancient Egyptian gods and pharaohs (15-30 LE), papyri (low-quality 1-3 LE, good non-rushing 10-20 LE), oils and essences (1 ml - 3 LE), jewelry in the ancient Egyptian style. In any store on the cartouche (the oval frame used in the ancient texts whenever the name of the pharaoh was mentioned) in 15 minutes they will bring out the name with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs in gold or silver.
Cuisine and restaurants of Sharm el-Sheikh
Inexpensive and high-quality restaurants: fish Sinai Star (around 15 LE for dinner), Egyptian cuisine restaurant Onions (about 15 LE per dish). Dear popular restaurants: fish Samakmak, Italian Mamma Mia, Thai restaurant in the Sharm Holiday hotel.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions
Within Sharm el-Sheikh, there are two national parks: Nabq and the world-famous Ras Mohammed. In the Nabq National Park (30 km from Sharm el-Sheikh airport) most tourists get on the boat from the sea, from the road you can enter only by four-wheel drive. Entrance - 5 USD plus 5 USD per car.
Ras Mohammed (25 km from Sharm el-Sheikh) occupies the southern extremity of the Sinai Peninsula. Here, in addition to fantastic sea life (barracudas, sea turtles and sea snakes), you can meet rare earth inhabitants: foxes, fennels, herons, birds of prey. Until 14: 00-15: 00 the park is full of sightseeing groups. Survey of the territory usually begins with the main beach, then - a salt lake, mangroves, a viewing platform and a beach next to it. Entry - 10 USD, of which 5 USD - per car.
Popular discos: Le Pasha (ex. Bus Stop), Hard Rock Cafe (the most interesting here begins after one o'clock in the morning), Smash disco-bar and Black House (at the Tropicana Rosetta hotel). Children's amusement park Fun Town (5 LE per attraction), amusement park Alf Leila We Leila, dolphinarium. Still here you can do tennis, drive on maps or play golf.
In 2009, near the hotel Savoy opened entertainment complex Soho Square, which is full of shops, restaurants, discotheques, ice skating rink and ice bar.
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Popular excursions
Excursion to Mount Moses - about 40/20 USD (adult / child), trip to Monastery St. .Catherine 35/20 USD, Nuweiba Color Canyon 50/20 USD, Grand Safari 55/25 USD, Abu Galum Reserve 60/45 USD, Ras Mohammed nature reserve 40/20 USD, coral islands 35/25 USD, diving 50 USD (one dive), a boat with a glass bottom 15/10 USD, a bathyscaphe 45/25 USD, a dolphinarium 25/15 USD, fishing 55/30 USD, a trip to Cairo (1 day, a bus) - in the area of 65/35 USD, a trip to Cairo (1 day, plane) 220/150 USD, Cairo - Alexandria (2 days) 150/100 USD, Luxor (plane) 220/150 USD, Moto-safari 25 USD , "Jeep safari" 30/20 USD, show "Thousand and One Nights" 20/10 USD, boat ride 35/20 USD, on the yacht 45/25 USD .
Jerusalem (per day, by bus) 220/220 USD, Jerusalem (for two days, by bus) 330/330 USD, Petra (per day, by air) 335/335 USD, Petra (per day, ferry) 235/210 USD, Turkish Bath "hammam" - about 35/20 USD.
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Diving in Sharm el-Sheikh
In Sharm, chic diving, which only spoils the number of people sinking to a square kilometer. And this is not surprising: the cost of a week tour in a 5 * hotel in Egypt + a package of dives in any local dive center will be cheaper than even the most impoverished hotel in Sulawesi (and all because of the expensive flight to Indonesia). But the underwater beauties that can be seen here are hardly less.
In Sharm el-Sheikh you can meet: fire corals, massive porites and favites, soft corals, sharks-hammers, barracudas, perch-antia, napoleons, caranxes and fish surgeons, manta rays, moray eels and crocodile fish. If to you these names say nothing - it's time to plunge into the waters of the Red Sea: there is something to see.
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