Ras Mohammed Marina


Ras Mohammed marina a National park in Egypt has one of the most amazing geographical settings. It is at the southernmost tip of Sinai, having one of the most glorious coral reefs that you ever will get to see in your lifetime. This is why the people visiting Egypt puts Ras Mohammed marina on the top of their must visit places in Egypt. Ras Mohammed marina was declared a park in the year 1983. The park contains a wide range of life from desert area to coral groupers. Ras Mohammed marina is located at the west of Gulf of Suez and east of Gulf of Aqaba. The park is located in the main tourist region of Red Sea Riviera. The park encompasses two island namely Tiran and Sanafir. Ras Mohammed marina has underwater caves developed as a result of earthquakes. Having about two-hectare of mangrove forest the park has pools of water in the cracks developed in the land due to the earthquakes. The park has a great role in bird migration as well and acts as a place to rest and relaxation for the birds migrating.

The Ras Mohammed Marina Park got the word marina in his name from the extension of his boundaries, which covers a large water area. Seeing the boundaries of park in the water stuns even the normal visitor to the park. The major land area of the park too seems to be the part of marine world. The astonishing marine wealth of the park is a point of attraction to the park visitors and almost every year thousands of visitors from different parts of the planet travels to Ras Mohammed marina. The ancient marine wealth of about thousands of year old certainly is the point of attraction to many of the visitors.

The found underwater scenery encircling the Peninsula is one of the major attractions for the tourists coming to the park. Thousands of fish species in the water plays the role of other anchor to hold tourist for the park. The climate of the park remains dries all through the year with a little bit of sprinkles in the winter season. The highest and lowest temperatures in the park go upto 40 degree Celsius and 27 degree Celsius respectively. These are the major attractions for the Ras Mohammed marina park of Egypt and if you are on a visit to Egypt then travelling to this park is a nice thing to do for you.







Write more info or a comment


Egypt visitors stories

Here you can read some of our visitors own stories about Egypt..

Trip to Egypt - By Eric

Hi everyone.

Me and my girlfriend went to El Gouna in Egypt in 2008. It's a wonderful place to visit. Nice hotels, nice beaches and it's easy to ....

Write about your own trip to Egypt

Latests comments

See the latests comments from our users

El Gouna is a really nice place to visit.
Uploaded 01/27/09 19:37:36
El Gouna
If you like scuba diving or snorkeling then Sharm el Naga is the place to visit. Just a couple of miles outside Hurghada and the beach and reef is superb for us diving/scuba diving beginners..
Uploaded 01/26/09 12:02:26
Sharm el Naga

Pictures from Egypt

Here our users can upload pictures and view other tourists pictures from Egypt.