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Yolanda Reef

Also known as Jolanda Reef; Iolanda Reef; شعب اليولاندا

Densely coralled saddle between Shark Reef and the Yolanda's cargo field

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Densely coralled saddle between Shark Reef and the Yolanda's cargo field. Huge schools of jackfish and batfish. Depth 5–40 m; day boat; moderate to strong current; visibility 10-40 m. Inside Ras Mohammed National Park: declared 1983 by the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, 480 km2 (135 km2 land, 345 km2 sea).

Highlights

  • Densely coralled saddle between Shark Reef and the Yolanda's cargo field
  • huge schools of jackfish and batfish.

Marine life

  • jackfish
  • batfish
  • blue-spotted stingray
  • giant moray
  • lyretail hogfish
  • scorpionfish
  • Napoleon wrasse

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 Yolanda Reef and the reefs around it.

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