The Red Sea Coast

Egypt's most sophisticated resort town, a labyrinth of lagoons, private islands and whitewashed architecture.

A private peninsula of powdery white sand and turquoise lagoons. Egypt's most complete resort destination.

The main hub of southern Sinai, with Ras Mohamed, Tiran and some of Egypt's best-known diving on its doorstep.

The definitive Sharm address: a sweeping private beach, clear water over pristine reef and the Sinai mountains at every turn.

Bohemian, beloved and impossible to leave. The Red Sea's most authentic escape.

Quiet, authentic and unhurried. The Sinai beach that time forgot, with Bedouin camps and extraordinary stargazing.

The largest protected coast in South Sinai, where the desert meets some of the most northerly mangroves in the world, a cargo wreck lies in the shallows, and dugongs graze the seagrass beds a short drive from Sharm.

Egypt's first marine national park. An 800-metre reef wall, the world's most famous toilet wreck and an anemone aggregation science cannot explain.

Where the Red Sea resort industry began. Egypt's largest diving hub, with more boats in the water than any other port on the coast.

A working port town that became one of the Middle East's finest windsurf destinations. Less famous than its neighbours, and better for it.

One of the oldest ports on the African coast. Romans, Ottomans and coffee merchants all passed through. Today it is quiet, well-preserved and largely left alone.

The gateway to Egypt's deep south. Dugongs at Abu Dabbab, spinner dolphins at Sataya, Elphinstone on a day trip.

One of the most untouched beaches on the African continent, accessible only by boat.