Everything I Saw Scuba Diving Jackfish Alley

I dove Jackfish Alley in May 2026 with All Star Liveaboards, by boat through Ras Mohamed National Park in the Red Sea.

The site is inside one of Egypt's most protected marine reserves at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula.

The name comes from the alley itself. A wide sandy road runs between the coral ledge along the coast and a parallel satellite reef, and jackfish patrol it.

With 100 ft (30 m) visibility and three distinct sections to work through, it's one of the better dives I've done in the Red Sea.

How We Got In

Jackfish Alley is only accessible by boat. You can do so by a liveaboard or day boat, either from Hurghada on the mainland or Sharm el-Sheikh on the Sinai coast.

The Dive

The dive runs through three sections. You kick through a cave at the start, the wall opens onto a sandy plateau, then a coral garden takes you from 33 to 59 ft (10 to 18 m) before the satellite reef.

The wall is porous with a lot of small crevices and two penetrable caves, each with their own separate entrance and exit.

The first entrance sits at about 20 ft (6 m). It runs roughly 130 ft (40 m) through the reef and puts you back out around 30 ft (9 m), so you are never deep inside it.

The drop off on the outer edge pulls in stronger current and that's what brings the bigger animals in to feed. Get out there if you have the air for it.

What Marine Life I Saw