Sharm El Sheikh Nightlife

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During our meal at Fantasia there where dancers to watch and a very good belly dancer. My favourite was probobly the 'Man who thinks nothing of spinning around for an hour' and thats just what he did - amazing.

Dress Code: Smart / Casual

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Egyptian Disneyland with models of famous Egyptian temples, various oriental shows with belly dancers, whirling derwish, etc., shisha bars, Arabian music, ...
A beautiful complex built in oriental style with colourful towers and buildings.

Dress Code: No beachwear.

Usually I hate New Years Eve, and this was one of the reasons I decided to travel abroad for it this year.

I was determined to make the most of it so I packed a wonderful dress for that night, and indeed I was so lucky that I did. Our hotel had organised an incredible new Years Eve gala dinner and dance for the night.

They ferried us across the road by coach to Egypt Hall, which is their conference centre. Here we queued outside an igloo (I kid you not, they had constructed an on-site igloo) outside the Hall and we went through a rigid security check (actually a relief to know security is tight these days) and walked into the igloo. When we emerged into what we expected to be an ordinary conference centre, we found ourselves in a giant ice cavern. I gasped, and I could hear others around me doing the same. The sight was truly breathtaking. The entrance area was set for the buffet banquet. Ice sculptures were everywhere, with the food dramatically displayed on counters made to look like snow drifts. Giant polar bears and penguins were interspersed among the snow drifts and "snow" was adrift on the floors.

This theme continued into the ballroom and everything glowed an almost eerie winter white.

Each guest was greeted with a glass of champagne to start the evening right. Tables were set with masks, streamers, and other party items.

After the meal there was a band (the hotel's resident band) and also a floor show Vegas-style. The best was yet to come. At ten minutes to midnight the main band of the evening came on and they were none other than the Gypsy Kings. The hall erupted. What better and more lively way to ring in the New Year than to the Spanish strains of Carlos guitar. At one point he broke a guitar string, reached from the stage, and handed it to me. It made my night perfect.

I want to do something similar next year :-)

Dress Code: Everyone made a great effort with their clothes. I brought a ball dress and so did many other ladies. I saw a couple of men in evening suits, but jacket and tie were probably the most appropriate for that evening. If you don't have a ball dress, bring a cocktail-type dress or at least something very pretty and party like for the ladies. There was no shortage of designer labels at this very posh party.

The local beer is nice, its stella not like the stuff you get here but still nice, or sakara this is a bit weaker, then there is mister with will blow your head off 8% vol , these are stella bottles on the pic. They also do excellent food and great milkshakes, my wife already told me she will be having one when we go back.

Friendly and polite staff, air-conditioning when in side.

Dress Code: No dress code here

This nightclub opened by Russians somewhere around 2002 became a real landmark in Naama Bay. People appoint meetings "at the USSR", cause the "Kremlin Tower" it's very noticeable and in the very center of Naama Bay.

Visitors are mostly Russians, but other nations too.

Dress Code: No special dresscode, as far as I know.

i enjoyed this place. you could smoke shisha on comfy cushions and watch the nightlife in naama bay get going. the panorama is on a cliff and has lots of rocky decor, it was great fum and has many levels and a random dancing group of musicians who would whizz by every so often. there were a lot of egyptians there, most of the waiters from our hotel were there too so it was a good place to meet 'locals' (if you can get locals in a tourist resort created from dust.)

for our first venture out at night (a little apprehensive) we deided a safe bet would be the hard rock cafe. you cant miss it it has a massive guitar above the door. i think it was about 50 egyptian pounds, but my friend flirted with the bouncer and he let us in for less. it was a good place to go for a first night out on the town, and since she is american she was happy. i wanted something a little more traditional, but i suppose it was good to ease ourselves in gently.

The Spot is an American style bar with live entertainment, Karaoke and a late-night disco. The Spot offers a wide variety of cocktails and cordials as well as non-alcoholic beverages and has a daily happy hour from 5:30 to 7:30 P.M.
It is located in the Ghazala Hotel in Sharm El Sheikh.