Hotels in Sharm El Sheik
Located at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt and bordering the Red Sea, Sharm El Sheikh attracts millions of visitors each year and has become famous for its upscale glamorous lifestyle and rich abundance of hotels and resorts. Even the budget traveller can however find a lot of nice places to stay and interesting activities to engage in here, and this site was built to help you find great deals on great Sharm El Sheik hotels and resorts, regardless of whether you want 5 star luxury resorts or rustic, Nubian-style hotels.
The name Sharm El Sheikh is often spelled Sharm el-Sheikh or Sharm El-Sheikh, and can also be transliterated a Sharm ash Shaykh. The locals refer to it simply as Sharm, and it is certainly an apt name for this charming sea-side town. Sharm El Sheikh is located in Janub Sina’ in Egypt, on the coastal strip found between the Red Sea and the impressive Mount Sinai. You can today find famous international hotel chains as well as big and small locally owned enterprises in Sharm El Sheikh. Internationally well-known names include Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, Hyatt Regency, Marriott, Accor, and Le Méridien.
The climate in Sharm El Sheik is hot and dry and you can expect temperatures up to 35 degrees C or even more during the summer season. The winter season is considerably colder and the temperature will stay around 12-22 degrees C. North Europeans usually come to Sharm El Sheik in spring and autumn when they find the Sharm El Sheik weather perfect for an exotic get away – not too cold and not to warm. The winter and summer are considered Sharm El Sheik off season and you can usually negotiate great deals, e.g. cheap Shark El Sheik hotel deals, cheap Sharm El Sheik cruise deals, discount Sharm El Sheik scuba diving packages and so on.
Sharm El Sheikh used to be a port town but commercial shipping has today been greatly reduced thanks to strict environmental laws that were enacted in the 1990s. The sea around Sharm El Sheik is now chiefly enjoyed by vacationers and local fishermen. Holiday makers naturally poses a lot of stress on the sensitive eco-system and Ras Mohammed has been designated a national park in order to protect wildlife, the natural landscape, the unique coastline and the underwater world with its coral reefs. You can still go scuba diving in the Ras Mohammed national park, but restrictions apply and you have to pay a fee that helps support the national park. It is definitely worth the money, since Ras Mohammed offers 800 metre deep reef wall, refreshing current and some of the most beautiful coral gardens in the world.
Since the entire Red Sea around Sharm El Sheik – not only Ras Mohammed – is filled with coral reefs, ship wrecks, and a myriad of exotic underwater plants and animals, the area has become highly popular among scuba divers and persons who like snorkelling. The underwater visibility is great and you can expect to see very far underwater. The waters are also fairly calm for most of the year, but there are naturally exceptions. In 1993, Sharm El Sheik scuba diving became much safer thanks to the foundation of the Sharm el-Sheikh Hyperbaric Medical Center. If you develop decompression sickness during your scuba diving holiday, qualified help is always near.
In addition to Sharm El Sheik diving, visitors enjoy other sports such as wind surfing, para-sailing, canoeing and boating. If you want to feel experience the underwater world without a snorkel or scuba gear, you can take a trip with a glass bottomed boat.
Shark el-Sheik is not only a popular place for vacationers; it is also the administrative hub of Egypt's Southern Sinai province, a region that included the famous Saint Catherine's Monastery as well as small coastal towns like Nueweiba and Dahab. Sharm el-Sheikh is often referred to as “The City of Peace” since it has hosted a series of international peace conferences.
