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Hotels in Sharm el-Sheikh
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What first-timers get wrong in Sharm el-Sheikh
Landing at Sharm airport you can take a free Sinai-only entry permit valid fifteen days, but it does not cover Ras Mohammed or anywhere beyond South Sinai, so buy the full visa if you intend to dive there or reach Cairo. Tipping is expected at every stage and small notes are essential. Agree taxi fares before getting in, because meters are essentially unused.
Sharm el-Sheikh after dark
Naama Bay was the centre and has slid downmarket, with touts working the strip and bars open as long as anyone is still drinking. SOHO Square out at Nabq is the newer, cleaner and pricier version, built around a dancing fountain and an ice rink. Most guests never leave their resort bar. Alcohol pours freely in tourist areas and almost nowhere else in Sinai.
What things cost in Sharm el-Sheikh
The Egyptian pound has been floated twice since 2022 and prices move accordingly, so treat any quote as current-day only. A meal in the Old Market runs a few hundred pounds against several times that inside a resort. Two-tank boat dives with equipment are usually quoted in euros or dollars rather than pounds. Ras Mohammed charges a per-person park fee plus a vehicle fee at the gate.
Sharm el-Sheikh with kids, realistically
The honest problem is the beaches. Most of Sharm's shoreline is fringing reef ending in a sharp drop, so hotels build jetties out over it and small children cannot simply wade in. Naama Bay and parts of Sharks Bay have sandy entry, which is worth confirming before booking. Reef shoes are necessary. Glass-bottom boats and the Nabq lagoons work for under-sixes.
When the weather turns in Sharm el-Sheikh
Rain is close to irrelevant here and barely falls, though flash floods do hit the inland wadis a few days a year and can close the Dahab road. The real weather problem is wind, which cancels boat trips and shuts Tiran and Ras Mohammed to day boats without warning. Fall back on the Sharm museum, SOHO Square's indoor rink, or a dive-centre theory session.
When to go to Sharm el-Sheikh
| Best months for hotels-in | Avg daily high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| December | 25°C / 77°F | 0 days |
| January | 22°C / 72°F | 1 days |
| February | 23°C / 73°F | 1 days |
The month to avoid is July — around 40°C (104°F) with roughly 0 rain days. Prices and crowds track the weather here: December is the sweet spot, July the month most people skip.
Pack for peak season: Summer clothes, plus one light layer for air-con and evenings, Comfortable walking shoes — every guide on this site assumes you'll use them.
Where to base yourself in Sharm el-Sheikh
- Naama Bay — Main tourist strip — restaurants, dive shops, souks, mid-range hotels.
- Sharks Bay — Higher-end resorts on the reef edge — home reef diving straight from your hotel beach.
- Nabq — Newer resort area 15 min north of the airport — quieter, larger all-inclusives.
- Old Market (Sharm el-Maya) — Original town — cheaper local restaurants, souvenir stalls, more authentic.