Viagens personalizadas a Sharm el-Sheikh

The Sinai Peninsula's security situation has been variable since 2011. Sharm el-Sheikh itself (the southern tip, away from the interior Sinai conflict zones) has been stable and continues to receive large numbers of European tourists. The UK and several EU governments lifted the Sharm flight ban that was imposed after the October 2015 Metrojet crash in 2021–2023; check your government's current travel advisory before booking. The resort area and dive sites are functioning normally; independent travel into the interior Sinai (outside of organised tours to Mount Sinai and Dahab) is not recommended.

September–November is optimal: the summer crowds have thinned, water temperature is at its highest (26–28°C), visibility peaks at 30–40 m in October, and whale sharks appear off Ras Mohammed with the highest frequency. March–May is the second window: post-winter, water at 22–24°C, hammerhead aggregations at the Shark Reef (the Ras Mohammed wall sees hammerhead schools more regularly in winter–spring than summer). July–August is peak tourist season — boats are crowded and the sites are shared with hundreds of other divers. December–February is quieter and clearer but cooler (22°C water, 5 mm wetsuit recommended).

No — snorkelling in Sharm is as productive as snorkelling anywhere in the world. The Naama Bay house reefs start at 2–5 metres depth from the beach; the Far Garden shore entry has coral from 3 metres; and the shallow sections of Tiran's reefs (accessible from dive boats) are visually excellent from the surface. Introduction or 'try' dives (Discover Scuba, no certification required, supervised by an instructor, limit 12 m depth) are offered by all Naama Bay dive centres. A PADI Open Water course takes 3–4 days and allows access to the full Ras Mohammed depth range.

The SS Thistlegorm (Scottish, 'Blue Stream' in Gaelic) was a British merchant vessel sunk on October 6, 1941 by German Heinkel He-111 bombers while anchored in the Red Sea waiting to transit the Suez Canal. Its cargo — BSA M20 motorcycles, Bedford trucks, Bren universal carriers, Lee-Enfield rifles, Wellington boots, railway locomotives — was destined for British forces in North Africa. The wreck was discovered by Jacques Cousteau in 1955 and has since become the most famous WWII shipwreck dive in the world. It lies in 30 metres of water 3 hours north of Sharm. The motorcycle hold (at 18–20 m) is diveable at Open Water certification level; the locomotive stern is at 30 m.

Mount Sinai is typically done as an overnight trip from Sharm — not a day trip. The drive is 3.5 hours each way; the summit hike takes 3.5 hours (camel path) or 2 hours (Steps of Repentance); and the point is the sunrise, which requires arriving on the mountain before dawn. An overnight programme leaves Sharm at 10 p.m., arrives at St. Catherine at 1:30 a.m., ascends for sunrise at approximately 6 a.m., then visits St. Catherine's Monastery (9 a.m.–noon) and returns to Sharm by 4 p.m. This is a physically demanding programme — expect 24 hours mostly awake.