The local dive sites range from Ras Nasrani in the North to Ras Katy in the South.

Is the most northerly dive site on the mainland that is dived regularly. There is another site North of this, Ras Gamila, but this can only be dived in very calm conditions.
This site can be done as a drift or a mooring dive, depending on the currents. The location of the mooring is in the area of transition of the topography. To the South of the mooring the site is a wall dive and to the North it flattens out on to a plateau as the site heads around the corner.
This is where the current can get very strong.
If done as a mooring dive it is worth having a look on the plateau either at the start or the end of the dive as there are some large gorgonia fan corals there, but watch the current as you will have to fight it to get back to the boat. So don't go too far.

This is the reef just offshore of the Island of Tiran. This site has more anemones and clown fish than any other area. This site is also famous for being the location where the Cunard liner went aground resulting in a fine by the Egyptian government of about US$ 20 Million. The area that it hit has no coral remaining though the reef is slowly recovering. The dive is now usually conducted south of the impact area.
The dive is done from the southern point of the reef, where often sharks sleep on the plateau, and then drift gently along heading North. There are large table corals and patches of anemones all along the slope.

One of the main features of this dive site is the canyon which starts in an inlet in the shore reef at a depth of around 8m. There is either the main entrance or a little swim through to the canyon. For those that are qualified there is a cave on the right hand side at 18m but lights and line are required as the bottom can get stirred up.
Coming out of the canyon and heading North is a eel garden, which is nice to watch for a while, as long as nobody has gone before and scared them into their holes because then you are just looking at a sand patch.
Coming out of the canyon and heading South is a gentle slope of reef with a upturned hull wreck of one of the dive boats that sank in 1994.

Far Garden, as the name suggests, is the northerly end of the Gardens Bay. It can be dived as a mooring or a drift dive. There is not usually much current at the mooring, but on approaching the end of the bay it is possible to hover there and watch the reef go by.
The mooring is on the slope of the reef in about 18m, which is close to the shore, as the reef drops away quickly. The slope goes down a long way so the first part of the dive is conducted on the slope. It is not until you turn around to return towards the boat when you come up to about 10m does the reef level out.
This site has got to be the most popular site in the area for spotting Manta Rays. For some reason they like the area from Far Gardens to Ras Nasrani. (The most I have counted at once is 9!!)

Is an excellent second dive, it is a large bay with no current and a large shallow area starting at about 7m and flat before sloping down. Apart from one large sand patch and a few smaller ones the whole area is covered in corals.
Due to the size of this site there are many places to moor up on. It is an ideal site to have a relaxing cruise over the reef with a chance to see if anything is cruising by in the blue. As every so often this site can surprise you with a sighting of huge turtles, whale sharks* or mantas.
* The whale shark is a figment of peoples imagination. In 10 years here, I have never seen one!!

Is the dive site nearest to Naama Bay, being about 10 minutes by boat and on the point between Naama Bay and Gardens Bay. Being a headland it probably has an Arabic name of 'Ras' something or other, but being a headland it is prone to have some current and deep water. The current is usually not strong and the dive is normally done as a mooring dive or can be combined as a drift from Middle Garden.
Note: This site is very popular with snorkeling and glass bottom boats. So care is required when diving shallow as the boat skippers do not pay much attention to divers.

This is the area directly in front of the College. We are right on the beach front with our own private beach and access to the reefs. The bay is a gradual sandy slope, making it ideal for training dives as there is plenty of room in the shallows to conduct exercises in standing depth water and the reefs start in about 3m of water and go to about 7m.
The area is roped off with marker buoys to keep the boat traffic out of the area for your safety. This area is used exclusively for training dives:- the first 5 of the Open Water Course; the night and navigation dives of the Advanced Course; the first training sessions of the Rescue Course and the Instructor Course.

This dive site is one of the few sites that can be reached from the shore as well as from the boat. Entry from the shore is in a big U shaped gap in the reef which gives you the opportunity to do a giant stride from the shore reef into over 100m of water ! and then descending in the U shape down to the planned depth before coming out onto the slope of the reef.
From the boat the dive starts from the outside of the U and follows the reef along as a drift dive, not because of any current, just that it is impossible for the boat to moor up on a wall.
Once on the dive it follows a typical topography of the area with a 10m wall leading into a 45º slope with coral heads. From the boat is is possible to reach the dive site of Sodfa with its fan corals and coral garden before finishing the dive.
If dived from shore the U shape makes for easy navigation as it is difficult to miss a vertical wall 15m across.

As the name suggests has a few large broken amphora's half buried at 28m in amongst the coral heads.
These used to contain mercury many years ago and reports have been made of sightings of small amounts left.
This site is not dived very often recently as most dive guides don't know the site and the amphora's are hard to find. Apart from the amphora the reef is a wall to 10m followed by a gentle slope covered in corals.

This site tends to blend in with the dive site named Paradise as both are done as drift dives in the same area. The current in the area is not usually very strong making these sites a pleasant gentle drift along the reef. The reef is a 10m wall leading to a slope of about 45º with coral heads covered in delicate soft fan corals.

This is a main headland of the area, having the lighthouse situated on top of the cliff. The headland in conjunction with the deep water found on the corner means currents are regular here.
This dive is usually done as a mooring dive, so returning to the boat and not getting caught up in the current is important. The boat moors in around 20m of water which is close to the shore reef. The shore reef drops down from the surface around 20m and towards the corner, the bottom of the wall gets deeper, so don't follow the bottom!
On the corner, there is wall of Gorgonia fan corals covering a large area and are the main feature of the site but with the deep water there is also a chance to see pelagic fish life hanging around in the current.
There is also a swim through cavern starting at 6m which comes out on the shore reef at 1m, but I will let you find that for yourself!

This is a group of coral heads in a row coming up from a depth of 12 to 20m if viewed in the right position and using your imagination they look like columns of a temple. On the in shore side there are sandy patches at about 8m with loads of inlets into the shore reefs. The coral heads themselves are about 2m apart allowing you to swim between them and a couple of them have swim through routes.

Is a good combination dive. There is a shallow area which is ideal for sorting out any buoyancy practice and getting the weights right, also useful for doing safety stops. In the shallows there are coral heads coming to within a couple of m of the surface which are full of life as well as sandy patches with eel grass.
A little bit further out the reef drops down on a 45º slope to the depths allowing the divers to follow the reef towards the plateau on the corner. The currents on the corner are not usually strong but any diver going to the corner needs to watch the air supply as it can be quite a swim back at 18m before the reef starts to shallow out.