Is there something all that great about Sharm El Sheikh? Sharm El Shiekh has been a massive contender for the number 1 holiday spot, especially for luxury holidays, but why is it doing so well?
There are two very important factors that make Sharm El Sheikh the tourist location that it is today. The main and biggest reason is the diving capabilities. Sharm has been spoken about by many divers as probably the best locations in the world. One massive factor is simply the amount of biological diversity in the Red Sea, the corals in this ocean are very easy to find as there are so many, there are around 250 in this area alone! These coral reefs are some of the easiest for divers to access in the world. The next big reason that divers believe this to be such a great place to go diving is that it is home to around 1000 different species of fish. Being able to find a different species of fish each time you visit the same place is a unique quality.
When divers head out to look for certain things and species in the ocean, this forms a new type of tourism named “Scientific tourism”. The people that like to study fish or coral and analyse them, this is what this holiday is kitted out for. This form of tourism also usually involves quite a lengthy stay which tour operators and airlines are more than happy to cater for.
The weather is the next biggest point why this holiday is so big, people love warm countries. This warm ang dry climate is unique to Africa, and especially to Egypt. If you don’t like the rain, then this is the place for you, even the rain is warm, what rain there is anyway. The temperatures can even reach around 38 degrees at their peak in July.
Sharm El Sheikh holidays are great, they are even more popular than Caribbean holidays and Maldives holidays combined! Barbados and St Lucia have to try harder to get noticed!