Old Cairo is Cairo's oldest district, located in the city's south. It's a chaotic and disorderly neighbor with a lot of charm, as if time had stopped.
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Mount Sinai, also known as Gabal Musa or Mount Moses, is honoured by Christians, Muslims, and Jews who believe God gave Moses his Ten Commandments there.
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Ras Mohammed National Park, located about 20 kilometres west of Sharm el-Sheikh on the way to Al-Tor, was called by local fisherman after a cliff that resembles a man's profile. The seas around the peninsula are regarded as the Red Sea's crowning achievement.
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The Coptic monasteries of St Anthony and St Paul are among the holiest locations in the Coptic religion and Egypt's and Christianity's oldest monasteries.
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To combat the negative consequences of fast expanding tourism on St Catherine's Monastery and Mt Sinai, the 4350 sq km St Catherine Protectorate was established in 1996
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Marsa Alam is a very unremarkable town consisting of a few scattered buildings around a massive army installation, however this is due to change in the next years.
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Naama Bay and Sharm al-Maya are two nearby bays that make up the vibrant tourist town of Sharm el-Sheikh. The world's most renowned vacation destination, Sharm El Sheikh, has seen an unfortunate transition in recent years. An old diving town is now a gated Las Vegas-style strip with all the attractiveness of a retail mall.
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Moses purportedly split a large sea here to release the Hebrew slaves. Thanks to its stunning blue seas and coral reefs, the Red Sea Coast draws hundreds of visitors. It is Egypt's most developed region, having the most hotels and resorts.
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