1.
Jackson Reef
(28°00.450'N, 34°28.350 E)
Most northerly of the reefs of Tiran, superb wall diving along
its entire perimeter, with sights of sharks, turtles and other
big fish.
2. Thomas
Reef
Between Gorden and Woodhouse reefs, smaller round reef with
walls plunging deep fully covered with soft coral, gorgonias and
colourful fixed life.
3. Ras
Nasrani (9km north of Naama Bay)
The south side of the cape is formed by big hard coral blocks on
the shallows, after dropping to greater depths with caves and
overhangs along the wall.
4. White
Knight
The most seaward of the gardens, is therefore a more colourful
fringing reef and more frequently visited by pelagics. Glassfish
caves.
5. Far
Garden (just north of Naama Bay)
The most seaward of the gardens, is therefore a more colourful
fringing reef and more frequently visited by pelagics. Glassfish
caves.
6. Pinky's
Wall
Drift dive along the fringing reef, a slope from where richly
covered coral heads emerge before becoming a shear bottomless
wall.
7.
Paradise
Northern side of Ras Umm Sidds wall, fully decorated coral heads
rise from a gentle slope, housing schools of glassfish against a
colourful background.
8.
Ras Umm Sidd
(27°50.950' N, 34°18.600' E)
The south side of the cape offers a superb gorgonian forest,
before getting to the surface of the plateau bursting with life
and with the possibility of spotting big fish at the corner.
9.
Temple
The most seaward of the gardens, is therefore a more colourful
fringing reef and more frequently visited by pelagics. Glassfish
caves.
10.
Ras Ghazlani
Most northern dive of Ras Mohammed National Park, it is the
southern entrance to the bay of Marsa Bareika. Steep wall with
caves and overhangs, becomes a gentler slope around the corner,
scattered with colourful coral heads.
11.
Ras Za'atar
Most northern dive of Ras Mohammed National Park, it is the
southern entrance to the bay of Marsa Bareika. Steep wall with
caves and overhangs, becomes a gentler slope around the corner,
scattered with colourful coral heads.
12.
Jackfish Alley
Most northern dive of Ras Mohammed National Park, it is the
southern entrance to the bay of Marsa Bareika. Steep wall with
caves and overhangs, becomes a gentler slope around the corner,
scattered with colourful coral heads.
13.
Shark Observatory
(27°44.000' N, 34°16.000' E)
Southern end of Sinai Peninsula, the towering cliffs continue
beneath thhe surface to fade into the deep blue. Smoothed wall
with numerous gullies and canyons dessed with soft corals. Jacks
and Turtles.
14.
Shark & Jolanda Reefs
(27°43.150' N, 34°15.590' E
Mythic site in one of the most strategic spots in all of the Red
Sea, the two small pinnacles are joined by a shear wall dropping
to the deep blue covered in soft corals. Large schools of fish
gather in often strong currents with large pelagics approaching
to feed on them. Small remains of the 'Jolanda' wreck present
with scattered cargo of heaped bath tubs and toilets.
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