Dive in Egypt
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El Aruk - Aruk Makroom Hurghada, Egypt
El Aruk is a shallow dive with app. 10m-15m. Lots of smaller ergs need good navigation not to loose orientation in between them. Watch your compass and take care of the sometimes quiet strong current. The sandy bottom is the home of a lot of sweet lips and blue spotted stingrays. Hidden in the erg… -
El Aruk - Aruk Gigi Hurghada, Egypt
A cluster of a seven ergs laying in 10m - 15m of water. The whole area is home to sweetlips under the ledges, blue spotted sting rays in the sandy patches and glassfish and anthia fish swarm on the erg wall. One erg to note is the split erg, which has a grotto through it filled with glassfish,… -
El Bohar Kebir Hamata, Egypt
This site lies in the same direction (east-west) as neighbouring Sha'ab Bohar Soraya. It is too big to see the whole reef in one dive but there are two possible dives here.On the east side, several pinnacles starting around 20m cover the sandy bottom. Some of the pinnacles touch the surface and they… -
El Bohar Soraya Hamata, Egypt
This small reef spreads in an east-west direction and can be circumnavigated in 50 minutes. There is a plateau around 24m, which rises up from the sandy bottom. At this side of the reef there are lots of small cracks and crevices to discover.A series of small pinnacles on the plateau make for a… -
El Shugarat Dahab, Egypt
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Abu Ramada Hurghada, Egypt
Plateau with 3 pinacles covered in soft coral and small orange fish. Deeper small caves and moray eels. Black tipped reef sharks and barracudas can curuise by.Less dived because it can have very strong current. Good drift dive along the steep eastern wall, with big fan corals, overhangs and swim… -
Erg Malik El Quseir, Egypt
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Erg Somaya Hurghada, Egypt
One of the nicest drifts in Hurghada. Beautiful hard coral and one of the best places to spot sharks and Napoleon fish in Hurghada.The current can be anything from mild to horrible, so this is not a site for beginners. Good for the rest of us, though, as you seldom find more than one or two groups… -
Fiasco Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
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Fiddle Garden Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
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Gabr el Bint Dahab, Egypt
Gabr El Bint means the "Tomb of the girl" and it is the southern dive site of Dahab. Part of the attraction of this site is the novelty of the commute- by camel loaded down with high-tech diving gear along the inaccessible coastline between Dahab and Nabeq. The first dive is done to the north of a… -
Gamul Kebir Safaga, Egypt
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Gamul Soraya Safaga, Egypt
Several coral pilars, and some eels on the sand. -
Ghiannis D El Gouna, Egypt
The Giannis D, Also known as the "wooden ship", was built 1969 in Japan. The dimensions of this "General Cargo Vessel" were about 100m length and 16m width. In April 1983 on its way from Croatia to Saudi Arabia, loaded with sawn softwood, it hit the northwest corner of Shaab Abu Nuhas Reef and… -
Golden Blocks Dahab, Egypt
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Gordon Reef Strait of Tyran, Egypt
Gordon Reef is known and easily identified by the wreck of the Panamanian cargo ship Loullia (3461 tonnes) which ran aground in September 1981. Best done as a drift dive you have the opportunity to observe various species of coral, small nudibranches hidden in the crevices and the soft corals, White… -
Gota Shaab Sharm Marsa Alam, Egypt
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Gota Shaab Sharm Marsa Alam, Egypt
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Habibty Reef Hurghada, Egypt
A good reef for night dives, access right from the shore. -
Habili Gaffar Saint Johns, Egypt
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Halg Dawoud Marsa Alam, Egypt
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HEPCA Shark Monument Hurghada, Egypt
it¥s a standard divesite, but there is the first underwater memorial for the sharks. it¥s an 2,5m long withe shark from the sharksaving organisation sharkproject. -
House Reef Hamata, Egypt
House Reef is a very special diving experience. Rugged coral blocks, little canyons, cuts and caves can be found on the fringng reef with colourful reef fish and an abundance of flora and fauna. Here you can encounter the entire food chain, starting from the tiniest animals up to big pelagics on the… -
Kingston Wreck Gubal Strait, Egypt
Shag Rock is situated about a mile south of Sha'ab Ali and 6 miles away from the wreck of the Thistlegorm. On the northern side of the reef lies a wreck which for a long time had been falsely called Sara H, an imaginary name that in reality does not apply to any ship. The wreck in fact was the… -
Laguna Reef Strait of Tyran, Egypt
The western side of Tiran Island itself is divided into two parts which scuba divers generally refer to as North and South Laguna. Both marked by beacons these are beautiful drift dives which can be done only when the weather conditions are exceptionally good. The area is strongly influenced by… -
Lahami Bay Beach Housereef Hamata, Egypt
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Lahami Bay Boje 2 Housereef Hamata, Egypt
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Lara Wreck Egypt
The remainings of Lara are lying in the Strait of Tiran, on top of Jackson Reef. Some parts of the wreck went down, plus the outside of Jackson reef is for a certain time of the year a perfect idea to do an early morning dive... Starting in the blue water there are Hammerheads, if you're lucky, you… -
Little Brother The Brother Islands, Egypt
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Maheleg El Quseir, Egypt
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Makadi Bay Reef Hurghada, Egypt
Great for snorkelling. Large area and relative few people. Hanging on the surface the depth to the reef rocks/population is only 1 to 2 meters. Of course there are deeper spots. Great reef wall.Will get busier in due time due to building of holiday resorts. -
Mangrove Bay Housereef El Quseir, Egypt
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Marsa Abu Dabab North Marsa Alam, Egypt
The Abu Dabab reefs are very spread out and the formation offers a large variety of dive plans. The north and northwestern reefs are home to some spectacular hard corals. The current in all areas is generally moderate. There is everything here: from caves and cave systems, a wreck, closely situated… -
Marsa shagra Marsa Alam, Egypt
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Marsa Shunne Marsa Alam, Egypt
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Middle Garden Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Gentle slope running down to 25m. -
Middle Reef Safaga, Egypt
Very nice reef. A coral garden is on both east and west side. -
Million Hope Wreck Egypt
Type: CargoVessel size: 174.6m x 24.8m -
Moray garden Dahab, Egypt
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Nabeq Dahab, Egypt
A very nice dive site, a bit like a labyrinthine. Many coral blocks and some eel grass.
- Quick facts about the Egypt
- Visibility: 20m - 40m
- Recommended Equipment: 3mm wetsuit in summer, and 5mm wetsuit in winter
- Prices: The common belief that you will save a lot of money is questionable, as courses here cost between US$350 and US$500 (€280 and €400).
- Seasons: All year round diving season. It follows the northern hemisphere Summer and Winter seasons. If you wish to have warm water it is best to visit the Red Sea between June and September.
- Water Temperature: 20°C (68°F) in February, 27°C (81°F) from July to October
- Air Temperature: Air temperatures in Egypt reaches 40°C (104°F) in August and falls to 20°C (68°F) in the winter (December to February).
- Highlights: Wreck diving, coral reefs, wall dives and pelagic. Also Whale sharks and Oceanic White Tip sharks.
- Currents: The currents do vary and can be from gentle to very strong.
- Average Depth: 5m - 40m
