Explore Ras Mohammed

Ras Mohammed is a well known marine national park, and it is well known because of the truly breathtaking diving opportunities. Ras Mohammed is located approximately 12 kilometres offshore from Sharm El Sheikh in the south of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. This is an officially protected area since 1983 and that is part of the reason why it is in such pristine condition; harbouring over 200 species of corals and over 1000 species of fish, it really is the best of the best of what the Red Sea offers. Some of the highlights include jaw dropping reefs, a slope covered in over 1000 Anemones, pelagic species gliding past in the blue and… toilets!

Top Dive Sites Map

★★★★★ Shark & Yolanda Reef

The most famous site in Ras Mohammed. There are many ways to dive the site so there is something for everyone here. Shark Reef, Yolanda Reef, and Satellite Reef make up the 3 pinnacles. On Yolanda Reef you can find toilets and a mast laying around from the sunken Yolanda wreck.

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★★★★☆ Ras Ghozlani

One of the most beautiful dive sites in the area. Having been closed to divers for many years due to the turtle nesting beach close by, this site has an extraordinary array of beautiful table corals, glassfish covered pinnacles, and an overall stunning landscape.

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★★★★☆ Ras Fanar

This site is in the Ras Muhammad area, reachable in one and half hours by daily boats to the south of Sharm El Sheikh. This is a drift dive between two columns of reefs flushed by a strong current most of the time.

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★★★★☆ Shark Observatory

This site is suitable for advanced divers. You can access this site by boat or you can get to it by swimming through a hole in the reef to access it from the shore. This dive is home to a beautiful wall covered with soft corals and many shelters. Currents can sometimes be a bit tricky here.

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★★★★☆ Jackfish Alley

A comparatively shallow site that is good for a second or third dive, Jackfish Alley has two enormous caves filled with shoaling glassfish. Depth: 6m to 20m. Rating: intermediate. Access: boat.

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★★★★☆ Ras Za`atar

Most northern dive of Ras Mohamed National Park, this site is the southern entrance to the bay of Mersa Bareika. This is where the steep wall of Ras Mohamed, with caves and overhangs, meets the gentle slope of the bay of Marsa Bareika

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★★★★☆ Marsa Baryka

This dive site sits in the bay of Mersa Bareika and is scattered with colorful coral heads that stretch all around the area and flourish with high and low tide, giving a diverse array of marine life.

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★★★★★ Anemone City

With daily boats from Travco marina and only a 35 minute ride, Anemone City is full of colorful hard and soft corals. The dive starts at 1m depth and slopes to a max depth of 65m. This dive is for more experience divers were mild to strong currents can be experienced.

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★★★★☆ The Alternatives

This is a very interesting dive site, different pinnacles are lined up over a drop-off. The first of these pinnacles is called “Stingray Station.“ This dive is suitable for every level of diver and also snorkelers.

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★★★★☆ Eel Garden

Eel Garden lays between a wall and a canyon. This sandy slope is suitable for divers of any level. There is even an entrance from the shore, starting from a small cave right on top of the sandy slope.

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★★★★☆ Ras Burg

Ras Burg is a stunning wall drift dive. The namesake of the site comes from a huge rock formation that sits out of the water that indicates the entry point of the site. Point of interest here is a huge cavern underwater, that is located to the left of the Burg.

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Diving Ras Mohammed

There are shallow reefs to explore here, there are steep coral walls to drift dive past and there are tec diving opportunities here.

One of the top tec diving spots here is at Shark Observatory as there is an impressive wall which descends down to 90 metres, and has something to see all the way down. All dives are done from boats, either from a liveaboard trip or on day trip boats coming from dive centres and dive resorts from Sharm El Sheikh and surrounding areas. It is not a popular spot for diving courses, but that’s for the best, as divers don’t want to be distracted by their course and miss the beautiful scenery.

The best Months to dive at Ras Mohammed

The Red Sea is accessible throughout the year in pleasant conditions. The water temperature in this area doesn’t drop down past 20 degrees Celsius and in the summer can reach up to 30 degrees Celsius. The visibility in this region ranges between 10 and 30 metres and on the spectacular days can go beyond 50 metres. There may be windier days in the winter months, but very rarely are the dive sites inaccessible. The summer months, May and September are the best months to spot sharks.

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