Sharm El Sheikh St-Tropez from the dive sites in Egypt:

Dive Sites Sharm El Sheikh

Sharm El Sheikh which gave the Red Sea an international reputation as one of the world's most extraordinary diving destinations in the Red Sea, Egypt.  Imagine yourself in one of the most beautiful and famous deep-sea diving paradises in the world.  Your dreams of crystal clear water, magnificent corals, exotic under water flora and rare tropical fish all come true when you visit Sharm El Sheikh famous dive sites.

Ras Katy :

Near Ras Umm Sidd, popular for open water dives and lovely shallow dives.  Maximum dept 15 metres.

 

Ras Umm Sidd:

The south side of the headland offers a super gorgonian forest on the drop off.  Full with life of reef fish.  The possibility of spotting a whale shark or manta exists.  

Middle Garden & Near Garden:

Middle Garden is located east of Naama Bay and the Near Garden.  Like Near  Garden it has a gentle slope which falls away to 20-25 meter and is a combination of sand and colourful coral formations and outcrops.  There are a number of large yellow waver coral (which looks like a giant lettuce) as well as rasberry coral and cone coral. Near Garden is located northeast of Naama Bay.  Current is rarely a consideration here and this makes it ideal for night dives.

Ras Ghazlani:

The reef drops from the shallow bays to a wall down to 60 metres with many caves and overhangs.  The best diving is around the big coral heads in the shallow areas.  A good for Spanish dancers and coneshells.

Tiran Island -Jackson Reef:

Most northerly of the reefs of Tiran.  The wreck of " The Lara" lies at the northern end.  There is a great wall with a hugh deversity of different corals and sponges.  Sharks, turtles and other big fish are not uncommon.

Tiran Island -Thomas Reef:

Between Gordon and Woodhouse Reefs.  If your air comsumption is good and the current are kind you can dive the whole reef.  At 35 metres there is a canyon.  The east wall with dramatically great depths has a mass of brightly coloured soft corals.  The west wall is darker with overhangs and caves.

Ras Mohammed - Jackfish Alley:

For most of the people one of the favorite dive sites from Sharm.  Going in a cave at 5 metres depths and coming out at 9 metres while look up at the sunlight is very exceptional.  Going deeper we will find a lot of glassfish, barracuda, tuna and all the usual Red Sea suspects.

Ras Mohammed - Shark Reef Jolanda:

This is a reef-, drift- and wreck dive from a vertical wall with a drop off down to 300 metres.  The dive starts in Shark Reef and continues with the current until reaching the cargo of the Jolanda.  A lot of schools of fish and other sea life including the stone fish and scorpion fish.

Dunraven:

Dunraven was a British steamship with a length of 78 metres.  The Dunraven sank and lies in two sections next to each other, both of which are penetrable, but there is not always an entire route through.  The large brass propeller lies to the north end of the wreck and the reef to the west.  The engine can be found in the northern section of the wreck.  The sealife is interesting here, Napoleon fish are common as well as the lion fish and flathead scorpion fish.  

Thistlegorm:

The Thistlegorm was discovered in 1956 by Jacques Cousteau and is probably the most famous wreck in the world.  It sank in 1941 when it was hit by a German bomb that blew a hole in the port side, igniting tank ammunition that was in the hold.  The explosion ripped the roof of the ship backwards.  The stern section of the wreck lies almost horizontal to the sea bed; the remainder of the wreck is nearly upright.  Insides the wreckage, tyres, tanks, motorbikes, Bedford trucks, waders and wellington boots can be seen.  Penetration is possible around the bridge and blast area.  The large prop is still in position and the guns on the stern are in excellent condition.