Ras Mohammad National Park
Where the Desert Meets the Deep
At the southern tip of Sinai, where the land narrows into the sea, lies Ras Muhammad National Park—a place where two worlds collide. Here the desert cliffs plunge straight into the Red Sea, and beneath the surface begins one of the most vibrant marine sanctuaries on earth.
Declared a national park in 1983, Ras Muhammad protects both desert and reef. Its arid shores are home to mangroves and salt marshes, while gazelles and foxes still roam the sand. But the true wonder lies offshore—coral walls dropping into blue depths, alive with fish, turtles, rays, and the occasional passing shark. It is a place where life blooms in the harshest of contrasts: silence above, abundance below.
Experience It
Divers and snorkelers come from across the world to see Ras Muhammad’s reefs, where soft corals glow in red, purple, and gold, and schools of fish move like clouds in the current. Famous sites like Shark Reef and Yolanda Reef reveal underwater cliffs and shipwrecks that seem to merge into living sculpture. In these depths, the Red Sea shows its full splendor—fragile, dazzling, and untamed.
Yet Ras Muhammad is more than a marine park. Its rocky headlands offer sweeping views across both the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba, the very waters that have carried travelers, traders, and stories for millennia. From its cliffs, the horizon feels endless, the desert and sea locked in eternal embrace.
Experience a sanctuary underneath the surface.
