Ras Mohammed National Park & Magic Lake Day Tour
Where the Sinai desert runs out and drops into the reef, you wade in from the shore and the surface world goes quiet.
Overview
You came to Sharm for the sea — but the best water isn't off your hotel beach. It's an hour south, at the very tip of the Sinai, where the desert runs out of land and drops straight into one of the richest reefs on Earth. Today is the day you go and find it.
At Ras Mohammed you wade in from the shore and the surface world simply falls away. The reef drops beneath you in walls of coral, and clouds of fish — yellow, silver, electric blue — drift past close enough to touch. Later you float in the Magic Lake, a warm desert lagoon ringed by mountains and dune, so buoyant you barely have to swim. In between comes a slow roll through the salt-drinking mangroves and a pause at Allah Gate, where the park's name is spelled out in pale stone at its original threshold.
This is Egypt's first national park, protected since 1983 because water this clear and reefs this alive have become rare — and are getting rarer. Standing on the cliff at the end of the day, the Gulf of Aqaba on one side and the Gulf of Suez on the other, an earthquake crack thousands of years old split into the rock beneath your feet, you feel just how old and how fragile this corner of the planet is. Few places let you swim through something this wild and this protected in a single afternoon.
Pick-up, the air-conditioned drive, park entry and your guide are all handled — you bring a towel and swimwear, nothing more. What you carry home is the quiet of being underwater, the weightless float in the lake, and a stretch of coast most visitors never realise is there.
Highlights
- Snorkel straight from the shore over Ras Mohammed's coral walls and clouds of reef fish
- Float in the Magic Lake, a warm desert lagoon so salty you barely have to swim
- Stand at Allah Gate, where the park's name is spelled in pale stone in Arabic and English
- Roll past the salt-drinking mangroves that fringe the Red Sea shallows
- Peer into an earthquake crack thousands of years old, then climb the cliff above two gulfs
- Everything sorted: hotel pick-up, air-conditioned transfers, park entry and your guide
Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Sharm el-Sheikh
- Air-conditioned van transfers
- Professional guide
- Ras Mohammed National Park entry fees
- Shore snorkelling stop at the Coral Gardens
- Swim stop at the Magic Lake
- Photo stops at Allah Gate, the mangroves, the earthquake crack and the panorama cliff
- Snorkelling equipment (available to add when you book)
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Personal expenses
Good to Know
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Guide language English Change
Optional. Pickup from your hotel
Free pickup and drop-off across Sharm El Sheikh.
Optional Add-ons
What an amazing day out! The national park was stunning with crystal clear waters and vibrant coral reefs during the snorkeling stop. The earthquake cracks were fascinating to see and learn about. The Magic Lake swimming was truly something special. Our guide was fantastic - very knowledgeable and accommodating. The hotel pickup and drop-off in an air-conditioned van made the day stress-free!
Absolutely breathtaking experience! The coral reefs at Ras Mohamed were stunning, and the Magic Lake was truly magical for swimming. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable about marine life and the geological formations. The snorkeling at Coral Gardens was a highlight - so many colorful fish! Highly recommend this tour for nature lovers.
Absolutely spectacular day trip! The snorkeling at Coral Gardens in Ras Mohamed National Park was among the best we were seen anywhere in the world. The earthquake cracks were fascinating geological features, and the Magic Lake swimming was serene and beautiful. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable about marine biology and the local ecosystem. The air-conditioned transportation was comfortable and the hotel pickup/drop-off service was perfectly on time. Worth every penny!
An incredible experience! The guide was knowledgeable, the Magic Lake was absolutely stunning, and the overall organization was top-notch. Highly recommend this tour.
Úžasný výlet! Národní park Ras Mohamed nabízí nádherné šnorchlování u korálových zahrad a pestrou mořskou faunu. Trhliny po zemětřesení byly fascinující a mangrovy u brány Alláha fotograficky úchvatné. Koupání v Magickém jezeře bylo skutečně kouzelné. Průvodce byl velmi znalý a ochotný. Hotelový pick-up byl přesný a klimatizovaný mikrobus pohodlný. Určitě doporučuji všem návštěvníkům Sharm El-Sheikh!
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