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Ras Za'atar

Also known as Ras Zaatar; Ras Za'ater; رأس زعتر

Steep wall with vertical undulations forming chimney-like structures, caves and overhangs, meeting a gentle slope

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Steep wall with vertical undulations forming chimney-like structures, caves and overhangs, meeting a gentle slope. A chimney at about 15 m holds cleaning stations. Day boat. Inside Ras Mohammed National Park: declared 1983 by the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, 480 km2 (135 km2 land, 345 km2 sea).

Highlights

  • Steep wall with vertical undulations forming chimney-like structures, caves and overhangs, meeting a gentle slope
  • a chimney at about 15 m holds cleaning stations.

Marine life

  • glass sweeper
  • longnose hawkfish
  • black coral
  • anthias
  • damselfish
  • Malabar grouper
  • lionfish
  • Sohal surgeonfish
  • blue triggerfish
  • tuna
  • barracuda
  • jack
  • eagle ray
  • black-tip reef shark

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 Ras Za'atar and the reefs around it.

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