Egypt – Sharm el Sheik

Sharm El Sheikh is located at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula and is located between the national park of Ras Mohammed and Nabq with the mountains of Sinai behind it. The climate is dry. In the summer months, temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius are the norm. in the winter time it is considerably colder with an average of 12 to 16 degrees. In the months of May to August, there is almost no rainfall. The ideal time to travel is autumn and the spring months.

In 1967, the then Egyptian President Nasser blocked the Strait of Tiran. Thus, access to the Red Sea was closed to the Israelis. This event triggered the Six-Day War. The Sinai Peninsula was occupied by the Israelis. With the signing of the peace treaty of 1979 between Israel and auml; In Egypt, Sharm El-Sheikh went back to auml; Egypt.

When we first visited Sharm El-Sheikh, it was a small fishing village. There was only a small hotel and a diving center, which consisted of a wooden hut. In the 1990s, Sharm El-Sheikh experienced a tourist boom. A myriad of hotels and accommodations have been built. Sharm El Sheikh is now one of the most important tourist resorts in Egypt. It is now the most expensive beach resort in Egypt. For divers and snorkelers, the whole area, along with Ras Mohammed National Park, is known as the best diving sites in the world.