Discovery Tours Egypt

Dahab, South Sinai.

Dahab is a small, walkable town on the South Sinai coast, known for shore diving, free-diving schools, wind and kite surfing, and the overnight climb of Mount Sinai. There is no closer airport than Sharm El Sheikh. Confirm availability with our team.

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Scuba diver swimming past a lionfish on a coral wall

South Sinai · Fly into Sharm El Sheikh (SSH)

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At a glance.

Region
South Sinai coast.
Nearest airport
Sharm El Sheikh (SSH). There is no closer airport, so guests transfer by road.
Sharm to Dahab
Roughly 1 to 1.5 hours by road.
Key sites
The Blue Hole (a shore-dive and free-dive site, with snorkelling on the reef rim), the Canyon, the lagoon for kite and wind surfing, Mount Sinai and St Catherine's Monastery.
UNESCO
The St Catherine Area is on the World Heritage List, inscribed 2002.
Season
March to May and September to November, at 24 to 31 °C. Summer is hot and dry on land. Winter days are mild, nights chilly, and the Mount Sinai summit is cold before dawn.
Stay length
3 nights as a taster, 4 to 5 nights as the usual stay, or a dive or free-dive week. It is an easy add-on to a Sharm trip.
Where to stay
Beachfront camps and small hotels along the Mashraba and Assalah lagoon fronts.

What programmes can include.

Dahab is covered through our Red Sea and Sharm operations. Confirm availability with our team.

  1. Hotels

    Our Red Sea hotel page names Dahab among the contracted resort destinations.

  2. Diving

    Our diving page lists Dahab among its locations, with PADI and SSI partner centres.

  3. Day tours from Sharm

    The Colored Canyon, Blue Hole and Dahab 4x4 day starts from Sharm.

  4. St Catherine and Mount Sinai

    Mount Sinai and St Catherine's are reached overnight from Sharm.

Programme building blocks.

  1. Colored Canyon, Blue Hole and Dahab

    A 4x4 day from Sharm that includes an hour on the Dahab seafront.

    About 11 hours

  2. Mount Sinai sunrise and St Catherine's

    An overnight climb for sunrise, then the monastery, from Sharm.

    About 17 hours

  3. Dive or free-dive week

    A base stay in Dahab built around shore diving.

    A week

  4. Add-on to Sharm

    A short stay in Dahab after a Sharm trip.

    3 nights

Planning notes for trade.

  • Wind can stir the surface, which affects snorkelling and diving visibility.
  • The Mount Sinai climb starts at night and is cold at the top in every season.
  • Dahab is small and walkable. Dive sites and mountains are short drives with pickup.
Sharm El SheikhRed Sea coastMarsa Alam

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  2. Egypt's Natural Wonders — National Parks & Conservation Areas

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Ask us about Dahab.

Tell us whether the stay is diving, kite or a Sinai add-on, and we will confirm what can run.

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