| Sharm el Sheik is situated on the Southern | | | | Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport |
| tip of the Sinai peninsula, in Egypt. It has | | | | accommodating now 1200 passenger/hour |
| the Red Sea on one side and the mountains of | | | | |
| Mount Sinai on the other. Sharm el-Sheikh, | | | | The Sharm El-Sheikh mall provides shops with |
| one of the most accessible and developed | | | | both foreign and local products, including |
| tourist resort communities. The city of Sharm | | | | jewellery, leather goods, clothing, pottery |
| El-Sheikh is always referred to as the Land | | | | and books. There are hundreds of small shops |
| of Peace | | | | in Sharm el Sheikh, and in Naama Bay as well |
| | | | as in the Old market. There are hundreds of |
| The most extraordinary diving destination in | | | | shops and stalls to look at in old Sharm as |
| Red Sea. There are many diving sites along | | | | well. All kinds of souvenirs can be bought |
| the 10 mile beach between Sharm el-Sheikh and | | | | these include hand woven carpets, paintings |
| Ras Nusrani. The coral reefs and the tropical | | | | of the pyramids on parchment and tobacco |
| fish, are among the greatest you can get | | | | pipes. |
| across in the world. | | | | |
| | | | Sharm El-Sheikh is not famous for being a |
| Sharm el-Sheikh is Egypt's most expensive | | | | clubbing destination. There are numerous five |
| resort, with restaurant prices about 3 times | | | | star hotels that provide one with wide range |
| normal. There are no budget hotels. Most of | | | | of discos, bars and pubs. The old town |
| the population is working in the tourism, | | | | contains a myriad of restaurants and night |
| construction, health and education sectors. | | | | spots, such as the Hard Rock Cafe, and |
| | | | various well known fast food chains. |