Which beaches or hotels in Sharm el-Sheikh have easy shallow water entry to snorkel the reef?

At the hotel referred to in the discussion as “PR,” a traveller found an attractive living reef to the left of the pontoon, with no strong currents and calm swimming conditions. The reef on the right was also praised, with sightings of a turtle, morays, eagle rays and barracudas.

From the hotel referred to as “ROB,” a traveller recommends swimming toward El Fanar for a more attractive reef. They reported that a current just beyond the pier was almost always present and made it difficult to swim farther.

In Naama Bay, you can swim or walk toward the middle of the bay in the direction of Novotel, where there are some corals and fish, including Napoleon wrasse, morays and rays. The sea can be accessed from any beach, but sunbeds and umbrellas belong to the hotels.

Pyramisa is reported to have a sandy beach and free snorkeling, with enough to see in the water for both adults and children.

Albatros Aqua Blu and Albatros Aqua Park use a bay beach with a gently sloping sandy entry; they are not beachfront hotels. There is a live reef to the left of their beach for snorkeling.

From Naama Bay, El Fanar/Del Mara and Sindbad/Zaza beaches can be reached by minibus; the travel distance is roughly similar in either direction, and both areas are said to have good reefs.

Confident, strong swimmers can swim left from Naama Bay towards the Mövenpick hotel beach, where there is a decent reef wall. This is for capable long-distance swimmers rather than an easy shore entry.

For pontoon access near Ghazala, Maritim beach is recommended: Ghazala’s pontoon is used for boats rather than swimming.

Hotels in Naama Bay generally have the easiest fully sandy sea entry, but usually no house reef. For coral and fish snorkeling, people recommend taking a separate boat trip.

Novotel was recommended as a hotel with an easy water entry and good snorkeling with plenty to see underwater near the hotel.

A Sunrise hotel was recommended as having a short shallow strip about 2–3 meters from shore at high tide, suitable even for very small children, while snorkelers can use the pier steps and reach fish almost immediately.

Fairuz hotel has a 'turtle beach' to the left of the main beach where turtles (one large with remoras, two smaller) can be watched daily in chest-deep water — you can stand right next to them.

White Beach (new hotel on the Mamsha promenade) has very shallow water with a long walk to any depth, no reef, and virtually no fish to see — not suitable for snorkelling.

Sphinx beach is the spot chosen specifically for reef viewing, while the neighbouring King beach is more commonly used for general swimming.

Maritim beach has a small reef right by the shore to the right — reachable on foot from neighbouring hotels for snorkelling.

Dana hotel has an exceptional reef with far more fish than elsewhere. However, the pontoon is about 900 m long, low tide is almost constant so shore entry is not possible, and you need to swim from the pontoon over the corals — small waves and occasional injuries are reported. For casual swimming, the neighbouring Albatros beach is easier, though Dana guests are not allowed on their pontoon.

A wild beach on the eastern shore (reached via the Albatros beach edge, along the waterline and rocks) has fish and corals immediately upon entry. There is almost nowhere to sit and access is difficult, but the reef starts right at the water's edge.

Farsha beach has a sandy shore entry with shallow water where stingrays live — one was observed for quite a while. The reef is also described as beautiful.

El Fanar beach has pontoon-only entry; swimming left is prohibited due to current. Swimming right is interesting for snorkelling. A paid dive there was considered a waste of money — nothing notable on the bottom.

Xanadu hotel beach is ideal for children: fish can be seen in waist-deep water right from shore, while adults also have enough depth and marine life to enjoy.