Three countries from a single base
This is what sets Sharm apart from any other seaside resort: in a single day you can reach Egypt, Jordan, Israel. Petra one morning, the Red Sea the next. No other beach destination offers that.
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EgyptJordanIsraelby boatby airpassport required
What you can reach, and how long it takes
- EgyptRas Mohammed— by boat
Ras Mohammed by boat 9 h, 40 € · Ras Mohammed under sail 5 h, 35 € · Ras Mohammed by coach — snorkelling 8 h, 30 € - EgyptTiran Island— by boat
Tiran Island by boat 8 h, 40 € - EgyptEl-Tor — Moses' Bath— by road
Moses' Bath 7 h, 70 € - EgyptDahab and the Blue Hole— by road
Dahab 5-in-1 package 5 h, 55 € · Blue Hole, Dahab canyon and quad biking — 6 in 1 9 h, 50 € · Coloured Canyon, Dahab and the Blue Hole 7 h, 55 € - EgyptSaint Catherine and Mount Sinai— by road
Saint Catherine's Monastery 11 h, 45 € · Mount Sinai and Saint Catherine — by night 17 h, 45 € - EgyptColoured Canyon— by road
Coloured Canyon, Dahab and the Blue Hole 7 h, 55 € · Wadi Al-Wishwashi canyon and lake 7 h, 55 € - JordanPetra— by boat
Petra, the rose city — by boat 11 h, 220 € - IsraelJerusalem— by road
Jerusalem by coach 24 h, 170 € - EgyptCairo and the pyramids— by air
Cairo by air — pyramids and Sphinx 10 h, 215 € · Cairo in 2 days 2 days, 170 € · Cairo by coach — one day 11 h, 55 € · Cairo and Alexandria — 2 days 2 days, 170 € - EgyptAlexandria— by air
Cairo and Alexandria — 2 days 2 days, 170 € - EgyptLuxor— by air
Luxor by air — the Valley of the Kings 12 h, 230 € · Egypt in 6 days — Cairo, Luxor, Aswan 6 days, 810 € - EgyptAswan— by air
Egypt in 6 days — Cairo, Luxor, Aswan 6 days, 810 €
Why this is unusual
Sharm sits at the tip of Sinai, between the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba. That position puts Jordan one sea crossing away, Israel one land border away, and the rest of Egypt an hour by air.
A Red Sea resort on the mainland side — Hurghada, Marsa Alam — has none of this: Petra and Jerusalem are out of reach in a day.
What that means in practice: a week in Sharm can combine diving, desert, a Nabataean city and the pyramids, without ever changing hotel or repacking. That is the point of our seven-day programmes.
What to know beforehand
- Petra and Jerusalem require a passport valid for six months — an identity card is not enough.
- The Jordanian group visa is handled for Petra.
- These trips leave at night and are booked several days ahead: up to 15 days for Egypt in six days.
- The crossing to Aqaba is suspended in heavy seas.