Is the sandbar to the small island near Sharm El Sheikh resorts always walkable, and is there a lagoon for swimming there?
Based on 2 discussions with 3 participants · Last activity: 26 days ago
TL;DR
The sandbar to the island is often flooded (ankle-to-knee deep), so water shoes are a must; there's no real swimming lagoon — just small carved-out tide pools that fill only at high tide.
What the community said
Visiting last season in August, there was no dedicated swimming lagoon on the Island/Village grounds — just small rock-cut tide pools you can sit in, and only when the tide is in.
30 days ago Island & Village area
Whether the island is dry or flooded has nothing to do with which tour operator you booked with — it's pure luck. Even on dry days, expect the island to be crowded.
37 days ago
Recently the sandbar has been underwater almost every day — yesterday there was no dry stretch at all. You can still cross it, wading ankle-to-knee deep in places, but water shoes are essential.
47 days ago water shoes required