As we head
south from the straits, we
reach the beginning of the
local dive sites, so called
due to their closeness to
the resort of Na'ama Bay in
Sharm El Sheikh, the main
resort of the South Sinai.
Thanks to short sailing
times we can offer local
dives as a half-day
excursion as well. Ras
Nasrani is a wall dive and
coral life is in abundance,
particularly on the corner
where currents are stronger.
Ras Bob and White Knights
have shallow sandy areas and gentle
sloping walls. Beautiful coral heads
and a breathtaking canyon are the
main features of these 2 dives.
Proceeding towards Na'ama Bay we
find Shark Bay, and The Gardens, the
first sites that were dived from
Na'ama Bay. The Gardens are a great
training area. The Middle Garden,
thanks to shelter from currents, has
the largest sandy shallow plateau
and the Near and Far Gardens taper
off to slowly deepening walls.
Wonderful gorgonians and pinnacles
awash with sweeper and glassfish
adorn these two sites.
Leaving The Gardens, passing Na'ama
Bay and heading further south, we
come to a number of sites, the most
popular being Tower, Ras Um Sid,
Temple and Ras Katy. Tower has a
spectacular canyon descending to
over 120 meters. The wall dive of
Ras Umm Sid is always abundant with
reef fish life. Temple, situated on
a sloping sandy bay, is so named
after the pillars resembling a
temple. Around the corner, Ras Katy
has a sandy plateau with a gentle
drop off ideal for training. This is
the last local site.Read More
Ras Mohamed ( National Park )
Now we head
to the southernmost point of
the Sinai to one of the most
famous diving areas in the
world, Ras Mohammed, well
known for its sheer walls
and huge schools of fish.
The first sites are Ras
Ghozlany and Ras Za'atr,
situated on either side of
the bay of Marsa Bareika.
Both are gentle sloping
walls, and make very
relaxing drift dives.
Jackfish Alley has a sandy
"road" where sharks are often seen
resting, and exciting swim through
as well. Shark Observatory is an
excellent wall dive and Anemone
City, as its name implies, is
covered with heaps of different
colored anemones.
We come now to the
most popular dive sites, Shark and
Yolanda Reefs. They are two
spectacular adjoining coral
pinnacles, with the most amazing
deep drop offs full of circling
schools of varied fish life. Shark
Reef is quite literally a
breathtaking dive and should rank
highly on anyone's list of
"must-see" dive sites. Yolanda has
the remains of a shipwreck, from
which it takes its name, spread
across its sandy plateau.Read More
Straits of Tiran
Starting from
the North on the Eastern
side of the Sinai
Peninsula lie the
Straits of Tiran, one of the
most famous diving areas in
the Red Sea. Situated in the
middle of the straits are
four coral reefs, Gordon,
Thomas, Woodhouse and
Jackson named after 19th
century British
cartographers. Enjoy
exciting drift dives, drop
offs, amazing coral and
friendly sharks for the
lucky at these dive sites.
The beautiful lagoon next to
Tiran island is a popular
destination for lunch and
snorkeling.
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