In Ras Mohamed National Park

Located in the Ras Mohammed National Park, the Ras Ghozlani diving site was off-limits for a long time, and even today, it is seldom visited by divers; the result of which is an amazing richness of marine life and greatly preserved and prolific corals.
The reef wall at Ras Ghozlani drops steeply to a 15 metres depth, after which it gently slopes deeper. Due to the strong currents, divers usually drift dive along the wall.
The site is home to almost all possible species of coral and reef fish, additionally to groupers, Napoleon fish, pufferfish, and eagle rays.
The Ras Ghozlani diving site, as are almost all Ras Mohammed diving sites, is also suitable for snorkelling.

Depth: 16-40 m
Visibility: 10-30 m

Whales Sharks and Big Pelagic

Also called the Ras Mohammed Wall, the Sharks Observatory hold its name after the  sharks that used to be seen from this promontory before the arrival of mass tourism to Sharm el-Sheikh. Although it is usually accessed by boat, the site can also be reached from shore, but there are no shore exits once you find yourself after the cliff. The currents tend to be pretty strong in the area. That is why the steep wall falling to a depth of more than 90 metres is usually explored through a drift dive.
Although the sharks have moved from this busy spot to a quieter area, you might still get the chance to spot a few types of sharks, including whale sharks. Big pelagic such as jacks, trevallies and barracudas are also regular visitors of the site.

Wrecks and Amazing Marine Life

Diving the Shark and Yolanda Reefs and exploring the Anemone City are undoubtedly one of the most exciting and hardest experiences for a diver. Usually, after being dropped off by the boat, the Anemone City is visited first, an amazing site teeming with anemones and clownfish. Next you will move to Shark and Yolanda. These are in fact 2 pinnacles originating from a single pinnacle which rises almost vertically from a depth of 800 metres. The second erg has been named after the Cyprian freighter which hit the reef in 1980; its cargo still lies on the western side of the reef. Divers usually perform a drift dive from Shark’s reef to the Yolanda wreck; the sea floor is littered with toilet bowls and sinks, remnants of the Yolanda cargo.
The site is teeming with varied fish species including hammerheads, reef sharks, barracudas and huge tunas, in addition to smaller species such as jackfish, batfish and many kinds of stingrays. You’ll also find amazing corals.

Egypt’s Most Famous Diving Sites

Egypt’s first protected area is a world-famous area with several top diving locations. The area of Ras Mohammed is a cape formed by ancient corals; you can see those emerging on the surface of the sea. It is indisputably one of the most beautiful places in South Sinai.

Due to currents carrying out of the Gulf of Aqaba, the underwater inhabitants of the area are simply exceptional and a lot of fish come here from the open seas in search of food and shelter: you’ll observe an unperceived abundance of hard and soft corals, as well as big schools of tunas, barracudas, jack fish and even sharks.

Only to name a few, Shark and Yolanda reefs are “the” Red Sea dive. Strong currents bringing in a wide variety of fishes made the spot one of the most perfect sites for underwater photography.

Agiba Beach

Visit one of the most beautiful virgin beaches  in the world, the pride of Marsa el-Sharif. Roughly 40 metre long, the clean sand and cool waters of the beach are snuggled between cliffs. Climb up one of the cliffs for an astonishing view of the impossible blue greens of the Mediterranean contrasted with the light shades of the shore, or follow the narrow path leading to the beach for a revitalizing swim in the cool waters of the Mediterranean. Atop one of the high cliffs, there is a small cafe where you can enjoy a refreshing drink.

The Shore of Love in Marsa Matrouh

The Largest of Marsa Matrouh Beaches, Gharam Beach, meaning “The Shore of Love” in Arabic, is only 17  kilometres away from town. This paradisiacal location is a perfect romantic beach getaway. Come feel the calm waves caressing the fine and soft sand. Do not fight the temptation of sinking your toes into it and diving into the infinite blue. And although “Gharam” is more secluded than most of the Egyptian White med beaches, rest assured, you will still find places nearby to buy refreshments or any other beach-related products you might need. So relax, lie down on the sand and soak up the Mediterranean sun at “The Shore of Love”.

The Desert Fox Getaway

Story has it that this is where the German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, aka “the desert fox” used to go for his daily swim during World War II. Located a few metres west of Rommel’s Museum, where once stood Rommel’s headquarters, hidden in a cave, the beach is beautiful and offers amazing views of the natural lagoons of Marsa Matrouh. The beach is public and so it has been attracting great numbers of locals and Egyptian tourists visiting the North Coast.

A Tribute to an Andalusian Sheikh in Alexandria

Abu Al-abbas Al-Mursi is Alexandria’s largest mosque; with a cream coloured façade, four great domes, arabesque designs and a high minaret, the mosque is a beautiful sight.

Built in 1775 to commemorate the life of an Andalusian Sheikh that was buried on the site, it is one of the most visited mosques on the White med coast.

While visiting this amazing sanctuary, do not forget to have a long and thorough look at the colonnade of elongated arches, the eight monolithic granite columns and the beautiful marble floor.

Bastion of Islam

When in Cairo, it is basically impossible to miss the Salah El-Din Citadel , one of the world’s greatest monuments to medieval warfare. Resembling a typical early medieval fortress, with large imposing gateways, towers and high defending walls, the Citadel is one of Cairo’s main attractions and probably the most popular non-pharaonic monument in the Egyptian capital.

The prominent fortress houses three mosques – of which the impressive Mohamed Ali Mosque– a carriage museum, a military museum, and a garden museum, just to name a few, and they are all worth a visit.
You are even allowed the run of the fortifications and it is worth a try: the views are spectacular from this height.

The citadel is also home to the impressive Gawhara Palace (the Jewel Palace), named after Gawhara Hanem, Mohamed Ali’s last wife. Built in 1814, it housed the ruler’s administration and was used as a personal residence by the Egyptian leader. Beautiful gold inscriptions adorn the walls of this majestic Ottoman-influenced palace. One of its most eccentric components is the Watch Hall, where the shape of a watch has been used to decorate the walls.

The Alabaster Mosque

Visiting Cairo, you will easily locate the Mohamed Ali Mosque, due to its prominent features: its dome rises up to 52 metres high and two east side minarets reach not less than 84 meters. While wandering around the mosque, you will soon discover why it also holds the name of the “Alabaster Mosque.” Its interior and exterior walls are amazingly coated with alabaster to the height of 11 metres. The Mohammed Ali Mosque crowns the Citadel of Salah el-Din in Cairo. It was built between 1830 and 1848 by the architect Yousef Bushnak and upon Mohamed Ali Pasha’s request.