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South Sinai · 5–30 m
A Ras Mohammed wall dive whose porous reef face holds several short, penetrable caves with separate entrances and exits, the first opening around 6m and running roughly 40m through the reef. Beyond the wall the site offers a coral garden sloping from 10 to 18m that ends at a satellite reef, often dived as a gentle drift.
South Sinai · 5–30 m
Moray Garden is a coral-garden dive site in the southern Dahab/Gabr El Bint stretch, named for the moray eels commonly found among its coral heads. It is reached by boat or camel and offers easy reef diving over a sloping plateau.
South Sinai · 6–8 m
The Saddle is the shallow reef notch, around 6-8 m deep, that connects the Blue Hole to the open sea. Divers drifting from the Bells cross the saddle to drop into the Blue Hole, and it is also where snorkelers and many recreational divers enter the hole.
South Sinai · 5–40 m
Far Garden is the northernmost of the three Gardens dive sites reached by boat from Naama Bay. The topography is a sloping coral wall dropping to around 40 m, fronted at the start of the dive by large coral pinnacles draped with gorgonian fan corals and several small caves. The exposed headland acts as a channel for larger pelagics, with occasional manta ray and whale shark sightings.
South Sinai · 5–25 m
A sheltered bay within Ras Mohammed National Park scattered with colourful coral heads across a sandy bottom. The protected setting supports a diverse fish community and makes it a reliable easy dive when the open-water sites are exposed.
South Sinai · 5–40 m
Ras Umm Sid is a headland reef on the Hadaba coast known for a dense column of gorgonian sea fans descending from roughly 14 to 28 m. A wall drops from the surface to about 18 m, forming a plateau that runs out to the drop-off, while a gentle reef slope makes the shallows accessible to beginners. Schools of barracuda and snapper gather at the corner where currents meet, with whale sharks and hammerheads possible in summer.
South Sinai · 5–20 m
Ras Katy is the first dive site reached from the main marina at Sharm el Mina, with boats mooring between the fringing reef and a main pinnacle that rises to the surface. A sheltered sandy area between reef and pinnacles holds many goby-and-shrimp pairs, while a line of pinnacles parallel to the reef plate is covered in soft and hard corals. The shallow, calm conditions make it popular for training and snorkeling.
South Sinai · 5–18 m
Eel Garden, just north of Lighthouse in Dahab, is a shallow sandy slope and seagrass field famous for its colony of garden eels swaying in the current. With a maximum depth around 18 m it is a relaxed, photogenic dive that is only run in calm conditions because the current can pick up.
South Sinai · 15–30 m
A British steam-and-sail cargo ship built in Newcastle in 1873 that struck the reef of Sha'ab Mahmud (Beacon Rock) in 1876 while returning from Bombay; all crew survived. The 80m hull now lies upside down in two sections against the reef wall, with the bow at about 15m and the stern on the seabed near 29m, penetrable through three large openings and heavily encrusted with glassfish and soft coral.
South Sinai · 5–25 m
Dahayla North is a reef dive on the coast north of the Blue Hole, in the stretch leading toward the Ras Abu Galum protectorate. It offers untouched coral gardens and is reached by boat or camel safari.
South Sinai · 5–25 m
Reeks Reef is a coral reef dive on the coast between central Dahab and the Blue Hole, offering a sloping coral garden and reef edge. It is a quieter alternative to the busy main-bay sites.
South Sinai · 5–30 m
Near Garden is the southernmost of the Gardens, just north of Naama Bay. The reef wall descends to around 8-10 m then slopes gently to a drop-off at 18-20 m, with coral pinnacles dotted along the dive. The pinnacles host nudibranchs, shrimps, blennies, Christmas tree worms and banded pipefish, making it a good macro and training site.