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Sharm El Skeikh:
The simplicity of sun, sea and
sand. The luxury of five-star hotels, water sports, shopping and
entertainment. This is Sharm el-Sheikh, one of the most accessible and
developed tourist resort communities on the Sinai peninsula. All around are
Bedouins, colorful tents, mountains and sea. There are small, intimate
hotels with modern designs, as well as larger hotel complexes belonging to
International chains, plus about all the amenities one could expect of a
tourist center, including casinos, discos and nightclubs, golf courses and
health facilities. In fact, 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 a visitor to
ever suffer from boredom. four miles south the southern section of the town
stands on a cliff overlooking the port. and is a great view. Na'ama Beach is
one of the center of the tourist activities. Located just north of Sharm,
this area is developing into a resort town of its own. Most hotels at Na'ama
Bay have their own, private beaches with comfortable amenities such as
chairs, shades and even bars. Shark's Bay is also nearby, and again is a
growing resort community with more and more to offer, along with several
diving centers. The small harbor known as Sharm el-Moiya is located next to
the civil harbor, has accommodations for boats, and includes a Yacht Club
with rooms. For those who live to shop, the Sharm El-Sheikh mall provides
shops with both foreign and local products, including jewelry, leather
goods, clothing, pottery and books. It has been said that this is a must
visit for all diving enthusiasts. There are many diving sites along the 10
mile beach between Sharm el-Sheikh and Ras Nusrani.
Sharm El Sheikh, and the
surrounding area including Sharks Bay. This is the Sinai
super-site, again with most
everything any tourist might wish. there are even some
wonderful Christian monuments
nearby, and the water sports, as at Hurghada, are all inclusive. Diving in
this area is widely regarded as the best in the world. this is not to say
that there are many more tourist
destinations, particularly on the Red Sea and in Sinai,
and on Egypt's mainland
interior, the oases. However, in much of the rest of the mainland interior,
travel and destinations are limited. However, the tourist super-sites
encompass perhaps ninety-five percent of the ancient monuments, and most
else there is to do in Egypt.
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