With its combination of the weather, the wonderful beaches and the general safety of the area, the Sinai really is a great place to bring up children.

With its recent boom of long term foreign residents a couple of schools have opened their doors to children of every nationality to provide a truly multi-cultural education.

First established was St Joseph's International School, located in Hadaba in Bank Street and this year saw the opening of the newly established Sharm British School at Domina Resort in Coral Bay which follows the UK National Curriculum.

Other schools in the area include: Ecole Francaise de Charm el Cheikh, and Sharm Language School.