Ras Ghamila
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About this site
Ras Ghamila is the most northerly of the local dive sites at Sharm el Sheikh, separating a shallow sandy lagoon from the open sea. It is dived as a drift, and all levels can do it.
A fairly shallow fringe reef at 10 to 15 metres sits above a large, extensive sandy plateau at 14 to 26 metres. The plateau is covered with coral heads, porites coral and pinnacles, and it holds more sea fans than any other dive site around Sharm.
Turtles, large pelagic fish and different sharks are what divers come to see.
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The current can be strong.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
GrouperGrouperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
Whale SharkRhincodon typusReported here · unconfirmed
CrocodilefishCrocodilefishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
StingrayStingrayConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
Sohal SurgeonfishAcanthurus sohalReported here · unconfirmed
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppelliiReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermediusReported here · unconfirmed
Masked PufferArothron diadematusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaReported here · unconfirmed
Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiatorReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
MackerelMackerelReported here · unconfirmed
TunaTunaReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
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