Muhafazat Janub Sina' Things to Do

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Naama Bay Sharm El Sheikh

24 Reviews Na'ama bay is the centre of all action in Sharm-el-Sheikh. Everything lives to tourism and from tourism. The beach is segmented in several private concessions, with a band of less than 20 meters...

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Excursions Sharm El Sheikh

43 Reviews It was a great day! St. Katherine, Coloured Canyon, Blue Hole, were the highlights of a day trip that included the usual performance of a jeep bogging in the desert, with tourists pushing it under a...

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Snorkeling Sharm El Sheikh

40 Reviews One of the featured snorkeling places in Sinai is this one, close to Dahab. The reef is not a wall, as everywhere else, but a sort of carpet, wide, rich, wonderful, with a deep hole in the middle....

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Ras Mohammed National Park Sharm El Sheikh

31 Reviews The national park is, officially, the best place to see the reefs, but... will it really be? Flocks of tourists interact each day with the reef, causing erosion and and damaging the natural balance....

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Quad Biking Sharm El Sheikh

26 Reviews We had the choice of an early morning ride out or an evening one. They do it at these times so you can see the sun rise or set as its pretty nice in Egypts sky. We picked the evening one due to i...

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Scuba Diving Sharm El Sheikh

43 Reviews Increasingly people are visiting the red sea and not seeing under water as there is more and more to do 'overwater'. this is a shame though. i did most of my diving in the florida keys but the red sea...

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St. Catherine's Monastery Sharm El Sheikh

23 Reviews This was my second time in Sharm-el-Sheikh, and also the second visit to St. Katherine. In the first one, I wrote a tip in Egypt page, now I got a different impression. In the first visit I went there...

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Glass Bottom Boat Sharm El Sheikh

15 Reviews We decided to take a glass bottom boat trip because I had never done one before. We booked it at the sister hotel to ours (i think it was Albatros something, ours was the Aqua Blu) as they offered...

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Beaches Sharm El Sheikh

19 Reviews Three lines of shades form... the public beach. Even if you don't want to use the chairs, you have to pay the entrance (10 Egyptian pounds). Public? Well, I don't know the conditions to enter the...

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Old Town Sharm Sharm El Sheikh

6 Reviews I enjoyed the visit to the "old market" though clearly understanding that "old" means not so new as the rest. The ambiance gets closer to what we should expect in that area of the world, and commerce...

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Camel Ride Sharm El Sheikh

7 Reviews I will give anything a go when on holiday and in Egypt a camel ride seems to be the norm. I went on the ride near the blue hole but i got offered a go where ever you go. I didn't cost alot at all...

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Dancing and Partying Sharm El Sheikh

12 Reviews A sure shot of smoothing your nerves after a Hard Day of Swimming and other Activites...Have a Nice Hookah( water pipe) in different flavours and watch the Whole Sharm walk around....Also you get to...

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Tiran Island Sharm El Sheikh

7 Reviews This trip to Tiran island has one and just one purpose - snorkel. We visited three different spots, all with different characteristics. We were a large group, and we really had fun, in a new, clean...

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Bedouin Excursion Sharm El Sheikh

8 Reviews It started off with a 1 hour camel ride in the desert mountains. Don't worry there is a break after about 30 minutes. I will say the camel ride part was a bit uncomfortable but worth the experience....

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Sharks Bay Sharm El Sheikh

3 Reviews This is the view looking over sharkes Bay, we got a taxi to take us there and back for approx £8.00 the journey was probobly 30-40mins each way. There are a few restaurants on the beach front and of...

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Moses Mountain - Jebel Musa Sharm El Sheikh

5 Reviews Moses Mountain again is a very popular attraction in Sharm. It is not for the faint hearted though as it is a long day. I know someone who did this tour and although they said it was fantastic, they...

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Climbing Mount Sinai Sharm El Sheikh

9 Reviews Sinai looks like nothing so much as the surface of the moon.The Sinai Peninsula consists of an area of some 61,000 square kilometers. Geographical Sinai belongs to Egypt cut from its motherland by the...

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Coloured Canyon Sharm El Sheikh

5 Reviews If it was the objective of our trip, I would classify it as a tourist trap. Being a complement, it was... fun. The canyon is tiny, and colours... well, with imagination and good will... It is not a...

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Naqb Bay Sharm El Sheikh

3 Reviews Nabq Bay, a quiet bay located a half an hour drive from Na'ama Bay, offers incredible opportunity for “wild” (unguided) snorkeling experience along with good views over to Tiran Island. The advantage...

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Terrazzina Beach Sharm El Sheikh

3 Reviews If you get bored of your hotel beach you can always go to a different one.There are two in the old town part of Sharm that you can use.The first is the public beach,run by the government.It is only...

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Hadaba Beach Sharm El Sheikh

2 Reviews This is the beach near to the hotel, i read a few coments before going that it was along walk from the hotel (Some people complain about anything!!). But take my word its only about 10 minutes and...

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Dahab Sharm El Sheikh

5 Reviews Approximately 100 km from Sharm, you will find the small beach and diving resort of Dahab. There is a nice beach and plenty of restaurants overlooking the water in which you can have a nice meal. Also...

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El Fanar Sharm El Sheikh

4 Reviews I dont really feel good about myself writing a review so everyone will find their way there ( i rather like the quiet exclusive feel of the place) but i know that these places survive on the tourist...

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Shisha Sharm El Sheikh

2 Reviews Well you can't go to Egypt and not at least try a shisha. Prices vary from LE6 to LE12 depending on where you are. We liked the apple one best. It is very nice to sit down with a drink after dinner...

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Ras Um Sid Sharm El Sheikh

2 Reviews This is a great dive/snorkeling spot, here You can find very nice corals on the left side of the beach and ofcourse at the right side - a hit, easy to find with a cab (20-30 Le), You have to rent a...

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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

The Sunrise

by wilocrek

The main attraction of Mt. Sinai is not just the mountain itself but rather seeing a sunrise from the top. Tourists from around the world both young and old make the early morning trek up the mountain to see what truly is a magnificent sunrise over the Sinai. A few tips for your climb, be sure to be on the trail by 2:00 A.M., it will be cold in the morning no matter what time of year but keep in mind they do rent blankets at the top so be sure to have some money with you. The earlier you get there the better, the top is small and there are lots of people so get there early to get the best viewing spot. You can combine visiting St. Katherine's Monastery after seeing the sunrise as the monastery generally opens at 9:00 A.M. till 12:00 A.M.

Camel School

by wilocrek

For those hearty adventurers who are staying more than a couple of days at St. Katherine's Protectate you might want to consider a break from all hiking by spending a day at Camel School. At the time of my visit in March 2009 they were just putting it together but it was a lot of fun. Basically they take you out into a valley surrounded by the reddish pink mountains of the Sinai and teach you how to not only ride a camel but master it as well. I was able to learn how speak to the camel and get it to respond to my commands and then the last couple hours I was able to take the camel out on a trek for the most part by myself. This was an incredible and unique experience and I highly recommend it. Ask around at the Sheik Mousa Bedouin Camp for rates and availability.

St. Katherine's Monastery

by wilocrek

St. Katherine's Monastery is not only a beautiful place to visit but its also a religious experience to many Christians and Jews. Thought to be near the location of the burning bush the monastery draws bus loads of tourist daily. The monks run a tight ship and visiting hours are limited so be sure to check in advance before visiting. This is also the starting point for climbing Mt. Sinai, hikers have the option of choosing the easy to navigate Camel Trail or the tough as nails Steps of Repentance.

Climbing Mt. Sinai at Sunrise

by wilocrek

Climbing Mt. Sinai is an adventure worth taking, set deep in the Sinai Peninsula and home to the disputed location where Moses received the Ten Commandments, Mt Sinai is both a religious trek and adventure wrapped into one. Most tourists choose to climb the mountain in the early morning hour to catch a breathtaking sunrise over the Sinai. This is a magnificent way to experience the beauty of Mt. Sinai in both the dark of night and the dawn of day. Climbing the mountain at night is a transcendent experience as the night is lit up by the moon and stars and the mountain ranges are visible as shadows against the night sky. You aren't alone on the trail as literally hundreds of people make the climb every night but thankfully the hike is long enough to create seperation from the bigger groups. Its best to start the hike at about 2:00 A.M. as it will take someone in good condition at least...

Fara'ûn (Hot Springs) – the water

by Diana75

We've been also told that another attraction of Fara'ûn are the sulphurous waters of the spring that have curative qualities and are used for thermal hydrotherapy.The sulphurous water is specially advised in cases of skin infection, bronchi and lungs diseases, but there was no spa and everything it was deserted around so I don't think someone is going there for a regular cure.

St. Catherine Monastery - The Icons Museum

by Diana75

Another interesting part of St. Catherine Monastery that shouldn’t be missed is the Icons and Old Scripts exhibition.Interesting and old items such as icons, bibles or other religious objects are displayed inside this relatively small museum and some of them are unique.Entrance fee: USD 3- for adults, USD 1- for children.

St. Catherine Monastery – The burning bush

by Diana75

Moses fled to the Sinai mountains in order to escape execution after being sentenced to death for assaulting and killing an Egyptian foreman who had beaten up an Israelite laborer.Mt. Sinai was the place where one day God revealed himself to Moses in the Miracle of the Burning Bush and ordered him to save the children of Israel from captivity.Inside St. Catherine Monastery is the burning bush but it is said that is not much left from the original one.

St. Catherine Monastery

by Diana75

St. Catherine Monastery is built at an altitude of 1,570m on the place where God, under the form of a burning bush, called Moses.The Coptic church of the Monastery is small inside but full of beautiful paintings.The Christian monks and hermits settled small monastic communities around Mt. Sinai since the 3rd century.In 330 AD Saint Helena erected a small church to commemorate the spot where God appeared to Moses, and a tower to serve as secure shelter for the monks. In the 6th century, the Byzantine Emperor Justinian ordered the building of a fortified monastery encompassing the church and tower.

Elijah's Plateau or Elijah's Basin

by Diana75

Elijah's Basin is a sandy flat surface which lies between the northern extension of the mountain, Mount Safsafa, and the summit.The white Church of Elijah commemorates the place where Elijah fled after killing the prophets of Baal.The path from Elijah's Basin leads you to the Monastery in about one hour but is steep and harder than the other way.Elijah's Basin is also the best place for camping.

Mt. Sinai – the chapel

by Diana75

On the top of Mt. Sinai is a small Christian chapel but this one cannot be visited. Most of the times is closed and I've heard that it is opened only once a year for religious pilgrimages.I've been told that the best place to sit for enjoying the best view of the sunrise is on the right side of the chapel but I think that at the end the sunrise can be seen from almost all the points on the top.