Ras Mohammed National Park
Egypt · Sinai, Red SeaNear Ras Mohammed
The park occupies the tip of Sinai, where the Gulf of Suez meets the Gulf of Aqaba. That confluence generates constant water movement and one of the greatest concentrations of biomass in the Red Sea. The flagship dive is Shark Reef - Yolanda: two coral pinnacles rising from the depths to almost the surface, joined by a sand saddle at 10-15 m, and an outer wall dropping several hundred metres. It is dived as a drift starting at Shark Reef.
Depth
5–40 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
30 m
Water temperature
26 °C
Current
Moderate to strong
Access
Boat
Best time
March-May, Sep-Nov
Recommended certification
Drift Diver
Approx. price
60 USD / dive
Plan your dive
- Best time
- March-May, Sep-Nov
- Approx. price
- 60 USD / dive
Protection status
Parque Nacional de Ras Mohammed (~480 km²)
Did you know
El nombre de Yolanda Reef viene de un carguero hundido en 1980 que transportaba material sanitario. El barco se deslizó hacia profundidades inaccesibles, pero la carga quedó varada hacia los 20 m: hay inodoros, bañeras y lavabos de cerámica esparcidos por el fondo, y es tradición fotografiarse sentado en uno de ellos.
Sources consulted: PADI; Dive The World; traveltodive.com; Sea Dancer Dive Center; zesea.com
Location
See on the interactive map1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.
48 species documented in Ras Mohammed National Park
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
EndangeredNapoleón
Cheilinus undulatus
Pez piedra
Synanceia verrucosa
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Critically EndangeredAlmeja gigante
Tridacna gigas
Anguila jardinera moteada
Heteroconger hassi
Anguila serpiente de bandas
Myrichthys colubrinus
Anémona alfombra gigante
Stichodactyla gigantea
Anémona disco
Discosoma nummiforme
Anémona magnífica
Heteractis magnifica
Babosa de mar española (Spanish dancer)
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Ecosystem
Nearby parks
What is there to see on land, near this site?
Ras Mohammed
10 km away
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