Ras Mumlah North lies on the Ras Mumlah protected nature reserve, about 30 km south of Nuweiba, and is dived from the shore. The reef slopes away between enormous boulders and broad table corals, and the reef also forms a wall with overhangs hung with soft corals.
Also known as Ras Mumlach, Ras Mamlach, Ras Mumlah.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Nuweiba and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
The reef slopes from 10 m to 25 m, broken up by enormous boulders with large table corals growing between them. In places it steepens into a wall cut with overhangs, where soft corals hang from the ceilings.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good |
Season follows Nuweiba: Diving runs all year; May-June and September-November are the best months, though July to October is very hot ashore.
Sources
- Ras Mumlach, Nuweiba — Lonely Planet
- Dive sites — Venus Diving Center
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Artificial reef
Large jacks and snappers queueing at cleaning stations on the pipe ends
Reef
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Artificial reef
A sunken mooring buoy wrapped in soft corals and circled by fusiliers
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