Jackson Reef

Sharm El Sheikh


Home to sharks and large pelagic fish, Jackson Reef is crowned with the remains of a Cypriot freighter, the Lara, which ran aground here in 1985. Depth: surface to more than 40m. Rating: intermediate to advanced. Access: boat.


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