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Marsa Alam, Fury Shoals & the Deep SouthAdvancedisland

Mukawwa Island

Also known as Mikauwa Island; Mikawwa; Sernaka; Jazirat Mukawwa; Makawa

Large island off Ras Banas with fringing reef

No detailed dive map yet

A close-up reef map of Mukawwa Island will appear here when available.

Large island off Ras Banas with fringing reef. The usual first or last stop on Foul Bay itineraries. Depth 30–50 m; liveaboard only. dive-the-world records the wreck of the 'Il Kamash', an old fishing boat, lying at 30-50 m off the island. Red Sea Protectorates / Marsa Alam–Wadi el Gemal marine park area; Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) Red Sea Protectorates, with HEPCA involvement in mooring and site management.

Highlights

  • Large island off Ras Banas with fringing reef
  • the usual first or last stop on Foul Bay itineraries

Marine life

  • schooling fish
  • reef fish

Good to know

Protected status
Red Sea Protectorates / Marsa Alam–Wadi el Gemal marine park area; Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) Red Sea Protectorates, with HEPCA involvement in mooring and site management.
Fees
Red Sea marine park / environmental fees have been levied intermittently; HEPCA records that as of January 2011 'no fees collection at all except the entrance fees to Samadai reef'. Day-boat operators commonly bundle a marine-park charge into the trip price.
Wreck
dive-the-world records the wreck of the 'Il Kamash', an old fishing boat, lying at 30-50 m off the island.

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