Ras Muhammad, at the very southern tip of Sinai where the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba meet, is Egypt's first and most important marine national park, and for many divers it is the single best reason to come to Sharm. Underwater, sheer coral walls plunge hundreds of metres into deep blue, and the current-swept points draw in big pelagic life: barracuda, jacks, tuna, huge schools of snapper, reef sharks, and turtles, over some of the densest hard and soft coral in the Red Sea. The legendary sites are Shark Reef and Yolanda Reef, usually dived together on one drift, the latter scattered with the cargo (famously including a load of toilets and bathtubs) of a wrecked freighter. Above water it is stark desert meeting mangrove and turquoise lagoon, with a few shore-snorkelling spots and the clifftop Shark Observatory viewpoint. Snorkellers can enjoy the shallower reefs, but the wall dives are the real headline. Entry is ticketed as a protected area.
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