Ras Mohamed National Park:
The National Park at Ras Mohammed is the first and only Egyptian National Park. Declared in 1983 with an area of 97 km2, it has since grown to an area of 480 km2 and includes marine and terrestrial areas at the Ras Mohammed Peninsula and the island of Tiran, and all shorelines to the highest annual tide between the main Sharm el Sheikh harbour and the southern boundary of the Nabq Managed Resource Protected Area.

Coral reef ecosystems found in the National Park are recognized internationally among the world’s best. This recognition is based primarily on the diversity of flora and fauna, clear, warm water devoid of pollutants, their proximity to shorelines and their spectacular vertical profile. The reef exists as an explosion of colour and life in stark contrast to the seemingly barren desert around it.