Overview
A marine and desert national park at the southern tip of Sinai, protecting some of the Red Sea's finest coral reefs.
Egypt's first national park, at the tip of Sinai, with reef walls dropping into deep blue.


A marine and desert national park at the southern tip of Sinai, protecting some of the Red Sea's finest coral reefs.
Reef walls that fall away into deep water within swimming distance of the shore, which is why it is regularly ranked among the world's top dive sites.
Ras Mohammed was designated Egypt's first national park in 1983 to protect its reefs from unmanaged tourism and fishing. The park also covers mangrove, salt marsh and desert habitats on the headland itself.
Year round for diving; the water is warmest from June to October and mildest for walking from October to April.
About 20 km from Sharm El Sheikh by road, or reached by boat on a diving or snorkelling day trip.
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