Coral garden at a local dive site off Sharm El Sheikh

Since 1995 · Sharm El Sheikh · PADI 5★

The Local Dive Sites

Easy diving right off the Sharm coast — coral gardens and gentle walls with no long boat rides. Perfect for beginners, training and relaxed fun dives.

🌊 5–30 m🐠 All levels🚤 Shore & short boat

5–30 m

Depth range

All levels

Level

15–30 m

Visibility

Shore / boat

Access

Right on our doorstep

Easy, beautiful, close to shore

Sharm El Sheikh’s local dive sites sit just off the coast, offering easy access and superb diving without long boat rides. They’re ideal for beginners, refresher and training dives, and relaxed fun dives — gentle slopes and coral gardens, with the occasional wall and drift when the current runs.

The dive sites

Ras Nasrani

5–30 m

Wall · Drift · Coral garden · Reef plateau

Near the entrance to the Strait of Tiran, with easy entry and excellent conditions for drift diving when the current runs. Colourful reef plateaus with hard and soft corals, gorgonian fans and table corals.

Ras Nasrani dive map — 🗺️ Dive map — Ras Nasrani

Marine life you might see

AnthiasButterflyfishTriggerfishMoray eelsOctopusBluespotted stingraysTurtlesNapoleon wrasseFusiliers

Ras Bob

5–25 m

Coral garden · Slope · Reef plateau · Drift

North of Naama Bay and perfect for beginners, snorkellers and photographers. The dive starts on a sandy slope with coral heads leading to a deeper coral garden of dense soft and hard corals and large coral domes.

Ras Bob dive map — 🗺️ Dive map — Ras Bob

Marine life you might see

Bluespotted stingraysOctopusLionfishScorpionfishClownfishParrotfishSergeant majorsTurtles

The Temple

5–20 m

Reef plateau · Coral pinnacles · Training · Easy

One of the most accessible and popular local sites, named for three large coral pinnacles rising like temple columns. A shallow, gently sloping reef with plenty of light and excellent visibility — a favourite for training.

The Temple dive map — 🗺️ Dive map — The Temple

Marine life you might see

Masked butterflyfishAngelfishBluespotted stingraysCleaner shrimpMoray eelsScorpionfishOctopusTurtles

Ras Umm Sid

5–30 m

Wall · Drift · Coral garden · Reef plateau

At the southern Sharm headland — one of the most vibrant local sites, famous for its spectacular coral wall and schooling fish. A sloping coral plateau drops into a steep wall covered in soft corals and gorgonians.

Ras Umm Sid dive map — 🗺️ Dive map — Ras Umm Sid

Marine life you might see

LionfishButterflyfishWrassesMoray eelsPufferfishNapoleon wrasseGiant trevalliesReef sharks

Paradise

5–25 m

Reef · Coral garden · Slope · Drift

Just north of Ras Umm Sid, a gently sloping reef with calm conditions and lush coral gardens of brilliant soft and hard coral cover.

Paradise dive map — 🗺️ Dive map — Paradise

Marine life you might see

Bluespotted stingraysGoatfishParrotfishSurgeonfishAngelfishGlassfishScorpionfishEagle rays

Local Garden

5–30 m

Fringing reef · Coral garden · Slope · Training & fun

The northernmost of the Gardens trio, just off Naama Bay — easy conditions, rich marine life and a short boat ride. A sloping reef starts around 5 metres and descends gently to 30.