Ras Katy
The southernmost of Sharm's local sites, a sheltered bay popular for training with a main pinnacle rising from 18 m to the surface. A resident whitetip reef shark is reported around 28 m, and a southern corner gathers bannerfish and redtooth triggerfish.
Facts
- Region: Northern Red Sea – Egypt
- Area: Sharm el-Sheikh
- Depth: 5–28 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: reef, pinnacle, bay
- Coordinates: 27.8473, 34.302 (approximate)
- Highlights: whitetip reef shark, bannerfish, napoleon wrasse, coral pinnacles, sea fan, glassfish
- Tips: Don't chase the shark – stay calm at the point and it often returns.