The Charm Of Sharm

Advantages: Friendly locals, nice beaches, family orientated, hot, good for diving
Disadvantages: Some of the locals can be pushy, sunburn!

...Myself and my boyfriend have just returned from an 11 night stay in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. Where is Sharm El Sheikh? Sharm el-Sheikh is probably one of the most popular places for people to visit in Egypt and it is certainly the most developed tourist resort. It is situated on the Sinai Peninsula. How Long Does It Take To Get To Sharm? The flight to Sharm takes just over 5 hours from any of the London Airports which isn?t too bad. Sharm Airport We were told before we went on holiday that Sharm airport is really manic but we didn?t find that at all, this could be due to that fact that they had a new terminal open earlier this year. The airport is fairly small, especially considering that I am comparing it to the London Airports. Avoid the local men with the trollies for your luggage, they will try and charge you £2...

daylehall 30.05.2007 · Read review
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The Other Side To Egypt

Advantages: Very clean, excellent staff, superb facilities, great location
Disadvantages: Food is not labelled very well

...My boyfriend and 3 friends have just got back from staying in the Hilton Sharks Bay hotel in Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt. This hotel has been awarded 4 * and has 317 rooms. We mainly booked this holiday to complete our PADI open water diving course as The Red Sea is meant to be one of the best places to do this, and we found that it was reasonably priced to stay in the Hilton so off we went? Travel Time from The UK We flew from London Gatwick and our flight took just over 5 hours which I consider to be a relatively short flight to get to somewhere so hot ? not like my last flight which was 16 odd hours! Hilton Sharks Bay is very close to the airport and it took s about 15 minutes for the transfer which was included in the price of our holiday. Price We paid £575 per person for 11 nights on an all inclusive basis which I...

daylehall 28.05.2007 · Read review
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  Sharm el Shiekh - Dive in

Advantages: Weather, diving, friendliness, hotel stds and price
Disadvantages: Adjusting to Arab culture and being pestered

...threat later though) Anyway here goes................... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHERE IS NAAMA BAY - SHARM EL SHIEKH Sharm el Shiekh is placed very close to the peninsula of an area called Sinai in Egypt but is actually a triangular strip of desert between the mainland Egypt and Israel/Jordan and Saudi Arabia (see map below). It is on the coast of the Red Sea. Sharm el shiekh old town is actually on a cliff top, the main beach area here is Naama Bay which is at cliff base level and slightly further up the coast. There is a 10 min drive between Namma Bay and Sharm el Sheikh (old town). Naama bay sea front has many fine hotels all along the front. The first morning/evening you will see is why it is called the Red Sea, it is surrounded by hills/mountains that have...

kathryn.rosling 18.05.2006 · Read review
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charming sharm

Advantages: diving is excellent
Disadvantages: pushy shop owners

...charming sharm, thats what it says as you enter. this resort is still in major development. security is tight so expect to see guards at the enterance to your hotel. this was a little unnearving at times especially as they all carry guns. many of the hotels are all inclusive which is great as a lot of the restaurants are dubious to say the least. we say meat being cut in the street in the heat of the day! naama bay is the main nightlife/shopping area in sharm. we didnt like it and will avoid next time. the egyptions were very pushy and rude if you didnt visit their shops. i really did want to do some shopping in sharm but struggled greatly. if you get the chance leave the resort and do some trips. any diving trip will be fab - the fish are amazing. the mt sinai trip is amazing but not for the faint hearted - its a 3 hr climb in the dark...

johanna18 22.02.2009 · Read review
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Sharm el Sheikh

Advantages: great weather for just a 5 1/2 hour flight, value for money
Disadvantages: hassle from shopkeepers

...I was lucky enough to visit Sharm for free in March this year - one of the perks of being a travel agent is we occasionally get 'fam trips' which means we are taken to a destination and shown around numerous hotels and the sights so that we are able to sell it confidently when back home. These trips are really beneficial, and I think I certainly appreciate them more now I am self employed. So there was a group of about 10 of us and we visited about 6 hotels each day getting the full tour, camera and notebook in hand. I must admit the company we went with - Med Hotels - had a lot of clout in Sharm and we were treated like royalty wherever we went. In hindsight I suppose this may have given me a rose tinted view of the place as everything was done for us, we even got fastracked through the aiport avoiding the dreaded queue. Med Hotels...

girlscanboard 02.12.2007 · Read review
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Sharm el Sheikh - first time impressions

Advantages: good value for money, the best for diving and snorkelling, friendly people
Disadvantages: "Come sign my guestbook"

...Me and my partner just returned from a 8 days holiday in Sharm el Sheikh (Naama Bay). It was a wonderful experience - please read our review. ********** BOOKING ********** We booked via lastminute.com just 4 days before we went there - at £ 179 per person for 7 nights a real bargain. Included were: - flight with Astraeus (charter airline) from and to Gatwick - 7 nights accommodation incl. breakfast in the Ocean Bay Hotel - transfer from and to the airport in Sharm el Sheikh Travel insurance is included in our bank account arrangements, so we didn't need to buy. If you intend to go diving a lot, an extra insurance cover is advisable. After the booking we got contacted by the travel agency ('Explorers' - specialist in diving holidays). The whole transaction went very smooth, no problems whatsoever. Two days before...

magicronny 14.08.2006 · Read review
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Sharm El Sheikh - Paradise?

Advantages: The weather, the people, the scenery, the hotel, the sea, the fish....
Disadvantages: Can get very hot in the summer period!

...On Thursday May 26th 2005, myself, my mum, my dad and my brother went on a family holiday to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. It was the first time we had been abroad for 4 years, the first time we had been on a plane for 4 years, the first time we had been to Africa - ever. All my life I had dreamed of going to Egypt, mainly Cairo to see the Pyramids, as I had always wanted to become an archaeologist. I collected souveneirs from Museums and shops relating to Ancient Egypt, an amazing period in the worlds history filled with grand designs, architecture and beliefs. I collected a childrens magazine on Ancient Egypt and read up about the era in books both at home and at school. I was fascinated by everything I read and was determined from then on to visit the Great Pyramids at Giza, one seventh of the wonders of the Ancient World...

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Sharm el Sheikh.

Advantages: Cheap,fantastic accommodation.
Disadvantages: really,really,really hot!

...We visited Sharm El Sheikh last year which is Egypts well known Red Sea resort.The food was fantastic,local dishes are a must to try.Sea food is a speciality,lobster and crayfish are hlaf the price they are in England.Also due to the favpurable exchange rate eating out is very cheap indeed,depending on where you go.You will surprisingly find mcdonalds,kfc and pizza hut as well if you really miss that processed junk food from home. The snorkelling is absoloutely unmissable,you can take a diving course if you wish but we just found that snorkelling off of the beach was equally fantastic.If you are staying b and b in your hotel,take a bag to breakfast and put a few bread rolls in it and sneak off to feed the fish whilst you snorkel!Mind those parrott fish though,They have a huge coral breaking beak,so fingers are no problem. The people...

kittyfluff 06.02.2005 · Read review
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Sharm El Sheikh - What to Expect

Advantages: Sun, Gorgeous hotels, Cheap Outings, Cheap Meals out, Friendly Staff.
Disadvantages: You do get hassled a lot and many get stomach aches whilst out there - so buy tablets before you g

...could have a drink or a snack whenever we pleased. We also snorkelled off the pier on the private beach - the snorkelling in Egypt is amazing and I definitely recommend it - you will see hundreds of tropical fish. It really is breathtaking! However once you leave the resort you are staying Sharm El Sheikh as a place can be a little daunting. Naama Bay as a town is filled with Egyptians trying to sell whatever they can and you will get pressured into visiting their shops! The poverty in Egypt is overwhelming and expect to get hassled a lot on your holiday! However Naama Bay isn't all bad - the fake designer handbags in some of the shops are very cheap, and look authentic! There is also a Hard Rock Cafe in Sharm El Sheikh which is great fun and much cheaper than it is over here in the UK! You can also go on a day trip to Cairo from Sharm...

becca1985 27.05.2009 · Read review
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Sharm El Bake! - My Experience

Advantages: Perfect tan guaranteed, memroable experience, cheap
Disadvantages: Constant hassling, precautions, unable to relax

...?Egypt offers you the greatest gift of all, the sun.? Well, hot diggity they are not wrong there! Watching those beautiful adverts prior to booking my holiday I was successfully seduced. Lying on a beach of serenity for hours, playing football in nothing more than Speedos and dancing the night away, with just dotted palm trees for shade. Paradise? No. I feel myself building up a sweat just watching those advertisements now! I travelled to Sharm El Sheikh at the beginning of June with my girlfriend and our cliché ?sun, sea and sand? ideals. We arrived around 8pm to find it was still lovely and hot, and by the time we arrived at our hotel around 9pm it was still 32 degrees, and we were informed that it had reached 46 degrees during the day. Wow. Then came the guidelines that made this heat less than ideal: ? Do no drink...

spunkyfish86 20.06.2007 · Read review
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