The Alternatives

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.

Anemone City is located right next to Shark Reef, and is a beautiful coral garden right before the drop-off. Suitable for all levels of divers, from beginners to experienced. Also a beautiful place for snorkelers!

This is the most famous dive site around Sharm el Sheikh and is suitable for every level of diver as there are many possibilities to dive on these reefs. Shark Reef, Yolanda Reef, and Satellite Reef make up the 3 pinnacles here. On Yolanda Reef you can find toilets and a mast laying around from the sunken Yolanda wreck.

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.

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.

The site is not aptly named as it is not noted for its shark sightings, however, it is a fantastic dive. Beneath the towering cliffs that continue below the surface to disappear into the deep abyss, the wall is covered with soft coral.

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.

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.

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

Beacon rock is located approximately 7miles west of the Ras Mohammed National Park. A large coral outcrop that fringes the Southern tip of a large lagoon of Sha’ab Mahmoud. On the Southern most tip of this fringing reef is a metal Beacon giving the site its name. This site is home to the wreck of the Dunraven.