Villas in Sharm El Sheikh
Villas in Sharm el Sheikh
Come and have the time of your life at this beautiful resort town in Egypt situated between the spectacular desert landscapes of the Sinai Peninsula and the Red Sea. Here you will find incredible, sheltered, sandy beaches with crystal clear waters that hide incredible coral reefs teeming with marine life, shopping and incredible restaurants. This is a top destination for diving enthusiasts and there are plenty of incredible, once in a lifetime Sinai Peninsula day trips for adventure lovers and thrill seekers to enjoy!
Red Sea resort destinationSharm el Sheikh is a truly remarkable destination for relaxing and getting away from it all. With magnificent villas dotted along the coast and the Straits of Tiran just minutes from Sharm El Sheikh International airport you will soon be relaxing on a spectacular beach! Find a perfect, fully furnished, fully equipped, spacious villa with lovely high ceilinged rooms, a sparkling pool and poolside terrace for 4, 8 10 or even 14 guests for a trip of a lifetime!
Travellers and activities
Sharm el Sheik´s privileged location on the southern edge of the Sinai peninsula means that you are ideally situated to enjoy a variety of stunning natural wonders and landscapes. See the splendour of the desert dawn sky streaked over the Sinai, explore spectacular otherworldly desert scenery and enjoy the pristine beauty of the beaches and sparkling clear coastal waters of the Red Sea where a paradise of underwater natural splendour awaits your discovery. Enjoy fabulous day trips to bucket list world heritage sites such as St Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai or simply relax on a dazzling white sand beach fringed with gorgeous palms!
Sharm el Sheikh for snorkelling and diving enthusiastsThe warm coastal waters around Sharm el Sheikh are a renowned underwater paradise, concealing a multitude of pristine coral reefs and a world of breathtaking tropical fish. This is the perfect place to try snorkelling or diving for the first time! Seasoned divers will have plenty of adventures to plan and look forward to with incredible shipwrecks and endless reefs to explore! There are a number of reputable dive instruction and tour operators in the area and fantastic opportunities for organised excursions to fabled dive sites such as the mysterious Thistlegorm wreck.
Did you know that Sharm el Sheikh is so beautiful that it is nicknamed the Pearl of Egypt!
Top 7 travel tips in Sharm El Sheikh
Be a local for a few hours and bargain your way around the lovely Sharm-al-Maya! This is the main souk or bazaar in Sharm El Sheikh where traditional shisha pipes, elaborately carved woodwork, cinnamon, saffron, cowhide rugs, tobacco, jewellery and handwoven rugs are for sale in a labyrinth of tightly packed stalls. Stop at one of the many bazaar fish markets for a simple yet incredible seafood meal!
2. Dive the Thistlegorm wreckIf you are a fan of mystery and diving adventure this epic plunge into the Red Sea will give you an opportunity for a close encounter with one of the world's premier shipwreck dives! See colourful fish in cargo holds filled with motorbikes, jeeps and World War II armaments that went down when the ship was sunk by German bombers. Book a spectacular excursion with one of the local dive operators for an adventure of a lifetime!
3. Sunbathe and lunch at Naama BayImagine doing nothing for at least a day besides soaking up the sun on a sun lounger as gentle waves crash on the sand! Naama Bay is replete with sun loungers and sun shades. Champagne coloured sand and lanky palms provide a backdrop for a pedestrian promenade and a slew of delightful restaurants, cafes and souvenir shops. This is the perfect spot for sun worshippers to remain all day!
4. Day Trip to St Catherine's monasteryMake a day of it and embark on a pilgrimage to the fabled St Catherine's monastery at the foot of historical Mount Sinai! This incredible sand colored Greek Orthodox cloister is one of the oldest, functional monasteries on earth and showcases an incredible, world famous collection of gold embellished icons and ancient manuscripts. Several tour operators in Sharm will assist you with splendid day trip options as well as guided hikes up Mount Sinai.
5. Snorkel the reefsThe warm waters of the Red Sea provide a coral reef wonderland of abundant tropical fish and technicolour splendour for diving and snorkelling. At the northern end of Naama Bay you will find the legendary Garden Reefs perfect for beginner divers, packed with clownfish and butterflyfish while the Straits of Tiran offer a prime location for more experienced divers. Here you will see an abundance of hammerhead sharks and manta rays.
6. Day Trip to Coloured CanyonTake an unforgettable, mesmerising day trip just over 2 hours north of Sharm-el-Sheikh to see the strange, mysterious, rose pink, orange and red tinted layered rock formations of Colored Canyon! Here eerie rock formations are the result of centuries and centuries of weathering by the elements. This is an off the charts beautiful place for epic Instagram snaps!
7.Visit the Nabq Protectorate Nature ReserveLose yourself in the wild, arid splendour of a coastal desert landscape like no other! Just 20 km north of Sharm you will find remote beaches, pristine sand dunes dotted with arak bushes and the world´s most northern mangrove forest. Admire an abundance of wildlife such as iconic ibexes and gazelles that roam about and discover exciting, off the beaten track hiking and cycle trails!