Shark Reef & Yolanda Reef @Ras Mohammed
Shark Reef, covered in stunning hard and soft corals, is a vertical wall dropping to charted depths of nearly 800m. Yolanda Reef has a wide plateau with a coral garden and masses of pinnacles, each one a cleaning station teeming with fish.
Situated right at the tip of the Sinai this site is world-renowned. Between Jolanda reef and the main reef lies the cargo of the wreck of the Yolanda. A 74m long cargo ship, she was transporting bathroom supplies and a BMW to the port of Aqaba when she struck the reef in 1980. She lay on her side until 1987 when she slid into the abyss, during a heavy storm, leaving her cargo behind for divers to explore today. Currents can be quite strong here, creating a kind of rollercoaster ride around these reefs in one direction or the other, depending on the prevailing current. Most of the year, divers enjoy looking out for scorpionfish, crocodile fish, groupers, turtles, tuna, huge morays and napoleons that frequent this dive site but in the summer, all focus changes to the water away from the reef where schools of fish collect together for mating; Twin spot (Bohar) Snapper, Red Snapper, batfish, unicornfish, barracudas and more which of course sometimes attracts the predators. Silkies, grey reefs, black tips, and even tigers have been seen at this dive site. A world-ranked dive site formed of two little underwater islands, the Shark reef, and the Yolanda reef. Shark Reef, is a vertical wall dropping to 700 meters, covered with fantastic corals. While the Yolanda Reef has a wide plateau with a coral garden and lots of pinnacle corals. Between Yolanda reef and the Ras Mohamed reef lies the remains of the wreck of the Yolanda that is 74m long and was carrying bathroom supplies heading to the Gulf of Aqaba when she crashed in 1980. The presence of strong currents is often at this site. Diverse marine life to watch: scorpionfish, crocodile fish, groupers, turtles, tuna, big morays and napoleon fish, Red Snapper, batfish, unicornfish, barracuda, and more which of course sometimes attracts the predators such as Grey reef or black tip Sharks.
Diving conditions and the best time to dive "Shark Reef & Yolanda Reef @Ras Mohammed".
| Air temperature | Water temperature | Visibility | Current | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25℃ | 23℃ | 25 m | 2 - 3 knots |
| February | 23℃ | 22℃ | 25 m | 0 - 2 knots |
| March | 24℃ | 22℃ | 25 m | 0 - 3 knots |
| April | 26℃ | 23℃ | 25 m | 0 - 3 knots |
| May | 27℃ | 25℃ | 10 - 25 m | 0 - 3 knots |
| June | 28℃ | 25℃ | 25 m | 0 - 4 knots |
| July | 29℃ | 27℃ | 25 m | 0 - 3 knots |
| August | 29℃ | 27℃ | 25 m | 1 - 4 knots |
| September | 31℃ | 28℃ | 25 m | 1 - 4 knots |
| October | 29℃ | 26℃ | 10 - 25 m | 0 - 3 knots |
| November | 28℃ | 26℃ | 25 m | 0 - 4 knots |
| December | 26℃ | 25℃ | 25 m | 2 knots |
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56 diver reviews Write review
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 29m. Dive duration 48min.
Below average
Very little to see or enjoy
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 21m. Dive duration 41min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 28m. Dive duration 36min.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 27m. Dive duration 55min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 32m. Dive duration 57min.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 23m. Dive duration 37min.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 27m. Dive duration 52min. Saw Squid.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 19m. Dive duration 38min.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 26m. Dive duration 48min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 32m. Dive duration 54min.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 28m. Dive duration 58min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 17m. Dive duration 37min.
Below average
Very little to see or enjoy
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 27m. Dive duration 25min.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 28m. Dive duration 57min.
Below average
Very little to see or enjoy
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 13m. Dive duration 50min.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 17m. Dive duration 46min.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 28m. Dive duration 64min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 20m. Dive duration 47min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 18m. Dive duration 49min. Saw Snapper.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 21m. Dive duration 52min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 20m. Dive duration 53min. Saw Fishes, Corals, Triggerfish.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 23m. Dive duration 56min.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 25m. Dive duration 33min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 44m. Dive duration 33min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 20m. Dive duration 39min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 17m. Dive duration 42min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 28m. Dive duration 39min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 15m. Dive duration 39min.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 20m. Dive duration 49min.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 22m. Dive duration 55min.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 20m. Dive duration 54min. Saw Shark.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 26m. Dive duration 56min.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 19m. Dive duration 43min.
Below average
Very little to see or enjoy
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 19m. Dive duration 41min. Saw Fishes, Shark, Turtle.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 25m. Dive duration 49min. Saw Shark.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 23m. Dive duration 41min.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 24m. Dive duration 54min.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 19m. Dive duration 33min. Saw Shark, Corals.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 7m. Dive duration 20min.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 22m. Dive duration 56min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 22m. Dive duration 40min. Saw Barracuda.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 27m. Dive duration 49min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 21m. Dive duration 44min.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 17m. Dive duration 44min. Saw Fishes, Shark, Stingray, Barracuda, Octopus, Pufferfish.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 20m. Dive duration 56min.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 31m. Dive duration 60min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 27m. Dive duration 41min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 21m. Dive duration 41min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 19m. Dive duration 44min.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 21m. Dive duration 47min.