Jaz Fanara sits within the Nabq Protectorate, a protected coastal area north of Sharm El Sheikh's main resort strip — and the setting is the reason to choose it. Where most Sharm resorts face onto shared, busier beaches, Fanara fronts a stretch of reef within the protectorate, with the consequence that the coral here is among the healthiest of any hotel house reef on the Sinai coast.
An Eco-Award, Earned
The resort holds Green Key and Travelife certifications, and the environmental practice is visible rather than nominal: a no-anchor policy on the house reef, a resident marine biologist who runs reef education sessions, and a desalination plant that supplies the resort's water. For guests who care about the gap between 'eco' as marketing and 'eco' as practice, Fanara is one of the few Red Sea all-inclusives where the gap is small.
The All-Inclusive, Modestly Defined
The all-inclusive here is generous but not maximalist: three restaurants (a buffet and two à la carte — Egyptian and Italian), local and selected imported drinks, and a programme of activities centred on the reef. The food is consistently good rather than ambitious, and the wine list is shorter than the Rixos or Sunrise offerings — but the price is correspondingly lower, and the value, given the reef, is among the best on the Red Sea.
Most Red Sea all-inclusives sell the sea. Fanara sells what lives in it.
The House Reef
The house reef is the resort's defining asset. Accessed directly from the beach — no pontoon needed — it drops to 20 metres within a short swim, and the coral is in genuine condition, with parrotfish, lionfish, and the occasional turtle. The resort's dive centre, run by a long-established local operator, offers instruction for beginners and guided dives for the certified.
Why It Matters
Jaz Fanara is the Red Sea all-inclusive for the guest whose priority is the reef rather than the restaurant count. It is smaller, quieter, and more genuinely eco-conscious than the headline resorts, and the house reef justifies the journey on its own. For snorkellers and divers who want an all-inclusive that takes its marine environment seriously, it is the Sharm choice — and a reminder that the best value in the Red Sea is not always at the highest price.
Jaz Fanara Resort is one of seven resorts in our Sharm El Sheikh Collection — seven properties, seven philosophies, one coastline, curated by editorial reason rather than price tier.
