The Rise of Sharm el-Sheikh

clfamily friendly tourist destination that we know
It wasn’t that long ago that the Egyptiantoday.
city of Sharm el-Sheikh was most well known forThe city is located on the southern tip of the Sinai
being a military base for the Egyptian Navy. ForPeninsula and has grown to become one of
over 25 years the city was very much isolatedEgypt’s most popular tourist destinations.
from the rest of Egypt and its only significanceEgypt has always been known for its culture and
was its strategic military position. However, in theincredible historical monuments and buildings, but
mid 1980s a lot of money was invested inSharm el-Sheikh offers something a bit more
developing the city and changing it from itsrelaxed than the busy streets of Cairo and
commercial shipping and military roots into theGiza’s famous Pyramids.