Sharm el Sheikh
Egypt · Red Sea
Sharm el Sheikh anchors the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula and has earned its place as one of the world's great dive destinations. Ras Mohammed National Park protects some of the most spectacular coral architecture in the Red Sea, and the WWII wreck of the SS Thistlegorm is widely regarded as the finest dive wreck on the planet. Expect schooling barracuda, resident sharks, and coral walls draped in soft corals of every color imaginable. The infrastructure here is world class, making it an ideal hub for liveaboard departures into the wider Red Sea.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is fairly quiet.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
21 species across the dive sites here
Klunzinger'S Wrasse
Seen 20 days ago
at Ras Um Sid
Least concern
Indian Bullethead Parrotfish
Seen 22 days ago
at Ras Um Sid
Least concern
Sohal Surgeonfish
Seen 24 days ago
at Ras Um Sid
Least concern
Common Hoopoe
Seen 1 month ago
at Ras Um Sid
Least concern
Bluespotted Fantail Ray
Seen 2 months ago
at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed
Least concern
Bluefin Trevally
Seen 2 months ago
at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed
Least concern
Lyretail Anthias
Seen 2 months ago
at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed
Least concern
Red Sea Anemonefish
Seen 2 months ago
at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed
Least concern
House Crow
Seen 2 months ago
at SS Thistlegorm Wreck
Least concern
Red Sea Coral Grouper
Seen 6 months ago
at Ras Um Sid
Least concern
Giant Barracuda
Seen 6 months ago
at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed
Least concern
Desert Horned Viper
Seen Jul 2024
at SS Thistlegorm Wreck
Least concern
Egyptian Spiny–Tailed Lizard
Seen Jul 2024
at SS Thistlegorm Wreck
Vulnerable
Whitetip Reef Shark
Seen Jul 2024
at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed
Vulnerable
Batfish
Seen year round
at SS Thistlegorm Wreck
Least concern
Giant Moray Eel
Seen year round
at SS Thistlegorm Wreck
Least concern
Lionfish
Seen year round
at SS Thistlegorm Wreck
Least concern
Steephead Parrotfish
Seen year round
at Ras Um Sid
Least concern
Wire Coral
Seen year round
at Ras Um Sid
Yellowfin Goatfish
Seen year round
at SS Thistlegorm Wreck
Least concern
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed
Critically endangered
