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Eel Garden (Ras Mohammed)

Also known as بستان سمك الأنقليس

Gently sloping sandy plateau with a V-shaped stream of sand issuing from a small cave

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Gently sloping sandy plateau with a V-shaped stream of sand issuing from a small cave. A colony of garden eels occupies the middle of the sand. Lies between Jackfish Alley to the north and Shark Observatory to the south. Depth 12–18 m; day boat; well sheltered from current, but exposed to prevailing wind and swell current. Inside Ras Mohammed National Park: declared 1983 by the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, 480 km2 (135 km2 land, 345 km2 sea).

Highlights

  • Gently sloping sandy plateau with a V-shaped stream of sand issuing from a small cave
  • a colony of garden eels occupies the middle of the sand. Lies between Jackfish Alley to the north and Shark Observatory to the south.

Marine life

  • garden eel

Good to know

Protected status
Inside Ras Mohammed National Park: declared 1983 by the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, 480 km2 (135 km2 land, 345 km2 sea).
Fees
Ras Mohammed National Park entry fee; Emperor Divers quotes EUR 5 per diver per day for park sites (marine-park fees quoted at EUR 5-7/day).

Dive centres in Sharm el-Sheikh

Centres that run Eel Garden (Ras Mohammed) and the reefs around it.

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