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Sharm El Sheikh holidays mean Red Sea sun on Egypt's South Sinai coast, with coral reefs a boat ride from the resorts. This all inclusive package holiday runs for 3, 5 or 7 nights. UK passport holders who fly in and stay under 15 days in the South Sinai resorts get a free entry stamp instead of a visa. ATOL 10713 protected.
This is a single-resort package: you stay in one hotel for the whole trip, with no internal travel and no fixed daily timetable. Nothing beyond the package is booked for you, so the day plan below is a suggestion rather than a schedule.
The plan follows the 7-night stay. Optional trips can be booked with local operators in resort, or priced into your quote before you travel. On 5 nights, drop two of the optional days. On 3 nights you have two full days between arrival and departure, enough for one reef trip and a day by the pool.
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Fly from the UK to Sharm El Sheikh International Airport. After immigration and baggage reclaim, your driver meets you in arrivals and takes you to the hotel. The rest of the day is free to unpack, have a first swim and find your bearings before dinner.
A free day to find your way around the pools, beach and restaurants, and to choose which optional trips you want later in the stay. Wait until you have seen the sea conditions before committing to a boat day.
A full-day boat trip heads south to Ras Mohammed National Park at the tip of the Sinai. Shark Reef and Yolanda Reef are its best-known snorkelling and dive sites. If you would rather stay put, this is another free day at the hotel.
Keep a day unscheduled between boat trips. Sailings depend on wind and sea conditions, so a free day gives you room to move a cancelled trip rather than lose it. Otherwise, spend it at the pools, on the beach or at the spa.
Two more choices. A boat trip to the Strait of Tiran visits Jackson, Woodhouse, Thomas and Gordon reefs. Alternatively, an afternoon quad-bike ride into the desert ends with dinner at a Bedouin camp. Pick one: the boat trip takes most of the day, and the desert trip starts mid-afternoon.
Dahab is a smaller dive town north along the Gulf of Aqaba coast, known for the Blue Hole. A full day there makes a change of scene from the resort. If you would rather not travel, it is another free day at the hotel.
The last full day is free for anything you missed. Settle any extras charged to your room the evening before you leave, so the morning is unhurried. On departure day your driver collects you at a time set by your flight and takes you to the airport for your return to the UK.
Where You'll Stay
5-star hotel
Rixos Sharm El Sheikh is an adults-only hotel for guests aged 18 and over, set on the Red Sea coast in Nabq Bay. It runs the Rixos Ultra All-Inclusive board, with a main buffet restaurant, The Palm, and nine à la carte restaurants. There are seven pools and the Anjana Spa. Your room type is confirmed with your quote.
All prices are per person based on two adults sharing. Includes return flights and accommodation. Click any month to enquire.
| ✈ Flights | Return flights from UK included |
| 🧳 Baggage | 23kg checked baggage |
| 🏛 Hotel | 7 nights accommodation |
| 🚌 Transfers | Private airport transfers |
| ✈ Airport Taxes | All airport taxes included |
| 💳 Deposit | 30% per person to secure booking |
For autumn 2026 and winter 2026/27, October and November give the most reliable beach weather, with average highs falling from about 32°C to 27°C.
December to February stays sunny, with highs of 22–23°C, but nights drop to 13–15°C, so pack a jumper for dinner outdoors. March and April warm up again, from about 26°C to 30°C. June to August averages 37–39°C, which suits pool days more than reef trips. Rain is close to nil all year, at under half a rainy day a month.
Direct flights from the UK take about 5 and a half hours. The hotel is 8 km from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, so the transfer is short.
Egypt is normally 2 hours ahead of the UK. From 25 to 29 October 2026 the gap is 3 hours, because the UK puts its clocks back five days before Egypt does.
Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after the date you arrive, with one blank page. The free entry stamp issued at Sharm El Sheikh airport covers the resorts of Sharm, Dahab, Nuweiba and Taba only.
Travelling beyond them, or staying longer, needs a full tourist visa. Buy it for US$30 in cash at the official kiosk before immigration, or apply online for an e-visa in advance. Ignore agents offering to sell you one.
The FCDO does not advise against travel to Sharm El Sheikh or the South Sinai coast. It advises against all travel to North Sinai, and against all but essential travel to inland South Sinai north of the St Catherine–Nuweiba road. Check the current advice before you book and again before you fly.
It suits couples and friends travelling without children who want sun, sea and nothing to organise. For more trips built around two, see our holidays for couples.
The 3-night option works as a long weekend of winter sun, but with a long flight each way, 5 or 7 nights make better use of the journey. Families with under-18s can't stay at this hotel, so look at our Hurghada all inclusive holidays instead. For resorts elsewhere on the same board basis, compare our luxury all-inclusive holidays.
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