Sharm El Sheikh: Private City Tour — Market, Farsha & Naama Bay

Discover the authentic, unhurried side of Sharm El-Sheikh on a fully private city tour that takes you beyond the resort gates into the living, breathing heart of this extraordinary Red Sea city. Your private guide — a local expert who knows every shortcut, every story and every worthwhile stop — begins at the Old Market (Sharm El-Sheikh el-Qadeema), the original trading quarter where Bedouin merchants and Egyptian artisans have done business for generations. The narrow lanes overflow with enormous glass jars of Egyptian spices — cumin, turmeric, dried hibiscus, saffron threads — alongside handmade Bedouin silver jewellery set with turquoise and coloured glass, hand-painted papyrus scrolls, cedar-wood boxes inlaid with mother-of-pearl, and dozens of varieties of local perfume oil distilled from desert flowers. Your guide helps you negotiate and distinguish the genuine handicrafts from the mass-produced. The ornate Al-Sahaba Mosque is next — a stunning architectural landmark of layered white domes and tall minarets, open to respectful visitors outside prayer times and offering a fascinating window into the Islamic faith that shaped this coastline. A short drive delivers you to the iconic Farsha Café, perched dramatically on a cliff high above the Red Sea: sip traditional hibiscus karkade tea or thick Egyptian coffee, pull on a shisha pipe if you wish, and gaze at one of the most spectacular panoramas in Sinai — turquoise water, coral reefs and distant mountains. The tour concludes with a leisurely stroll along the Naama Bay promenade, where the modern face of Sharm reveals itself: glass-fronted restaurants, dive centres, boutiques and the sparkling bay that has made this city famous the world over.