Afira

Afira: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Afira

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Afira — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 27.86545, 34.29050. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Afira

• Sahaba Mosque · dargah · South Sinai · ~1 km · Must-see
• Pyramisa Beach Resort Sharm El Sheikh · attraction · South Sinai · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dunraven · attraction · South Sinai · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tiran Island · river spot · Tabuk Province · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sanafir Island · river spot · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sindalah Marina · dargah · ~59 km · Must-see
• Abu Nuhas · beach · Red Sea · ~60 km · Must-see
• Geziret Shadwan · river spot · Red Sea · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sherm al Moiya · beach · South Sinai · ~1 km
• Ras Muhammad National Park · sanctuary · South Sinai · ~2 km
• Sayyidat As-Salam Church · church · South Sinai · ~3 km
• Sharm El sheikh Port · attraction · South Sinai · ~3 km
• Heavenly Cathedral · church · South Sinai · ~3 km
• Al-Mostafa Mosque · dargah · South Sinai · ~4 km
• Ras Umm Sid · attraction · South Sinai · ~4 km
• jabal safrat alat · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~6 km
• Naama Bay · beach · South Sinai · ~8 km
• Garden Bay · beach · South Sinai · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Afira

Other forts & heritage near Afira

• Mueleh Fortress · fort · Tabuk Province · ~148 km · Must-see
• Peace Monument · fort · South Sinai · ~16 km
• SS Thistlegorm · fort · South Sinai · ~46 km
• Ras Raya Fort · fort · South Sinai · ~88 km
• Gebel el-Zeit · fort · Red Sea · ~98 km
• El Tor, Egypt · fort · South Sinai · ~98 km
• Deir Al Arbain · fort · South Sinai · ~101 km
• Abu Sha'ar · fort · Red Sea · ~102 km
• Dayr Umm Duhays · fort · Red Sea · ~102 km
• Blue Hole Memorial · fort · South Sinai · ~103 km

All forts & heritage in Egypt

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