This generic name covers all the 17 diving sites between the Straits of Tiran and the town of Sharm el Sheikh. They are called 'local' because of their proximity to one another. These dive sites have other features in common due to their position, sheltered from waves and strong currents, and to the configuration of the reef, which has found an ideal ecosystem for its growth in this stretch of coast.

Diving here is for divers at all levels and in normal conditions you can observe an almost complete range of reef fish, from the small anemonefish to the large napoleonfish and from the multicolored butterflyfish to parrotfish, orange stripped triggerfish and surgeonfish.