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The
dive sites range from the
Straits of Tiran in the
North,
Ras Mohammed in the South
and Shaab Ali and the
Thistlegorm wreck in the
Gulf of Suez.
First day diving will be on two local sites between
Ras Nasrani and
Ras Katy.
These sites have no currents and
slight reef slopes and are much better to acclimatize to
the area than the extremes of the area, which have a potential
for strong currents and very deep water.
The whole mainland area is of uplifted
coral; all sites are close to shore as the coral starts
at the waters edge. This means the shore reef extends 10-30m
out at about 1m depth.
The reef then drops vertically creating
the typical walls of the area. These drop offs range from
10-800m. Care needs to be taken in crossing the reef if
diving by shore and control of depth is needed during the
dive. With very deep water the possibility of strong currents
is present. These can occur at any headland called "Ras"
in Arabic,
Ras Mohammed
being a very good example of this.
The narrowing of the Gulf of Aquaba
at the site of Tiran Island creates a funnel effect and
is prone to strong currents caused by tidal action.
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Dive Sites
