Water and dolphins at the Red Sea near Sharm el Sheikh

Tail of a diving dolphin as it dives into the water of the Red Sea near Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt

Dolphin in the water with moutains in the background at the Red Sea near Sharm el Sheikh

This water seems incredible. In fact, the entire location was incredible. We had done a round of Egypt, going through some of the ancient tourist attractions such as the Pyramids, the Abu Simbel temple, the Valley of the Kings, and so on. These were all incredible, but since we were a large group, historical locations were not everybody's cup of tea. For such people, Sharm el Sheikh was an incredible place, given the long stretches of beach, the resorts having their own beaches, the excellent weather (I was coming from a place that was freezing in winter, and here the weather was excellent), and the beautiful waters of the Red Sea. The other great stuff about Sharm el Sheikh is the coral formations over there along with the marine animals that exist, not really visible from a ship; these are visible through either scuba diving or snorkeling (and a large number of people come here to do that). One of the greatest sites we saw were these dolphins, and all the tourist ships were moving around these dolphins, since tourists from everywhere got real excited at the prospect of seeing these dolphins.

Sharm El Sheikh (New Millennium Collection: North Africa)	View Larger Map