It is located at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba in the middle of a coral island. It is the second diving area in Sinai after Ras Muhammad. The castle is 250 meters from Sinai Beach, 10 km from the port of Aqaba Pharaoh's Island has been given several names, including Al-Marjan Island, Gray Island, and the people of Sinai call it three names: “The Citadel - The Citadel - The Village”, its area is 325 m from north to south, 60 m from east to west Salah al-Din realized the importance of the strategic location of the island after passing through it during his campaign against the Levant in the year 567 AH 1171 AD, so he built his famous castle on it The castle was built of igneous granite stone taken from the castle's quarry, which is currently located in the center of the northern fortification The castle was built on two large hills, a northern hill and a southern hill, between which there is a middle plain, each of which is a self-contained fortification capable of defense in the event of the siege of the other, and they are surrounded by an external wall as the first line of defense for the castle. Water tanks were dug inside the rock, so all means of protection and subsistence were available for it

A very nice historical place.. Where Salah Al-den built two castles to defend the land.. in a very strategic position some how elevated from sea so you can see any one coming from a distance.. You climb some stairs and there are some parts where you will be walking on the edge and have a bit of adventure..(still optional) You still also can see the outline and the plan of the rooms and it still has a prayer area where the soldiers were praying in You can enjoy the story of the place there are also some description signs along the place.. And the view is very nice from up there.. And a very interesting thing there that on the top of the door to the praying area a sign with hand writing of Salah Al-Den him self.. still there for centuries.. Overall if you are passing by.. definitely have a a quick visit it takes around 45 minutes to visit every thing there.. And there is also a snorkeling spot there people come and enjoy it we didn’t get to try it due to time but the guide was encouraging us to try next time..

It is actually two castles (Northern and Southern) on Pharaoh's Island, in the Gulf of Aqaba. It was built by Salah El-din (Saladin) in 1170 AD. Castles were previously built on the island in the old Arabic era and in 1116 AD by Baldwin. The castles played a major rule in the Crusades, Mamluk and Ottoman eras.

Very nice beach for snorkeling.

A very beautiful place with natural scenery and it is a family place

I can’t tell you how beautiful this place is! This castle is a must-seeee! It’s beautiful, well maintained and well restored. Photographers, you’re gonna fall in love with it! It needs about 2/3 bourse to be explored then you can go snorkeling or swimming in the Gulf of Aqaba and enjoy the beautiful Red Sea. Luckily, when I went, there weren’t many tourists. However, I do recommend building a kiosk to sell water because there aren’t any so make sure you bring all that you need with you. It’s also super close to Aqaba, Jordan, about an hour and a half only via sea.

Amazing sight see. The Gulf of Aqaba is beautiful. The Sinai desert is wow...! Visit Taba, Nelson Village as well!

Stunning place highly recommended to visit ... great snorkeling with lots of different and rare sea creatures to see , visit is recommended by boat to take photos with the 12 century castle and you can also easily see the borders between Egypt, Eilat , Jordan and Saoudi Arabia...

Amazing place to visit in taba, you can go there by boat and dive under water or do snorkeling

Fantastic historical place and fantastic see seen

Incredible time. Beautiful place to visit

Damn good place for diving

Don't go by yourself, you should book with travel agent

Amazing

Nice experience with yacht trip u must try it