Ras Mohammed National Park

In 1989, Egypt’s first Marine National Park was set up near Ras Mohammed at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. There is a lot of marine life to see below the surface, and the reefs are full of colourful corals and sponges. This makes it one of the best places to go diving and snorkelling.

There may be more than a thousand different kinds of tropical fish in the clean ocean. Barracuda, reef sharks, turtles, and manta rays are some of the strangest animals you might see there. Ibex, gazelle, and many different kinds of birds live on the park’s land.

Birds nest in the peninsula’s narrow canals, which are protected by the mangrove trees that grow there. A visitors’ centre inside the park shows films about the area and has maps of the many color-coded trails that lead to the many beaches.

Even though the park gets tens of thousands of visitors every year, great care is taken to protect the area’s natural beauty by keeping hotels from being built and putting strict limits on how many dive boats can visit the area.