Hotels In Sharm - Best Fish To Find

Before the Red Sea became popular with sunseekers and holidaymakers, the area attracted divers and snorkelers who came to visit the coral gardens and reef drop-offs which are visited by sharks, rays and turtles. Sharm el Sheikh has recently estabilshed itself as a passageway to the underwater world with many divers boarding live-aboard boats to tour the best dive sites. Hotels in Sharm are used by many others though as a base for scuba excursions to nearby Ras Mohammed. From small angelfish to massive manta rays, the Red Sea Riveria is the perfect place to take a fish-spotting safari. Here are the top five fish that should be every diver’s wish list.

Manta Rays

Majestic manta rays can often be spotted on drift dives along the steep reef drop off and are regular visitors to Ras Mohammed national park during the summer months. Keep watch for these graceful giants as their winged silhouettes can often be seen gliding up from the depths, past tree-like gorgonians.

Clownfish

Finding Nemo should be easy in the Gulf of Aqaba’s crystal-clear waters. The bright tentacles of sea anemones in sheltered reefs are where cute clownfish can be found. 

Hammerhead Sharks

Sharm hotels sit right at the tip of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula where spectacular coastal reefs end in dramatic underwater cliffs covered in coral.Weird and wonderful hammerhead sharks cruise the reed shelf alongside spectacular big deep sea dwellers. Schools of hammerhead sharks can often be spotted in the Tiran Straits.

Yellow Seahorses

These wonderful creatures can often be found floating around the shallow coral reefs that fringe the Sinai Coast.

Napoleonfish

Also known as the less exotic humphead wrasse, these stout little fish can be spotted on dives to the Blue Hole - a stunning lagoon located north along the Sinai coast past hotels in Sharm el Sheikh.

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