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An incisive guide to Sharm el Sheik
Over the past three decades the once sleepy fishing port of Sharm el Sheik has been transformed. It owes this facelift to the extraordinary coral reefs that lie offshore, now part of the Ras Mohammad National Park. Coral walls, plunging down over a hundred metres, shelter a thousand species of fish, turtles and sharks and offer limitless diving opportunities.
But not all the action goes on underwater. If it's adrenaline you're after, how about quad biking through the wadis and over the dunes of the Sinai? Or heading west on a horseback safari to spend the night under the stars in a Bedouin camp?
Information on the town itself is kept brief, with the focus on the environs, but there are tips on shopping(head for the El Hadaba souk) and an unusual natural attraction just outside of town - a limestone boulder that looks like JF Kennedy. You'll also find information on everything from buying property in Sahrm to the hottest nightspots. However, perhaps the most remarkable facet of sharmelsheik.com is their admirable effort at the world record title for squeezing the most flash adverts onto a web page. Proves fascinating viewing. and reading.
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