The conditions in 8 Tiran / Straits of Tiran divesites you can expect to be - average depth from 27m to 62m, water temperature 20℃ to 30℃, air temperature 21℃ to 38℃, expected current 1 to 4 knots.
These Tiran / Straits of Tiran dive sites are reef, drift, wall, nightdive, wreck, shipwreck.
In these divesites you will be able to encounter and see Fishes, Corals, Lionfish, Grouper, Tuna, Turtle, Animals, Molluscs, Ray, Angelfish, Butterflyfish, Clam, Barracuda, Eagle Ray, Parrotfish, Shark, Triggerfish, Pufferfish, Dolphin, Wrasse, Clownfish (Anemonefish), Pipefish, Nudibranch, Seahorse, Dog Tooth tuna (White tuna), Porcupinefish, Lizardfish.
Dive at Straits of Tiran, Tiran , Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt:
reef, drift, wall, nightdive, wreck, shipwreck.
See at Straits of Tiran, Tiran , Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt:Fishes, Corals, Lionfish, Grouper, Tuna, Turtle, Animals, Molluscs, Ray, Angelfish, Butterflyfish, Clam, Barracuda, Eagle Ray, Parrotfish, Shark, Triggerfish, Pufferfish, Dolphin, Wrasse, Clownfish (Anemonefish), Pipefish, Nudibranch, Seahorse, Dog Tooth tuna (White tuna), Porcupinefish, Lizardfish.
The Straits of Tiran lie at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba and are bordered on the west by the coast of Sinai and on the east by the island of Tiran. In the middle of this channel are four reefs lying in a northeast-southwest direction that was named after the 19th-century English cartographers who drew the first nautical map of this region: JACKSON REEF, WOODHOUSE REEF, THOMAS REEF, and GORDON REEF. These reefs divide the straits into two canals, to the east is the so-called GRAFTON PASSAGE, which is used exclusively by ships going northwards, while to the west is the ENTERPRISE PASSAGE for ships heading south. The strong currents that characterize the Straits of Tiran transport great quantities of plankton and other nutrient material every day, thus supplying a great deal of food to the corals and hence to the reef fish which in turn are eaten by the large pelagic predators such as barracuda, jackfish, tuna and above all sharks which are always in this zone. Consequently, scuba divers in the waters of Tiran are sure to see not only an infinite number of corals but also rich fauna, both reef and pelagic.
Superb wall diving around its entire perimeter. The locally named “Aquarium” is Tiran’s most popular. ‘Jackson Drift’ is Sharm’s’ fastest and most exhilarating drift dive past a stunning wall bursting with prolific coral growth. In August, September and early October, divers dive off the back of Jackson hoping to glimpse the school of scalloped hammerheads which are often sighted there.
Egypt, Sharm el Sheikh, Tiran / Straits of Tiran
View dive site & dive centersGordon Reef is known and easily identified by the wreck of the Panamanian cargo ship Loullia (3461 tonnes) which ran aground in September 1981.
Egypt, Sharm el Sheikh, Tiran / Straits of Tiran
View dive site & dive centersTiran’s smallest reef with plunging walls covered with soft coral, gorgonians and colourful fish life. The west wall is darker with overhangs and caves full of glassfish and sweepers. Residents include a school of large barracuda, and in summer months, some of the largest tuna we have ever seen!
Egypt, Sharm el Sheikh, Tiran / Straits of Tiran
View dive site & dive centersLocated between Thomas reef and Jackson Reef, Woodhouse Reef is narrow and long and thus offers no shelter at all to boats. This dive is done only as a drift dive.
Egypt, Sharm el Sheikh, Tiran / Straits of Tiran
View dive site & dive centersEgypt, Sharm el Sheikh, Tiran / Straits of Tiran
View dive site & dive centersRich in coral and reef fauna it is possible to observe Leopard Sharks and White Tip Reef Sharks.
Egypt, Sharm el Sheikh, Tiran / Straits of Tiran
View dive site & dive centersOn the north of Tiran Island, this can only be dived in extremely good sea conditions but is an absolute gem. The twisted wreckage of this large container ship is in only 6 – 8 metres of water and surrounded by prolific hard coral.
Egypt, Sharm el Sheikh, Tiran / Straits of Tiran
View dive site & dive centersThis wreck is rarely dived due to its proximity to the shoreline. However, if you are lucky enough to dive […]
Egypt, Sharm el Sheikh, Tiran / Straits of Tiran
View dive site & dive centersThe conditions in 8 Tiran / Straits of Tiran divesites you can expect to be - average depth from 27m to 62m, water temperature 20℃ to 30℃, air temperature 21℃ to 38℃, expected current 1 to 4 knots.
These Tiran / Straits of Tiran dive sites are reef, drift, wall, nightdive, wreck, shipwreck.
In these divesites you will be able to encounter and see Fishes, Corals, Lionfish, Grouper, Tuna, Turtle, Animals, Molluscs, Ray, Angelfish, Butterflyfish, Clam, Barracuda, Eagle Ray, Parrotfish, Shark, Triggerfish, Pufferfish, Dolphin, Wrasse, Clownfish (Anemonefish), Pipefish, Nudibranch, Seahorse, Dog Tooth tuna (White tuna), Porcupinefish, Lizardfish.
