Reef Drift
on the south side of the island is El Gilwa, so called because the reef here is not contiguous and has sandy patches between large coral blocks. There are 3 separate mooring points here allowing 4 different dives depending on the direction of the current, or a drift along the whole area. The reef blocks are very beautiful with a wide variety of hard and soft corals and a huge variety of marine life. The central mooring allows access to a beautiful pinnacle covered in wonderful corals and vast numbers of glass fish. The observant diver has the chance to find the elusive sea-moths in the sandy areas around this pinnacle.
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- Information about El Gilwa
- Access: By boat
- Quality: Interesting
- Difficulty: AOWD/ CMAS **
- Highlights: Drift over a reef
- Currents: Medium ( 1-2 knots)
- Visibility: Good ( 10 - 30 m)
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