Planning a Trip to Sinai Region

best place for diving i have ever been till this time

The best is to be found under the water. The most fascinating fish and underwaterlife ever imagined! We dived 3 times a day and had excellent Arabian food on our boat. And the desert, it was breathtaking, we rided on camels and as soon as it got dark, the sky was full of the brightest stars ever, due to the complete lack of clouds.

Relaxing place to smoke pot and eat pan-cakes in southern Sinai. Loads of back-packers and wanna-be-hippies and kibbutz volunteers from Israel exploring Egypt. Cheap. Beware of the "curse of the pharaos", meaning a major stomach problems. Bring your own toilet paper rolls with you, if you don´t want to clean it like the Egyptians do and use your lefty ;)

Naama Bay is the main resort area of Sharm El Sheikh, and the centre for shopping, dining, drinking and entertainment - here you'll find a huge number of souvenir shops and bazaars, restaurants, cafés, bars, dive shops, tour operators, casinos, internet cafés - oh, and hotels, of course... ;o) Naama Bay is most definitely *very* touristy, you'll find basically everything a tourist needs - and more...:o) Know that the prices here are pretty high, you can get your desired souvenirs quite a bit cheaper elsewhere - there is such a huge number of tourists around in Naama Bay, and that makes the souvenir prices here among the highest in Egypt... :o) There are several pedestrian streets in Naama Bay - all pretty much deserted during the day, but very lively at night - this is the place to be if you want to lounge about on cushions while smoking shisha - or perhaps enjoy somewhat expensive cocktails in Hard Rock Café...

It is cheap and easy to take (LONG!) daytrips from Dahab to Jerusalem and/or Petra in Jordan. Many hotels offer trips that leave late at night (midnight-ish), drive overnight, allow you to explore until the next evening, and then take another overnight bus back. I went to Jerusalem on such a trip and we got to stop and swim in the Dead Sea on the way there as well! They even helped with visas. Worth the $150!

Sharm el sheik is dull, full of package tourists, but the diving is good!!

Remember that hotel standards differ from European level. For example *** hotel in Europe is decend while in Egypt it may not be acceptable for you.

Visit the desert on a camel.

Diving, relax, nightlife, excellent resorts and fine Red Sea :)

GO THERE! so chill and gorgeous. you also have access to amazing outdoor activities like diving, snorkeling, hiking in canyons and up mt sinai and atv-ing! the people are very kind, and there is nothing like chillin in a beahcside restauraunt with some sheesha til the wee hours!