Diving and snorkeling are one of main attractions for visitors to Taba Heights, with most hotels having direct access to the stunning coral reef of the red sea. As well as the snorkeling directly from the hotel beaches, Waterworld Taba Heights water activity center allows divers the opportunity to discover the underworld garden coral of the red sea.

Some other prominent places for diving and snorkeling activities in Taba are Salah-El-Din Citadel and Pharaoh's Island. The Pharaoh's Island is enveloped by turquoise water. Earlier this island was known as Phoenician port and was constructed to provide protection to pilgrims during their pilgrimage to the St Catherine's Monastery. In earlier days the port was used as place of toll collection from Arab merchants. It is considered to be safe and is popular amongst divers and snorklers.

You can enjoy both shore diving and boat diving when spending your holidays in Taba heights. The Picasso Reef, an underwater mountain, is located around 200 meters from the sea shore. A famous fish called Picasso Trigger Fish can be seen here. Various species of fishes found in this reef adds to your joy of diving.

Whether your an experienced diver or a newbie, the Waterworld center offer a variety of courses from introductory taking a couple of hours to Dive master taking 2- 4 weeks and the Taba region is considered an ideal place to learn scuba diving. Other water activities available at the Waterworld center include windsurfing, diving, wakeboarding, snorkeling, pedaloes and water-skiing and para-sailing to name but a few.