Sharm El Sheikh Travel Guide
Sharm El Sheikh Excursions: The Complete Guide
A complete guide to Sharm El Sheikh excursions: Ras Mohammed reefs, Tiran Island, desert safaris, Sinai day trips, and what to book first on a Red Sea holiday.
Sharm El Sheikh sits at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, surrounded by world-class coral reefs and dramatic desert. It's a reef-and-resort base with a more diving-focused character than Hurghada, plus access to unique Sinai sights. This guide maps out the best Sharm excursions. Reviewed June 2026.
What are the best excursions from Sharm El Sheikh?
The strongest Sharm excursions split into reefs, desert, and Sinai day trips:
- Reef & boat trips — Ras Mohammed and Tiran Island. See the Ras Mohammed National Park guide and book the Sharm El Sheikh White Island & Ras Mohammed Cruise or the Sharm El Sheikh Tiran Island Luxury Cruise.
- Desert safaris — quad and jeep trips into the Sinai desert; book the Sharm El Sheikh Desert Quad Safari.
- Sinai day trips — St Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, Dahab and the Blue Hole. See the Sinai day trips from Sharm.
- Big culture day — a flight to Cairo and the Pyramids via the Sharm El Sheikh Cairo Grand Museum Flight Tour.
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