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Diving Ras Mohammed

Ras Mohammed is effectively the tip of the Sinai peninsular, dividing the Red Sea into the Gulf of Suez at the Straits of Gubal, and the Gulf of Aqaba at the Straits of Tiran. The currents around this area can be strong, so to get the full benefits of diving in Ras Mohammed you need an Advanced diving license.

Ras Mohammed alone has 218 species of hard and soft coral and more than 1,000 fish species. Ras Mohammed was the first established national park in Egypt , covering 97 square kilometres. This was extended 5 years later in 1988 to cover 480 square kilometres. 76% of this protected area is water. Scroll down for dive sites and red sea liveaboards in Ras Mohammed.

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Liveaboards Ras Mohammed

Red Sea Liveaboards Our red sea liveaboards leave frequently from Sharm el Sheikh. They travel around the south or the north of the red sea visiting many places you could not dream of visiting if staying on land. We believe a liveaboard is the best way to dive ras mohammed and the red sea. You will be in the water before anyone else! Click here for more

Dive Sites in Ras Mohammed

Shark Observatory , Shark Reef , and Yolanda Reef are the most famous sites in Ras Mohammed.

Shark and Yolanda Reefs are two twin mounts in a sandy sea bed that extends for hundreds of meters (thousands of feet) below the surface. They are both joint at the base. The site is separated from the coast by a shallow channel some hundred meters wide. shark Reef starts at about 26 meters below the surface and resembles a submerged mountain peak. The eastern end of the site is a sheer vertical wall that extends to the sea bed downwards. It is the same wall that extends all the way up to Ras Atãr further North. The other side facing the west, the saddle, is much shallower and constitutes part of the plateau that surrounds Yolanda Reef.

Every possible fish species is found here. Hammerheads, gray tipped, white tipped, and all the other open sea fish, including barracudas and gigantic tuna can be found east of the vertical Eastern Wall. There also seems to be a permanent school of Snappers hovering there at all times. A strange phenomena encountered is how some schools of these pelagic and open sea fish tend to encompass divers. Either they have been over-visited or the currents cause them to do so. There are literally thousands of Jackfish, Batfish, and all kinds of sting rays on the densely coralled saddle amongst the massive population of the other typical reef fish. The scorpion fish is readily available here although it is quite a rare sight elsewhere.

Coral growth here is relatively good with sparse growth on the wall but quite dense on the saddle. As is the case in neighboring Anemone city , there are plenty of anemones here with the usual clownfish crowd. Here is a good place to see the giant moray eels. Visibility is good averaging 20m (65ft) for the whole site. This might decrease somewhat if the thermal spring in the site is active.

This site is named after a freighter that was wrecked here on the reef in 1980, the Yolanda . Together with Shark Reef this site comprises what is known by most people as the Ras Mohamed Diving Site. Simply put, it is the best diving site in the whole world.

All kinds of fish congregate around this site, especially in the summer months when the currents bring the richest nutrients. Here you will no doubt see many barracuda, the largest Napoleons, trunk fish, and snappers. On the reef itself there are thousands of different reef fish of which the gigantic moray eels, blue spotted and black spotted sting rays are the more significant. Sharks of all the typical species are quite frequently seen here as well, although not as much as was a few years ago. Large schools of jackfish and the occasional gang of dolphins are also often present here.

Currents are very strong here and can be potentially very dangerous if you are not with an experienced guide that knows them well. They are strongest east of the site where the vertical ones can really cause havoc. There are some ropes at a depth of 15 meters for this purpose.Visibility is good and averages at 20m for the whole site.


Acknowledgements must go to Ahlan at Rasmohammed.com nature reserve. Click here for more info.

Dive Trips to Ras Mohammed

Scuba Diving Lessons in Ras Mohammed

Completing your Advanced diver course on our dive trips to Ras Mohammed national park is a pretty special way to get qualified to 30 metres. Our scuba diving lessons are great fun, and Ras Mohammed national park contains some of the most diverse sea life in the world. Click for more...

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