Sights

Na’ama Bay itself has no spectacular reefs, but just outside the bay both to north and south lie coral cities. Dive centers have maps of the reefscape; pick one up and put on your flippers (not now, batfish-brain). The closest sites are Near Gardens to the north and Sodfa to the south; both are moderate walks down the beach. Venture farther along to places like Tower, Turtle Bay, Paradise, and Fiasco.

Those in the know swear that boat-based snorkeling is the best. For US$15-25 you can spend a day on a dive boat and gain access to some tremendous territory. Arrange trips through the dive clubs. The legendary reefs of Ras Muhammad and Tiran Island are distant and accessible by boat only (conceivably you could snorkel to Kas Muhammad from the shore, but it’s remote enough that you probably would 3= want to go with a group anyway). Ras Muhammad is beyond the jurisdiction of a C Sinai-only visa; you need a full Egyptian visa to go there. Ras Nasrani and Ras Umm 3= Sidd are also good sites, and a little closer to town.