Jackfish Alley
Ras Mohammed drift with sunlit swim-throughs at 5 and 15 m, then an alley of jackfish and whitetip reef sharks.
- Advanced
- Cavern
- Whitetip reef sharks
Open Water≤18 m
Far Garden
Dive site in Sharm El Sheikh & Ras Mohammed, Egypt
Beginner-rated reef wall north of Naama Bay where whale sharks, mantas and even the odd hammerhead have been seen.
- Max depth
- 30 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Sep–Nov
- Current
- Moderate
The dive
A reef and wall dive. Known for whale sharks, manta rays and hammerhead sharks.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: circledivers.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef, Wall, Drift
- Current
- Moderate
- Estimated
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Whale sharks
- Manta rays
- Hammerhead sharks
- Octopus
- Napoleon wrasse
- Jellyfish
Season in Sharm El Sheikh & Ras Mohammed
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Sep–Nov.
Source: circledivers.comWhere is Sharm El Sheikh & Ras Mohammed?
The point shows the Sharm El Sheikh & Ras Mohammed area, not the exact dive site.
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SS Thistlegorm
WWII supply ship bombed on 6 October 1941; holds still carry Bedford trucks and Norton and BSA motorcycles.
- Advanced
- Wreck
- Turtles
SS Dunraven
Upturned steamer launched in 1872 that sank in 1876, lying from 15 m at the bow to 29 m at the stern.
- Advanced
- Wreck
- Moray eels
Ras Katy
Sharm pinnacles where red tooth triggers and Red Sea bannerfish gather over the reef.
- Open Water
- Pinnacle
Macro
down to 28 m
Sharks Bay
Shore-entry training site: a coral plateau from 5 m to a ~20 m drop-off with glassfish pinnacles, Napoleon wrasse and eagle rays.
- Advanced
- Eagle rays
Pinnacle
down to 30 m
Fiddle Garden
A sandy slope to an 18 m drop-off with glassfish pinnacles at 10-16 m and amphora fragments in about 6 m of water.
- Open Water
- Barracuda
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
Photo credits
- Jackfish Alley dive site, Ras Mohammed, Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- SS Thistlegorm dive site, Northern Red Sea Wrecks, Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dunraven Wreck dive site, Sharm El Sheikh / Gulf of Suez, W.Strickling, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Giant moray in the coral at Ras Katy, Sharm El Sheikh, Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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