The Sunset from Naama Bay

Me and my friend went to Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt for 10 days at the start of December and despite a few negatives, we absolutely loved it!!! The flight was fairly decent but we are both nearly 6ft and by the time we landed we were ready to stretch our legs. We climbed on the mini bus and before I was even sat down properly we were getting back off and stepping into our hotel reception area. It was less than 5 minute transfer! Bonus!We stayed in the Park Inn in Nabq Bay and we heard some people say it was too far out and not close enough to the beach. I personally am not of the same view!!! It was over a busy road and through a hotel complex to the beach but the hotel put a little bus thing on for you to take you down to the beach and pick you up when you are done!!!!So, we got to the hotel, unpacked and went for our evening meal.

The meal was fine, very hot and plenty of choice. We ate, had a few drinks then slept like a baby after a long day of travelling! The next morning we woke up and went for breakfast. Breakfast in this hotel was by far my favourite meal of the day. The omelette station was perfect and cooked up all varieties of omelette to your taste! To be fair the breakfast was yummy! Lots of variety and it was all fresh! Even though we had eaten a hearty breakfast, we still forced lunch down because we were all inclusive and we wanted our monies worth! The same theory applied to the cocktail menu! We started early and finished late to make sure we got through the whole menu! Unlike other hotels, cocktails are part of your all inclusive and the Pina Colada comes highly recommended!!!MmmmmmmmmmmWe went into Naama bay during the day for a bit of shopping and to be fair this is were the negatives of Sharm became apparent. We were asked to go into 1 shop and sign the guest book and have peppermint tea with them and they were lovely. They wouldn’t let us buy anything till the next day so we could try the perfume and see for ourselves the quality and they gave us each a gift and thanked us for our time. The rest of the shops we visited we were facing the hard sell! Its tough going at first but the sooner you realise a firm yet polite no and keep on walking is the only way you’ll survive a day shopping in Egypt! There are some really nice souvenirs you can buy so please don’t be put off by this. Sharm El Sheikh Holidays are no worse than say Turkey for people trying to sell you stuff.I have never been a good swimmer so the idea of diving or snorkelling is the last thing on my mind when I am on holiday. My friend convinced me to give it a go and I must say I am so glad I tried it. The coral reef off the coast of Sharm El Sheik in the Red Sea is amazing. We went on the Garden Reef excursion booked through our rep and we set off around 8am. All the food and drink was included but they won’t let you snorkel if you get drunk!!! We did 3 stop off’s, shown the basics and the 3 guys were fantastic. We had under water cameras and the guy took mine to the bottom and got a fantastic picture of a sting ray on the sea bed! Diving is meant to be amazing but I wasn’t confident enough to try it!My Sting Ray Pic!!!!Holidays to Egypt are so unique in the sense that you can visit the hustle and bustle of market life, the ancient history of the Pyramids or kick back with a cocktail in a lush hotel and watch the world go by! I personally can’t wait to go back. 10 days was not enough! Hot weather, friendly people and gorgeous food is most people’s idea of a good holiday! Top this up with the culture and history on offer makes holidays in Sharm El Sheikh a winner!By Sam C