Ras Mohammed Snorkeling Tour: Coral Reefs & Magic Lake

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Duration5h

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN · AR +2

PickupAt your hotel

The Earthquake Crack is a geological fault line you can swim across.

A guided half-day snorkeling tour from Sharm El Sheikh explores Ras Mohammed National Park with hotel pickup and a professional local guide in English, Italian, Arabic or Russian. You visit Allah Gate for photos, snorkel the Coral Gardens from shore, walk through the Mangrove Forest, see the Earthquake Crack formation, and swim in Magic Lake before returning to your hotel. Snorkeling gear is available as an add-on option at checkout.

Step-by-step itinerary

Ras Mohammed National Park tour

Hotel pickup in Sharm El Sheikh
Collect snorkeling equipment
Visit iconic Allah Gate
Snorkel vibrant coral reefs
Explore Mangrove Channel
Visit Earthquake Crack geological site
Swim in Magic Lake
Return to hotel

The Experience

The tour starts with pickup from your Sharm El Sheikh hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle and a stop to collect snorkeling equipment if you've chosen that option. Once inside Ras Mohammed National Park, the guide leads you through the reserve's main attractions. You'll stop at Allah Gate, the park's most photographed landmark, for panoramic views across the Gulf of Aqaba, then head to the Coral Gardens where you enter the water from shore to snorkel among vibrant coral reefs and colorful fish.

The route takes you through the Mangrove Channel, a unique ecosystem within the park, and to the Earthquake Crack—a striking geological formation that splits the landscape and reveals the dramatic forces that shaped this coastline. You can swim across this fault line, which is the kind of detail most snorkeling tours skip entirely. The guide points out the cliff-top viewpoint along the way, where the panoramic views stretch across the Red Sea.

The tour concludes at Magic Lake, known for its clear blue waters, where you swim before the drive back to your hotel. The whole experience runs about five hours from pickup to drop-off. A professional guide stays with the group throughout, and the air-conditioned vehicle means no waiting in the heat between stops.

What’s included

Professional local guide in English, Italian, Arabic or Russian.
hotel pickup and drop-off in an air-conditioned vehicle.
photo stops at Allah Gate and the Gulf of Aqaba viewpoint.
snorkeling stop at the Coral Gardens.
access to the Mangrove Channel and Earthquake Crack.
swim in Magic Lake.
snorkeling equipment available as an optional add-on at checkout.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfants must sit on laps

Operated by NASS TOURS

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to see Ras Mohammed's geological and marine highlights without arranging transport or a guide yourself—the five-hour structure fits a half-day schedule, and the Earthquake Crack is a detail you won't find on every Red Sea snorkeling trip.