The pier at the Sharm el-Sheikh where people are boarding a ship bound for snorkeling

The city of Sharm el-Sheikh sits at the southern portion of the Sinai Peninsula, one of the Egyptian cities that are located on the shore of the Red Sea. The prime aim of tourists coming here (and a number of tourists charters come here from Europe) is to get the sun, and to enjoy the fun provided by snorkeling and scuba diving in the waters of the Red Sea. It can get pretty crowded during the tourist seasons (and keep in mind that this photo was taken during the month of February) as you can see in this photo. At the pier, there are a number of small boats tied up, all meant to take tourists for a course of snorkeling or scuba diving (the location where scuba diving is done and snorkeling is done are different, so these are typically different ships used for the same purpose). The ship that can be seen in this photo is meant for the snorkeling cruise, and a number of people are lined up for the trip. The course we went for took us to 3 sites for snorkeling, with some amazing coral reefs for us to admire.

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