A well decorated boat in the waters of Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt

Tourists and locals on a colorful boat at Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt

Sharm el Sheikh harbour is typically bristling with a large number of ships, mostly of the standard white color. Given the importance of the waters of the Red Sea to the tourist town (including the stretches of coral reefs where a number of tourists indulge in either scuba diving or snorkeling), most tourists to the area do get onto the water in some form or the other. However, when I saw this interesting local ship there, I was intrigued because of its colorful nature and the way it seemed to resemble ships of old (that was its charm maybe).

Ships with a number of tourists at the Sharm el Sheikh harbour in Egypt

The previous photo showed a beautiful old style ship in the harbour of the Egyptian tourist town of Sharm el Sheikh. This photo shows more such ships in the harbor, with one of these beautifully decorated ships and another ship that is more traditional, white and with these sleek lines. If I had to travel, I would rather do it in the older style ship, which is decked out in a traditional workmanship, along with ropes and masts. It sure looks great, and if you look between these ships, you will see a rubber dhingy.

2 ships of different styles crossing each other in the harbor of Sharm el Sheikh

Yet another photo depicting 2 such ships of different styles in the harbor of Sharm el Sheikh in the Red Sea in Egypt, off the southern tip of the Sinai peninsula. If you look closely, you will see a person sitting at the front section of one ship, almost being able to cross into the other ship. In the background is the coast of Sharm el Sheikh and the busy part of the harbor.

One of the older style ships in the Sharm el Sheikh harbor

There are a large number of ships in the harbor of Sharm el Sheikh, with most of them being in the traditional style of the small kind of ship. These are white, with a lower and an upper deck. However, in Sharm el Sheikh I saw these other ships that were built more in the manner of an older style. I had not seen any of these from the shore, but in the water I was able to see some of them, although I have no idea of whether they were going to the same coral reef type of location, or some other location. The photo shows the darkened windows of the cabins inside such a boat.