Snorkelling at Ras Mohammed National Park by road

What better spot for a morning of snorkelling than Ras Mohammed National Park, one of the worlds most extraordinary settings, with a dramatically arid peninsula to the south of the Sinai, rising to gloriously rich coral reefs.

Ras Mohammed park marks the transition of the shallow Gulf of Suez , to the deep intercontinental Gulf of Aqaba, a small portion of the Grift Valley that stretches deep into Africa.

What’s at Ras Mohammed
Here the salty water of the Gulf of Suez meets the much less salty water of the deeper Gulf of Aqaba, creating an ideal environment for over a thousand species of tropical fish aswell as more than 170 species of corals and a huge number of sponges and gorgonians.

Although not massive in size, Ras Mohammed national park contains an astounding variety of wildlife, including gazelles of the northern desert above the shoreline and brilliant orange coral reefs below it.

The boundaries of Ras Mohammed extend far out into the surrounding waters, and even the most casual of visitors is struck by how much of the park is dominated by the sea. Even the dry land area of the park seems a part of the marine world: in the north, large dunes are interspersed with outcroppings of Miocene limestone in which are embedded an astonishing wealth and variety of marine fossils. In fact, the dramatic promontory that marks the Sinai’s southernmost tip belongs in part to the sea, as it is in fact an enormous, fossilised coral reef, left high and dry tens of thousands of years ago.

For many visitors, Ras Mohammed’s most stunning scenery is found underwater, in the broad, terraced coral reefs that encircle the peninsula. Fire corals and brilliant sea fans abound here, and among these lush reef corals roams a truly magnificent array of both reef and pelagic fish–over a thousand species in all.

Snorkelling Excursion to Ras Mohammed from Sharm El Sheikh
We will pick you up from your hotel after breakfast and drive approximately half an hour in a comfortable, air conditioned vehicle. On arrival to Ras Mohammed we’ll hit the water to snorkel in the astoundingly beautiful Aqaba Golf as well as the Suez golf where you will get a chance to see the Mangroves, and the amazing lake.

After snorkelling in the most beautiful areas of the park for the morning we’ll finish the tour with some rest and enjoy soft drinks amongst one of the most dramatic views in Egypt. After a fantastic morning of snorkelling in one of Egypt’s most popular sites, we’ll head bac to your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh.