Shore Diving

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Shore dives are ideal if you do not want to spent the whole day on the boat or if you only have a morning or an afternoon to go diving.
Shore dives also offer a wider variety of dive-sites. Some of the places we use for shore diving are not done by boat.
Sinai Scuba offers shore dives every day of the week to different places.

 

Sharm el Sheikh

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The biggest and most important city of the Red Sea, Sharm el Sheikh, lies at the southern flank of the Peninsula, where the two gulfs of Aqaba and Suez meet with the Red Sea.
If you travel to Sharm el Sheikh or you want to visit the Sinai Peninsula, make sure to take your dive certification with you if you are a qualified diver and expect your Scuba Diving travel to be an adventure rather than a holiday or learn scuba diving in this warm water with easy access to the sea by boat or shore .

If you are in Sharm El Sheikh you can make shore dives. A shore dive is ideal for the diver with limited time who may not wish to spend a whole day out on the boat.  One or two dives can be enjoyed in a morning or an afternoon.

There are some great dive sites accessible by land in Sharm el Sheikh










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Ras Mohamed

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The Sinai Scuba Diving Center organizes half day or full day diving trips to the Ras Mohamed national park by car. The National Park Ras Mohamed lies where the Gulf of Suez meets the Gulf of Aqaba at Sinai's southern extremity.

Declared in 1983 with an area of 97 km², it has since grown to an area of 480 km² and includes marine and terrestrial areas at the Ras Mohamed Peninsula and the island of Tiran, and all shorelines between the main Sharm el Sheikh Harbor and the southern boundary of the Nabq protected area. The park is notable of its sharply defined raised fossil coral platforms 15.000 till 2 million years old. The more resent fossil reefs show similar species and structures as present today.
The arid desert terrain of sand dunes, gravel plains, fossilized corals and granite mountains is home to a number of rare mammal species: Dorcas gazelle, Nubian ibex and red fox. Easier to spot are the resident birds like terns, herons, gulls and ospreys. Thousands of white storks pass through Ras Mohammed each year, heading south during September/October and back north during April/May. The park has about 85 species of flora, including mangroves.

As well as visiting the amazing dive sites, we will also visit the Mangroves, the hidden lake, the salt lake and the crack and we will climb up to the cliff of Sharks Observatory to have a nice overview of the whole Ras Mohamed peninsula.


 

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Nabq

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Located 25 km north of Sharm El Sheikh, Nabq is a region of contrasts. From the high mountains in the North, to rolling dune systems of the South, to the rich coral environment where the desert meets the sea, Nabq provides varied and in some cases unique landscapes and habitats. The park covers a massive area of 600 km². The marine life of Nabq is particularly rich, from the reefs which stretch the entire length of the coast with their diverse coral communities and large fish populations, to the well developed sea grass beds, in particular, in front of the visitor center and the shrimp farm. The coral reefs are probably some of the best on offer in the Red Sea, with an abundance of smaller marine life. The coastline of Nabq, as well as exhibiting a well developed coral reef system, is fringed by 4.8 km of mangrove forest. This mangrove which is composed of just one species of tree, Avicennia marina, is very fragile. In addition, being the most northerly in the Red Sea / Indian Ocean system, it is worthy of protection. Mangrove forests play an important role in shoreline protection and are vital as fish breeding and nursery areas. They also support a large resident bird population, as well as providing a rest stop for migratory birds.

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Dahab

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Dahab is a Bedouin settlement approximately one hour drive north along the coast from Sharm el Sheikh. The palm-fringed town is famous for its laid-back atmosphere. It also offers dive sites which are completely different from those in the Sharm el Sheikh area.

A day-trip from Sharm offers an easy way to dive at Dahab's most famous sites, the Canyon and the Blue Hole. Both are shore dives with a very unusual topography. It is also possible on the way back to visit a Bedouin settlement, where you can get an idea about their way of life and share a nice cup of tea with them.

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Night Dive

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The Sinai Scuba Diving center offers night dives from the shore any day of the week when we have a minimum of 4 participants.

In the night all the crawling creatures come out from their hiding places inside the reef, such as sea stars, feather stars, sea cucumbers, nudibranches, shells and shrimps. You may be followed by Lion fish, see moray eels feeding, find an octopus or a cuttlefish and see all the small shrimps that come out in the night. If you are one of the lucky ones you may even spot a Spanish dancer.







 

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