The Sinai peninsula offers some of the world’s most famous dive sites. Nearly all are suitable for technical diving, and some sites are especially interesting for long and deep dives.
The three main areas described below contain these tech dive highlights. All are accessible by daily dive boat from Sharm el Sheikh.
Ras Mohamed Diving Area
The Ras Mohammed area separates the Gulf of Aqaba from the Gulf of Suez. Currents transport food for large schools of reef and pelagic fish. Steep walls and drop offs are ideal for tech training and guided technical dives.
From June to September you can expect to decompress in the company of schooling snappers, batfish and jackfish.
Ras Mohamed Technical Dive Area Dive Sites
Straits of Tiran Diving Area
Straits of Tiran Technical Dive Area Dive Sites
Sharm el Sheikh Diving Area
Sharm El Sheikh’s ‘local sites’ stretch from Ras Katy in the south, to Ras Nasrani in the north. Ideal for all levels of diver and snorkeller, these sites offer varied marine life and underwater landscape, including coral walls, sandy plateaux, canyons and drop offs.