Sharm El-Sheikh is one of the most charming and developed tourist resort on the Sinai peninsula. Around it you can find Bedouins, colorful tents, mountains and The charming shore of the Red Sea. You can also find small, intimate hotels with modern designs, as well as larger hotel complexes belonging to International chains.Add to this a tourist center, including casinos, discos and nightclubs, golf courses and health facilities.
You can also enjoy your time, with diving and snorkeling, windsurfing and other water sports, horses and camel riding, desert safaris, and great nearby antiquities attractions, it is almost impossible for you ever to get bored.
''Diving is the main activity in Sharm el-Sheikh. When you dive into the warm water of the Red Sea and leave the remote desert behind, you will enter a world full of life and colours.'' (source: wikipedia)
Sharm El Sheikh can be divided into several areas
Nabq Bay
It is a quiet area with good views over to Tiran Island. This is a long way from Na'ama Bay though, at least half an hour drive.It is not really suitable for divers, due to its distance from the dive centres.
It was named after the dive site and home to the Four Seasons & Meridien Hotels. Good snorkelling, but quite far from Na'ama Bay. If you want to go to Na'ama Bay, it would take about 25 minutes.
Sharks Bay
You'd have to be very lucky to see sharks here now, but it is a nice location for hotels. It is not close to Na'ama Bay - about 20 minutes by taxi.
Na'ama Bay
The heart of Sharm El- Sheikh. It is a long and sandy bay where the first hotel appeared in the early 80's. The development is now complete and the seafront boasts a beautiful paved walkway following the full sweep of the bay. Na'ama Bay is busy and bustling, and where most of the shops, bars and restuarants are to be found; great if you often want to be out in the evenings. Beach at the front of the bay is popular with sun-bathers but keen snorkellers would be better off elsewhere.
Ras Um Sid and Hadaba
Ras Um Sid is at the tip of a small peninsula of land. The middle area of the peninsula is known as Hadaba. A popular areas for hotels, but not so much in the way of night life here. However, a taxi to Na'ama Bay takes about 10 minutes and costs approx £3. The snorkelling at Ras Um Sid is very good.
Sharm El Maya
The bay on the left side of the map is the original old town area of Sharm. The market is great for those holiday bargains - far cheaper than Na'ama. The area is quieter with limited night life. Taxi to Na'ama Bay is about 15 minutes.