Shark Observatory
A wall below the fossil-coral cliff at the southern tip of Ras Mohammed, named after the viewing balconies once used to spot sharks. The wall drops past 65 m (beyond 100 m further out); south-facing parts are covered in colourful soft corals, north-facing parts in hard corals and overhangs, with rows of gorgonian fans, hawksbill turtles and schooling jacks.
Facts
- Region: Northern Red Sea – Egypt
- Area: Ras Mohammed
- Depth: 10–30 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: moderate
- Type: wall, drift
- Coordinates: 27.7316, 34.26
- Highlights: sea fan, gorgonian, turtle, jack/trevally, soft coral, overhangs, nudibranch
- Tips: Keep to 15–18 m along the wall and watch the blue; check the big fan for longnose hawkfish.