Places of Interests

Tiran & Ras Mohamed National Park

Tiran and the Ras Mohammed National Park are among the most famous diving and snorkelling areas in the Red Sea.

The Park has a couple of beaches where snorkelling is easy, such as Marsa Bareika, and some offshore reefs reachable with diving boats. A must for everybody holidaying in Sharm

Tiran Island, a favourite destination for full-day snorkelling trips, with its lagoon of crystalline turquoise water and a wealth of corals and underwater fauna to remember

Ras Umm Sid

Ras Umm Sid, with its walls covered with awesome gigantic gorgonians, is another famous diving site, and it is accessible from land via the private beach of the restaurant El Fanar.

Sinai Heritage and Diving Museum:

Sinai Heritage and Diving Museum are situated in the centre of Naama Bay, by the jetty. With displays featuring Bedouin heritage, diving history and wildlife, and guided visits for groups and children, it is a place to visit to learn more about the area and its people

Desert activities:

The desert, with its breathtaking views and unforgettable atmosphere, is of course a favourite destination for an endless series of excursions and activities. There are many ways to discover the beauty hidden in wadis and mountains. Whether by camel, 4x4 jeep or quads, desert safaris and day trips will lead you, friends and families to unforgettable adventures, guaranteed to take your breath away

Activities include:

• Desert trekking on horseback at one of the town’s equestrian centres
• Specialized off-road driving lessons in the desert given by the motocross school
• The Sinai Xtreme Park takes you sandboarding on impressive dunes. The Park has also bungee rockets, trampolines, paintball war games and a beautiful swimming pool to chill out between one game and the other.

Dahab:

Dahab is famous for windsurfing in its unique lagoon, where surfers from all over the world gather year-round. Choose to laze around on one of their long sandy beaches, enjoy stunning views of the Sinai mountains, stroll around one of their convenient shopping areas or enjoy a sunset stroll along Assalah’s promenade. Dahab also has important scuba diving spots, such as the Blue Hole, and is an ideal place for excursions to St. Catherine monastery.

St. Catherine’s Monastery

The Monastery of St. Katherine lies at the foot of the Gebel Musa, or Mount Moses, in the heart of the South Sinai. In 330 AD the mother of Emperor Constantine, Empress Helena, ordered the construction of a small church by Moses' Burning Bush. It was called the Church of the Transfiguration. The fortified monastery we see today was built around this church during the reign of Emperor Justinian (527-565 AD)

In the 11th century, the monastery was dedicated to St. Katherine of Alexandria, who had died in 310 AD. Her remains, reportedly found by monks on a mountain peak next to Mt Sinai, are buried in the monastery's Basilica. Currently, the monastery is owned and run by the Greek Orthodox Church. Its rich library houses the world's second-largest collection of illuminated manuscripts after the Vatican. You can see the Burning Bush and a large number of antique works of art: invaluable icons, beautifully carved doors, exquisite wall paintings and other fine religious ornaments.

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