Sharm El Sheikh is located on the south eastern coast of Sinai. It is the cosmopolitan capital of the peninsula, and it is here where the many divers from around the world come to explore the magic of the deep. Sharm El Sheikh is surrounded north and south by kilometers and kilometers of exotic dive sites. Hundreds of divers depart

each day by boat or jeep to venture on their underwater discoveries. Sharm El Sheikh is divided into two separate areas, the town which is nothing but a few local buildings, shops, restaurants for the locals and Na’ama Bay which is loaded with Five-star hotels, five-star restaurants, bars and dive clubs. Anything you’re looking for in a top class resort. Na’ama Bay has grown exponentially in the past 10 years and is still expanding, thousands of tourists, cars, buses, so if you’re looking for a more secluded and primitive place to stay, Dahab and Nuweiba are you’re best shot.

To get to Sharm El Sheikh, you can take a plane. Egypt Air flies daily to and from Cairo, and twice a week from Hurghada and Luxor. Air Sinai flies to Sharm from Cairo twice a week, and the flight proceeds to Tel Aviv. You may also take a charter flight by any European company, they fly virtually all year round. You may also take a bus which leave

several times a day from Cairo. To get around while in Sharm you may rent a car, take the taf taf which is an open-air bus which runs every 40 minutes between Sharm El Sheikh and Na’ama Bay for 50pt and 1LE for tourists, or you may take a taxi which is usually an old Peugeot station and will cost you much.

This resort/camp is located just five km north of Na’ama Bay, 2 km of the main road (The road leading to it is now paved!!) It used to be a good dive site (not anymore), dive centers take their intro-courses there because it has a sandy bottom. Shark’s bay used to be a secluded get away from the more populated Na’ama Bay, however, ever since they paved the road and built a hotel right on top of it, it has lost it’s charm. There is a camp/resort there where you can rent huts, and eat.

In 1988 Ras Mohammed was finally declared a National Marine Park, Egypt’s first. Located 30 km south of Sharm El Sheikh on the road from El Tor, its boundaries extend all the way up to Sharm El Sheikh. It occupies the extreme southern tip of the peninsula and is considered by many to be the scuba diving haven the

world.Only 12 percent of the park is accessible to visitors and resorts or hotels may not be built in the area. Nevertheless, the park is packed with visitors each year. Camping permits are available at the center at Marsa Ghoslan for 5LE (per person per night). You may only camp in certain areas which they will designate to you.

Vehicles may enter the park, but may not leave the beaten track for ecological reasons (10$ per car, 5$ per person for non-Egyptians, 15LE per car, 5LE per person for Egyptians). At the entrance you will be given a pamphlet of the park. It includes a map of the beaches and dive sites, each beach or site is given a color code, you just have to

follow the colored arrows along the way and they will lead you to your destination. Manydivers are brought in by boat to dive in Ras Mohammed,if you are going to make shore dives you need to have access to a car (possibly a 4x4) or a taxi for there is no public transport to and around the park. Do bring your passport to Ras Mohammed for there is a checkpoint on the way from Sharm El Sheikh. If you plan to dive or camp in Ras Mohammed please remember to leave your site as clean as you found it, and please don’t throw anything in the water or disturb the marine life below. Help us preserve one of the best diving spots in the world