Pinky Wall

Overview

Pinky Wall is Sharm El Sheikh's quintessential wall dive, named for the carpet of pink Dendronephthya soft corals that cloak its sheer face. Set between Tower and Ras Umm Sid, a couple of kilometres south of Tower, it is a dramatic, undulating drift past chimneys, gullies and overhangs where the reef plunges vertically into deep blue water. Less frequented than the marquee sites nearby, it has a wild, slightly secret feel.

The Dive

The coral platform that follows the shoreline is unusually narrow here, so the reef forms an almost vertical wall that drops away precipitously — well over 100m into the blue, though the dive itself stays comfortably recreational along the upper face. This is a wall to fly along, not to descend: keep the reef on a shoulder, hold a sensible depth in the 10-30m band, and let the soft-coral-covered face fall away beneath you. A series of majestic gullies cut into the wall in sequence, giving the impression of organ pipes, with overhangs and chimneys breaking up the route. There is no mooring, so arriving by boat means a drift dive; if the current cooperates you can double back and continue all the way to Amphoras. Entry is also possible from the artificial beach on the reef for a shore dive.

Marine Life

The wall itself is the spectacle — a near-continuous tapestry of pink and purple soft corals studded with sea fans. Among them you will find anthias and glassfish in the gullies, lionfish hanging off the overhangs, and reef fish working the face, with the open blue alongside worth watching for passing pelagics on a good day.

Good to Know

Suitable for all levels as a drift, though the vertical wall and lack of mooring mean good buoyancy and current awareness pay off. Visibility is typically very good, commonly 10-30m. Access is by boat (as a drift) or as a shore dive from the artificial beach near Ras Umm Sid — most divers run it as a one-way drift toward Amphoras.