Ras Za'atar
'Head of Thyme', at the southern entrance of Marsa Bareika: a wall to about 45 m with cracks and overhangs where potato groupers rest. A vertical chimney with sunbeams is the classic highlight, a pinnacle at 22 m carries a table coral wrapped in glassfish, and the plateau at the corner brings stronger currents and larger fish.
Facts
- Region: Northern Red Sea – Egypt
- Area: Ras Mohammed
- Depth: 10–40 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: moderate
- Type: wall, drift
- Coordinates: 27.7644, 34.2549
- Highlights: chimney, soft coral, grouper, glassfish, table coral, nudibranch, pipefish
- Tips: Best at 15–18 m along the wall; plan for current at the corner.