Sharm El Sheikh

Sharm El Sheikh sits at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, where the desert mountains drop straight into the deep blue of the Red Sea. It is one of the world's most celebrated diving and resort destinations, blessed with spectacular coral walls, abundant marine life and a glamorous, cosmopolitan atmosphere.

The waters here are legendary. Ras Mohammed National Park and the Straits of Tiran offer some of the finest diving and snorkeling on earth — sheer coral reefs dropping into the deep, patrolled by reef sharks, turtles and clouds of brilliant fish just minutes from shore.

Where the sea meets sacred mountains

Inland, the rugged Sinai holds a deeper history. Climb Mount Sinai before dawn to watch the sunrise from the summit where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments, then visit St Catherine's Monastery, one of the oldest working monasteries in the world, at its foot.

With its blend of world-class reefs, desert adventure and resort comfort, Sharm El Sheikh delivers the best of the Red Sea — and we craft the diving, the excursions and the downtime around exactly how you like to travel.

Sharm El Sheikh earns its reputation on one thing above all: the reefs. The waters of Ras Mohammed and the Straits of Tiran are regularly ranked among the finest dive sites on the planet, drawing divers from every continent. For underwater beauty, few places in the world compete — and they're warm and accessible enough that beginners and snorkelers share in it too.

But Sharm is more than a dive resort. The stark beauty of the Sinai mountains rises just behind the coast, offering desert safaris and the moving overnight pilgrimage up Mount Sinai to St. Catherine's Monastery. Few beach destinations sit beside landscapes and history this dramatic.

Sheltered, polished and family-friendly, Sharm is the Red Sea at its most refined — an ideal way to round off an Egypt journey with sun, sea and the occasional desert adventure.