RAS UMM SID
Egypte
Ras Umm Sid is a peninsula with a high lighthouse, at the entrance of the Straits of Tiran. You start your dive at a large, massive coral block, inhabited by a colony Anthians. Then descend slowly to a depth of 25 meters. Along the way you will see many large and small reef fish, including the famous gorgonians. Then continue your dive to a depth of approximately 14 meters. You now reached a plateau with beautiful pinnacles, packed with hundreds of reef fish.
Particulars
On the way back stay at a depth of 5 to 6 meters. You can then explore the various canyons. Particularly the small caves with colonies of glass fish are nice.
RAS UMM SID Features
- Nicknames
- Ras Umm Sid
- Address
- Sharm el Sheikh, Zuid-Sinai
- Parking
- At charter
- Distance
- 15 min.
- Suitable for
- Beginners to instructors
- Permit
- N.v.t.
- Access
- By boat from Sharm el Sheikh
- Facilities
- Boat dive facilities
- Water
- Salt
- Tide
- N.v.t.
- Kind of dive
- Boat dive
- Current
- Medium, strong
- Visibility
- 10 - 30 m.
- Average visibility
- 15 m.
- Depth
- 30 m.
- Bottom
- zand en koraal
- Life
- Hard and soft coral
- Other recreation
- None
- Emergency
- 123