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Ras Mohamed National Park, Sharm El Sheikh
Where the Red Sea meets the Gulf of Aqaba, the most legendary marine park in Egypt.
Boat trip8hUp to 35 guestsPay on arrival OK
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€55€40
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Wall reefs, not sandbars
Snorkeling in Sharm El Sheikh
Sharm El Sheikh is the reef destination of the three. The snorkeling here happens over walls that start a couple of metres below the surface and drop away into deep blue, inside protected areas where the coral has been left alone for decades. It is scenery rather than beach.
- Confident swimmers who want dramatic coral, not sand
- Anyone who has already done the island day elsewhere
Quick answer
Quick answer: Ras Mohamed for the single most famous reef wall in Egypt, Tiran for four reefs in one day, and Blue Hole Dahab if you are happy to trade a ten hour day for a change of scenery on land as well as in the water.
Best if you want
- Confident swimmers who want dramatic coral, not sand
- Anyone who has already done the island day elsewhere
- Photographers after wall scenery and big schools
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- White Island is guide context inside Ras Mohamed trips, not a separate bookable product on this site.
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Tiran Island Snorkeling, Sharm El Sheikh
Four legendary reefs, Jackson, Woodhouse, Thomas and Gordon, packed with marine life.
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Blue Hole & Dahab Day Trip, Sharm El Sheikh
The legendary Blue Hole, Bedouin lunch in Assalah and free time in Dahab village.
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Ras Mohamed, Tiran or Dahab
Ras Mohamed is a national park at the tip of the peninsula, and Shark Reef with the Yolanda wreck cargo scattered on the bottom is the picture most people have of Egyptian snorkeling. Tiran splits the day across reefs named Jackson, Thomas, Woodhouse and Gordon in the strait between Sinai and Saudi Arabia. Blue Hole Dahab is a road trip as much as a snorkel, with a mountain drive and a village at the end.
Why vests are not optional on the walls
The Tiran and Ras Mohamed reefs are wall snorkels. The shelf sits a few metres down and then the bottom simply is not there any more, dropping to thirty or sixty metres. There is nothing to stand on and current runs in the strait, so buoyancy vests are mandatory on these boats even for strong swimmers, and the crew will not make an exception.
Related guides
Snorkeling Ras Mohamed: a guide to Egypt's most famous reef
Vertical coral walls dropping into deep blue, schools of jacks and barracuda, and turtles cruising past. Here's how to do a Ras Mohamed day right.
Tiran Island: snorkeling the four reefs of the Strait of Tiran
Jackson, Thomas, Woodhouse and Gordon. Four reef heads in a single day, each with a different character. The calmer cousin of Ras Mohamed.
Blue Hole Dahab: snorkeling the world's most famous sinkhole
A perfect circle of deep navy water punched into the reef. Notorious for technical divers, but for snorkelers it's a calm shallow lagoon ringed with coral.
Questions before you book
Is Sharm better than Hurghada for snorkeling?
Better coral, yes. Better day out, it depends who is with you. Sharm's reefs are more dramatic and better protected, but they are deep-water walls with no beach attached. Hurghada gives you sand to stand on and a shallow lagoon, which matters a lot if anyone in the group is a nervous swimmer or a small child.
Are dolphins, turtles, or dugongs guaranteed?
Wildlife sightings are possible in known areas, but nature is never guaranteed.
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