Discover Sharm El Sheikh

Sharm El Sheikh occupies one of the most geologically significant positions on Earth, the precise point where the Red Sea splits into the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. The convergence of these water bodies generates powerful tidal currents that sweep nutrients across the reef systems, supporting marine biodiversity densities that few other tropical waters can match. This three-way junction also creates the deep underwater walls and precipitous drop-offs that define Sharm’s most celebrated dive sites, where the seabed can plunge from shallow reef to 800 meters within a few fin kicks.

The city transformed from an isolated Bedouin fishing settlement to a resort destination after the 1982 Camp David return of Sinai to Egyptian sovereignty following 15 years of Israeli occupation. President Hosni Mubarak designated it the City of Peace, and it has since hosted international diplomatic summits including the 1999 Sharm El Sheikh Memorandum between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Today approximately 77,000 permanent residents share the coast with millions of annual visitors. The town centers on Naama Bay, 10 kilometers from the airport, with the Old Market district retaining traces of the original settlement alongside the modern hotel corridor stretching south toward Ras Mohammed.