Sharm El Sheikh sits on a promontory at the extreme southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula overlooking the straits of Tiran. For the last fifty years, Sharm El Sheikh has been in a political, Ping-Pong, game of conflicts with the territory being passed back and forth between Israel and Egypt. Egypt gained final control that was afforded by the Israel-Egypt peace treaty in 1979. The first hotel was built in 1982 and keeping with the regions ‘land plan’ to utilize fifty percent for tourist resorts and facilities, now has over one hundred hotels and resorts catering to a thriving tourist trade. The beauty of the area is breathtaking where the stark Sinai desert meets the turquoise waters of the magical Red Sea.

Luxury hotels offer all the amenities that go into making the traveler’s holiday a rousing success and the majority offer very reasonable all inclusive rates. All of the high end hotels and resorts have private beaches and provide water toys that thrill the whole family. Guests have access to jet skis, catamarans, snorkeling gear and some hotels have ski boats and offer parasailing. Elegant accommodations prevail and most hotels host several swimming pools, meeting rooms, health spas, activities for children and rooms are equipped with balconies, Jacuzzis, mini bars and twenty four hour room service. Restaurants are plentiful and offer exquisite international cuisine.

For those needing a break from sun, fun and sand, tours are available for the vacationing explorer. There are day excursions and extended desert safaris by jeep and camelback into the mountains and to desert oases. One of the most popular trips is to Mount Sinai where Moses is reputed to have taken down the Ten Commandments. The biggest draw to holidays in Sharm El Sheikh is the scuba diving. The Red Sea is a diver’s paradise and its reefs are visited by thousands of divers every year, many of whom book their holidays at ulookubook. The water is gin clear and many reefs start just meters from shore. There are hundreds of species of tropical fish and on some of the outer reefs sharks and some other large animals may be observed.