© Bernd J. (#4714358)
Marsa Umm Gerifat South
★★★★☆
(24,438)
Snorkelers and divers can enter the park via the jetty/zodiac, speedboat, or beach. The entrance is very easy because you enter the water from a staircase. This site is a slowly sloping reef with many plateaus and up to 40m depth. There is a beautiful canyon at 6 - 18m. Training platforms at 2,3,5 and 9m.
Turtles, whitetip reef shark, Napoleon, lionfish, moray eels, ghost flute fish, whale shark, manta ray, clownfish, stonefish, barracuda, titanium triggerfish, scorpionfish, dolphins.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
1.6k Sightings
J
34
F
36
M
71
A
98
M
100
J
158
J
185
A
206
S
234
O
248
N
207
D
63
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
1.5k Sightings
J
39
F
50
M
93
A
135
M
127
J
172
J
151
A
150
S
142
O
147
N
186
D
74
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
407 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
22
A
52
M
25
J
31
J
27
A
32
S
71
O
77
N
53
D
17
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
381 Sightings
J
0
F
16
M
15
A
41
M
29
J
40
J
44
A
54
S
52
O
41
N
31
D
18
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
376 Sightings
J
0
F
18
M
24
A
16
M
21
J
41
J
35
A
33
S
58
O
65
N
52
D
13
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
282 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
16
A
22
M
13
J
15
J
28
A
30
S
33
O
51
N
42
D
32
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
190 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
15
A
15
M
21
J
31
J
21
A
32
S
24
O
18
N
13
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
2.6k Sightings
J
74
F
79
M
154
A
216
M
185
J
180
J
261
A
298
S
350
O
400
N
292
D
109
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
1.8k Sightings
J
43
F
46
M
90
A
152
M
126
J
115
J
155
A
224
S
250
O
308
N
207
D
80
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
1.7k Sightings
J
46
F
48
M
107
A
185
M
119
J
158
J
164
A
193
S
173
O
240
N
194
D
84
