Ras Mohamed by bus with snorkeling

Join FunHunters in amazing bus trip to Ras Mohamed National Park and “Wishes Lake” with snorkeling from the beach!

Red Sea is one of the world’s most famous diving sites and is renowned for its diverse fish and sea life. Turtles, fish, and corals can be found wholly in this underwater paradise, and snorkeling here is one of the most enjoyable and accessible ways to see it.

A national protectorate located 25km north of Sharm el Sheikh, Ras Mohamed offers you the chance to soak up the panoramic views of the lands between the sea, check out Asia to the right and Africa to the left. This unique spot should be the focus of any trip to the Red Sea.

Excursion program :

After breakfast, we will pick you up from your hotel by bus at 9am, drive for approximately half an hour from Sharm El Sheikh, and we will begin our journey in Ras Mohamed National Park.

Our first stop will be at the “Allah Gate” of Ras Mohamed, which features large letters that read Allah in Arabic and English. It’s a nice place to take pictures with the gate in the background. A quick bus stop will then be made in the Panorama area, where we can see the rainbow colors above the sea.

Our next stop will be at the main beach, Suez Reef beach, which looks out over the Gulf of Suez. There, you can snorkel for about 30 minutes. As we move on, we will see the Mangrove Trees, which grow out of the salty water of the Red Sea, as these natural trees take the salt out of the water and shed it on their leaves.

In addition, it grows in soil that is extremely poor for plants and a variety of crabs can also be found there.

You’ll also visit “The Wishes Lake”, where you’ll see a fabulous view of the Sand, Water with all its different colors, Mountains, and the Sky. As it’s a lake without corals or fishes, you’ll be able to swim without wearing a mask.

After that, you will visit the Earthquake Cracks, which were formed by earthquakes thousands of years ago; the largest of them is approximately 40 meters long and 0.20-1.5 meters wide. The cracks contain pools of water, some exceeding 14 meters deep.

Having enjoyed your time in Ras Mohamed National Park, we will transfer you back to your hotel.

1- Ras Mohammed is the largest Egyptian nature reserve in South Sinai, with an area of ​​about 850 square kilometers, specifically 12 km from Sharm El Sheikh. It is bordered by the Gulf of Aqaba to the east and the Gulf of Suez to the west, as it is located at the confluence of the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba.

2- Ras Mohammed Reserve was declared a nature reserve in 1983, and the most important activities in it are diving and swimming, and its eastern edge represents a rocky wall with the waters of the gulf, which is characterized by the rarest types of coral reefs, and it has a mangrove channel that separates the Ras Mohammed Peninsula and Al-Bairah Island with a length of about 250 m.

3- Ras Mohammed Reserve is characterized by coral beaches located in the depths of the Ras Mohammed ocean, colorful fish, endangered sea turtles and rare aquatic life, and coral reefs surround the reserve from all its marine sides.

4- Ras Mohammed Reserve is a unique formation that has a great impact on shaping the natural life in the region, and earthquakes have contributed to the formation of water caves under the island.

5- Ras Mohammed Reserve is home to many endangered animals, including the Nubian ibex in mountainous areas, small mammals, reptiles and insects that only appear at night.

6- Ras Mohammed Reserve is home to many migratory birds such as herons and gulls, and a major path during bird migration where food and rest are provided for migratory birds from Europe and Asia on their way back to Africa.

7- Ras Mohammed Reserve was declared a nature reserve due to the important and highly sensitive ideological systems it contains such as coral reefs, mangrove environment, desert environment and coral reefs, in addition to being part of the wet coastal environments, represented by mudflats, salt lands, and seagrass environment.

8- More than 260 species of migratory birds pass through Ras Mohammed Reserve, most of which are water birds, and the number of resident birds reaches approximately 8 species. Many internationally endangered birds have been observed there, such as the thrush, the black-winged harrier, the striped thrush, the red-bellied harrier, the locust hawk, and the imperial eagle.

9- 11 species of mammals have also been recorded, especially in the Zaranik area, including the jerboa, which is a rodent that lives in sandy areas. 22 species of reptiles have also been recorded, the most important of which is the sand lizard.