Ras Um Sid

The headland below Sharm's lighthouse hides one of the densest gorgonian forests in the northern Red Sea: tier upon tier of fans angled into the current on a wall that slides from snorkel depth past 30 meters. Glassfish swarm the overhangs, morays share holes with cleaner shrimp, and the point concentrates barracuda and jacks when the tide moves. Because it sits minutes from the harbor, Ras Um Sid serves as everything from a first fun dive to a photographer's late-afternoon regular - the fans glow amber when the sun drops. It survived heavy shore development above; below the surface the terraces remain in remarkably good order.

اللحظة التي جئت من أجلها: The gorgonian forest; glassfish-filled overhangs; convenient depth options for every level.

التضاريس: Sloping wall dense with gorgonian fans, cut by sandy gullies

التيار: A gentle drift usually carries divers along the wall toward the point.

نقطة الدخول: Dived by boat on the way back from Ras Mohammed and, conditions permitting, from shore beside the lighthouse headland.

المخاطر: Boat traffic near the harbor; occasional surge on the shore entry.

نيتروكس: يستحق الأمر هنا: الملفات الشخصية تقع في النطاق الذي يُمدّد فيه الهواء المدعّم (نيتروكس) وقت الغوص دون توقف تمديدًا ملموسًا، مع التدريب اللازم لاستخدامه.