RAS UMM SID
Description:
- Ras Umm Sid is possibly one of the most exciting Sharm el Sheikh local dive sites. It’s a site which has a bit of everything including mixed topography, the potential of pelagic sightings and fast currents. If there is very little current it can be dived as a mooring dive, but be careful that the current doesn’t pick up on the corner making it difficult to return to the exit point whether that is the boat or shore. Preferably it is dived as a semi-drift or drift dive. The dive starts with a steep wall which has a beautiful set of Gorgonian fan corals, it then transforms into a huge plateau. The current tends to whip divers around the corner and occasionally can push them out over the plateau. It is on the plateau that divers can often spot large pelagic species cruising by.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Location: 27o 50.832/ N - 34o 18.833/ E
- Dive Types: Beach, Drift, Reef, Wall
- Entry Boat, Shore
- Common Sightings Napoleon fish, Eagle ray
TEMPLE Dive Site
Description:
- Temple dive site is in the southern area of Sharm el Sheikh local dive sites. It is a nice easy dive with interesting topography which can keep you exploring for ages. The sight as it names suggests is made up of several massive coral blocks which rise up from the sea bed to within meters of the surface. The main block is surrounded by smaller pinnacles making it look like an ancient underwater temple. The dive is usually done as a mooring dive, so the trick is to get your navigation correct, not to miss the main attraction and return to your boat – which is easier said than done.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Location: 27o 50.832/ N - 34o 18.833/ E
- Dive Types: Reef
TOWER
Description:
- Tower is one of the Sharm el Sheikh local dive sites which offers stunning topography with a dramatic U-Shaped vertical wall formation. This site is normally dived as a drift dive in a southerly direction towards Naama Bay, but can also be dived as a shore dive. Drop in on the wall and swim towards the U-shaped cutting. Just before the entry to this open cutting , there is a pinnacle rising up like a ‘tower’ hence the dive sites name. After exploring the vertical canyon and admiring the amazing light the dive continues along the gently reef slope and can finish on the plateau of the site named Sodfa which has a collection of delicate fan corals
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Location: 27o 52.948/ N - 34o 19.539/ E
- Dive Types: Cave, Drift, Reef, Wall
NEAR GARDEN
Description:
- Out of all of the Sharm el Sheikh local sites Near Garden is the closest to our jetty – making it ideal for divers to join our dive boat at midday for the afternoon dive. It is located on the southern headland of Middle Garden or the northern headland of Naama Bay. This dive can be done as a mooring dive but is more popular with divers as a semi –drift dive. Divers normally enter where there are several pinnacles making a ridge down the sharp coral slope. You can then head north along the steep reef until it starts to flatten out as you enter Middle Garden. If the dive is planned as a semi-drift you can spend the last minutes of the dive exploring the fringing reef which has lots of small inlets.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Location: 27o 54.878/ N - 34o 21.143/ E
- Dive Types: Drift, Reef
MIDDLE GARDEN
Description:
- Middle Garden is a large sheltered bay. The site is very protected from the weather making it an ideal site for the first holiday dive or for Discover SCUBA diving dives. The fringing reef drops down between 2-3 meters to a large sandy area. This gently sloping sand area is dotted with small coral heads and is a great space to spot bottom-dwellers like the blue spotted sting ray. The main reef runs the length of the bay and gently slopes down into the blue, it is cut by several sandy ‘roads’ which make navigation easy. Middle Garden is an ideal site to have a relaxing dive over the reef with a chance to see if anything is cruising by in the blue. Once in a while Sharm el Sheikh local sites like Middle Garden can surprise you with a sighting of huge turtles, whale sharks or mantas.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Location: 27o 54.878/ N - 34o 21.143/ E
- Dive Types: Drift, Reef
FAR GARDEN
Description:
- Far Garden dive site is the northern headland to the Middle Garden site. It can be dived as either a mooring, semi-drift or drift dive although the current is normally very light. The topography is mainly a sloping wall but at the beginning of the dive there are quite a few large coral pinnacles with some Gorgonian Fan corals. Don’t forget to look out into the blue on this dive, as Far Garden is one of the Sharm el Sheikh local sites which Manta Rays like to frequent.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Location: 27o 54.924/ N - 34o 21.531/ E
- Dive Types: Drift, Reef
SHARK’S BAY
Description:
- DIVER LEVEL 1 Our house reef gently slopes down in a series of ledges that makes it an that site for training dives. It is also a great site for photographers wanting to see the abundant marine life. Whale sharks and mantas visit this bay in the springtime; hence, where the name came from. Eagle rays, giant moray and Napoleon are very common here.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Location: 27o 57.074/ N- 37o 23.097/ E
- Dive Types: Beach, Reef
WHITE KNIGHT
Description:
- White Knight is a dive site located in a wide bay in Sharm El Sheikh. It consists of a canyon that extends from 10 to 35 meters/32-115 feet and houses large groupers. There’s also a garden eel at 10 meters. The walls of the canyon are covered with hard coral and present small passages leading to the main reef. The slopes are filled with triggerfish and also Manta rays have been spotted in the bay. On the reef you find small pinnacles that are home to anemones with Clown Fish, as well as Nudibranchs and Pipe Fish.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Location: 27o 57.627/ N- 34o 23.888/ E
- Dive Types: Beach, Reef
RAS BOB
Description:
- Ras Bob offers swim throughs and narrow caves. A wall descends from the surface to about 16m, encrusted with corals. The swim throughs and caves are hidden in this wall. There is a Table Coral which houses a school of Glass Fish. Sloping down from the wall is a sandy area with a vast eel garden. Ras Bob site was named as a tribute to an underwater camera-man, Bob Johnson, who worked in the area for many years. It is sheltered from the waves and wind and usually has weak currents.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Location: 27o 57.791/ N- 34o 24.665/ E
- Dive Types: Beach, Reef
RAS NASRANI
Description:
- One of the most northern Sharm el Sheikh local sites is Ras Nasrani. It is a popular site as it has a varied topography and can be dived as a drift, semi-drift or mooring dive. Just around the headland is the most northern site of Ras Gamila, but this exposed site can only be dived in very calm conditions. Generally the site is dived in a northerly direction but this is subject to currents. The fringing reef plate is peppered with large sandy bays and then the reef forms into an extended plateau with a dense coral covering. The plateau is a good place to see passing pelagic fish and the large Gorgonian fan corals which grow perpendicular to the current.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Location: 27o 57.809/ N- 34o 24.938/ E
- Dive Types: Cave, Drift, Reef, Wall
RAS GHAMILA
Description:
- Ras Ghamila is a long plateau covered with table corals and soft corals. This is one of the most beautiful dives in Sharm El Sheikh. This dive is usually done as an optional third dive after two morning dives in the Straits of Tiran. Under the table corals divers may see Crocodile Fish, Blue Spotted Sting Rays and Groupers hiding. Strong currents are often present, making drift dives in this area very exciting! At the corner of the dive site schools of black Snappers are quite common. Expect to see Cornet Fish stalking their prey by hiding behind larger fish.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Location: 27o 58.342/ N- 34o 25.684/ E
- Dive Types: Beach, Reef
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