Sinai Peninsula flights and travel guide

Sinai is about contrasts. A desert interior full of history, where Moses received the Ten Commandments en route to the Promised Land, the Pharaohs found gold and searched for their gods, and where the Bedouins camp beside ruins of Crusader Forts. Christianity, Judaism and Islam know Sinai as a holy land and over the years prophets, saints, pilgrims and warriors have crossed this vast nothingness. Mount Sinai and St Catherine’s Monastery at its foot are frequently visited.

The desert comes to an abrupt end at the Red Sea, where exquisite coral reefs provide a fine underwater playground for divers and snorkellers from around the world. The coral reefs along the Sinai coastline are among the best in the world and "diving tourism" is the most recent catchphrase on the peninsula. The Red Sea has one of the highest amounts of marine life variety in all the tropical seas.

Visitors come to experience the simplicity of sun, sea and sand, surrounded by rugged mountains, history and modern Bedouin culture.

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Sinai Peninsula Insider Information

• Take a boat trip to get the best scuba diving. From Sharm el Sheikh, the nearest dive sites go from the Straits of Tiran to the marine park of Ras Mohammed. If you are learning, this is one of the best places in the world to get qualified.
• Get an underwater camera to remind you of the variety of marine life. As well as colourful fish and coral you could see jack, snapper and barracuda.
• Visit the range of peaks known as Mount Sinai. This is where Moses is thought to have received the Ten Commandments from God before the Red Sea parted and he and his tribe escaped from the Egyptians. The site of the burning bush famous from biblical times is nearby in St Catherine’s Monastery.

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Sinai Peninsula Airports

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