Sharm El Sheikh

A Red Sea resort coast with a reef at the end of the pier.

Sharm El Sheikh is the Sinai's beach city: bays of clear water, a reef that starts where the sand stops, and a resort strip built for people who came to be in the sea twice a day. The desert behind it is a day, not the week.

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Location

27.92° N, 34.33° EOpen in OpenStreetMap

Best time to visit

March–May, September–November

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A Sharm El Sheikh itinerary

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Field guide

Pick the bay for the reef in front of it. The hotel's pool is not the reason this coast exists.

When to go

Spring and autumn are the kind temperatures. Summer is very hot and still full of swimmers. Winter is mild and swimmable, with cooler evenings.

The beach

The famous bays are pocket beaches between headlands, many of them attached to hotels with a day-pass habit. Na'ama is the walkable center. The sand is not the Caribbean kind. The water in front of it is the point.

In the water

Shore entry onto a house reef is the everyday miracle, and it is also where people damage coral with their fins. A guide for the first swim is worth it. Boat days toward Ras Mohammed are the long version.

Pack this in your notes

A reef-safe routine and a buoyancy check. The coral is right there.
Cover-ups off the beach are the ordinary courtesy.
Cash and cards both appear. Small boats prefer cash.
The airport is close to the bays. Use that.

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Traveler reviews

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Jonas M.

10/10

The water is the itinerary in Sharm El Sheikh

Na'ama Bay for the walkable evening. A desert hour only after the swimming is settled. In Egypt the color of the water does more work than any hotel list. A Red Sea resort coast with a reef at the end of the pier.

Jul 6, 2025

Camila R.

10/10

Sharm El Sheikh in March–May

Ras Mohammed as a boat day with a careful crew. Best window from where I sat: March–May, September–November. I would not trade this coast for a busier island.

Jun 5, 2025

Elena V.

8/10

The water is the itinerary in Sharm El Sheikh

A house reef before breakfast. Ras Mohammed as a boat day with a careful crew. In Egypt the color of the water does more work than any hotel list. A Red Sea resort coast with a reef at the end of the pier.

May 4, 2025