The coast of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has always been a threshold of ultimate contrast: stark desert above, and the most colourful of coral gardens below. Security concerns brought a fall in visitor numbers in recent years, but direct flights from the UK are now resuming for the first time since 2015, on TUI and easyJet. Sharm El Sheikh is returning to its role as the Sinai’s main resort town, with PADI-approved scuba courses for anyone keen to explore the world not hinted at above the waves.
travel.padi.com/d/sharm-el-sheikh;
gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice