Couple of ships that carry tourists to the snorkeling or scuba diving areas at Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt

Sharm el-Sehikh is a small town located near the southern region of the Sinai peninsula. The place was located at a strategic place, and became a base for the Egyptian navy in the 1950's. It was then captured by the Israeli army twice over the wars that happened in the region and was finally returned to Egypt as a part of the return of the Sinai in 1982. It was developed as a tourist attraction over the decades, with the Israelis and then the Egyptians both continuing this effort. Now, Sharm el-Sheikh is a place that attracts a large number of tourists from all over who come here to enjoy the snorkeling and scuba diving in the Red Sea, especially with the coral formations that are present in the region and which now enjoy a protected status in order to ensure that the fragile environment of the corals is not threatened. At the same time, there are a large number of ships that take tourists over there, either for scuba diving or for snorkeling.

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