Dive sites in Egypt

Torfa Fanous West Hurghada, Egypt

The other end (west) of the Fanus reef has two main ergs and several smaller pinnacles off its western end. You can follow the reef wall round and explore the reef face and coral gardens which is full of marauding jacks. Or if you feel energetic you can swim the 50m to the furthest erg which is well…

Torfa Tany El Quseir, Egypt

If you`re lucky, you can see a dugon!

Tower Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Tower is a spectacular dive site characterised by a deep canyon whose walls descend vertically for over 120m. It is a lovely drift dive with a strikingly beautiful underwater landscape. It is rich in reef fauna with many Parrotfish, Moray Eels, marauding Trevallies and look carefully for the Cube…

Turtle beach Ras Mohammed National Park, Egypt

Turtle reef Gubal Strait, Egypt

Ulysses Gubal Strait, Egypt

The Ulysses is a about 100 years old, sitting on his backboard side, it's still very interesting because of all the marine life surrounding it, the propeller in the back at about 30 Meters is a very good opportunity to Photographers. Makes a very nice dive at the afternoon a good 2 Hours before…

Um Hal Hal Safaga, Egypt

Two small coral pinnacles with lots of soft corals. The pinnacles drop off until 60m !

Umm Aruk Saint Johns, Egypt

Nive dive. A lot of small pinacles. Very colorfull corals.

Umm Sid Dahab, Egypt

Utopia Bay El Quseir, Egypt

White Knight Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

The reef wall drops away to a sandy plateau at about 13m, at the center is a gully with swim throughs at 10m and 35m. There is an eel garden to the north. This sheltered site is home for trigger fish, groupers and the occasional manta.

Woodhouse Reef Strait of Tyran, Egypt

Located between Thomas reef and Jackson Reef, Woodhouse Reef is narrow and long and thus offers no shelter at all to boats. This dive is done only as a drift dive. The most interesting part of the reef is the northern half of the eastern side, with a canyon that opens at a depth of about 30m. To one…

Zabargad North Saint Johns, Egypt

The small wreck of Zabargad is located on the NE side, in shallow water. This is not the main interest of the area! If possible, ask for dives in Rocky Island!...

Zabargad South Saint Johns, Egypt

Zingara Strait of Tyran, Egypt

Diving in Zingara is GoodYou can find Interesting. Typically, visibility is Good ( 10 - 30 m)The average depth is 25.0 m / 82 ft although the maximum depth you can reach is 35.0 m / 114.8 ftTo reach Zingara you have to do it By boatThis dive site is best suited for CMAS ** / AOW divers.Zingara ran…

Omu Sukan Alexandria, Egypt

Omu Skuan is a short boat trip from Quseir harbour.On entry you have a sheer reef wall dropping down to 60m, head south with the reef wall on your right. A family of Eagle rays is a common sight and with their natural curiosity will come and see what you are up to, often coming within a few metres…

Abu Sauatir Egypt

ABU SAUATIRis just north of El Quseir.Pharaoh Dive Club have a beach base here,which provides a shaded changing and kitting up area. There are also resturant and toilet facilities as well as sunloungers and a bedouin tent.The divesite is reached by an easy sandy beach entry which is roped in case of…

Erg Monika El Quseir, Egypt

Erg Monika is an Off Shore Coral Reef.Moorings are on the southwest side of the reef although there is not much protection against the waveshere in bad weather.From the boat jump in and head down to the bottom approx 30m/100ft which is mainly sand with smallcoral clumps making ideal hiding places…

Abu Hamra El Quseir, Egypt

This dive site is just to the north of El Hamrawen an old mining town ,north of El Quseir. It is great forthe macro photographer, but it can be a rough entry if strong winds and large waves come from thenorth. There is a rope entry that is located just to the north of the dive set up area, within…

Serib Soraya El Quseir, Egypt

Serib Soraya is around 10km to the south of El Quseir town. This is a great little dive site within easyreach of town for both shore and boat diving. Entry is a short walk over the flat reef top. Step intothe water where the depth is around 5metres. Here the bottom slopes away to 20metres where…

Marsa Waleed El Quseir, Egypt

This is a great dive site for all levels of divers who are able to do at least a 45 minute dive. The canyonout to the main reef is quite long, often taking up to 10 minutes one way, but a very rewarding reefawaits you at the other end! By far one of the best shore dives in calm conditions, however…

Small Giftun Hurghada, Egypt

With the current carrying you, this dive is a relaxing exploration along a magnificent wall, where you can 'fly over' extensive stretches of large fan corals and if you look out into the blue it's not uncommon to see large tunas and trevallies. The dive leads to a sandy plateau dotted with numerous…

Gotta Abu Nugar North Hurghada, Egypt

This dive site is known for the ledge running out to sea, which divers cross in about 6 meters on their way to and from the large coral garden. The ledge is covered in very colorful hard corals and clams in varying sizes and colors. The coral garden is more like a coral landscape than the…

Abu Ramada North and South Hurghada, Egypt

Two small islands surrounded by a single reef. It is a beautiful drift dive along the eastern wall, with big fan corals, overhangs and amazing colours. A dive only for experienced divers, with a lot of big groupers to be seen. The plateau on the southern part has plenty of ergs and lot of marine…

Abu Minkar Hurghada, Egypt

Abu Minkar is a very easy dive spot, which we only use for beginners and diving courses. Its sandy bottom whith a max. depth of 10m and a small wreck in the north/west makes it very easy to navigate. It is a nice spot for snorkelling as well.

Ras Disha Hurghada, Egypt

The fringing reef, which surrounds this cape, offers a good shallow dive on the hard coral garden found north of the lighthouse with schooling barracuda, napoleon fish and groupers. Garden eels.

Sha'ab El Erg Manta Point El Gouna, Egypt

This dive site is on the outside of the reef close to the lighthouse at the centre of the reef. Turtles, moray eels and most types of Red Sea fish can be seen here, possibly even a reef shark, as well as the possibility of Mantas in season.

Sha'ab El Erg Poseidon Garden El Gouna, Egypt

This dive is on a large coral block in the lagoon behind the main reef. There is a very large coral garden next to the reef consisting of huge table corals and brain corals. Between and on the corals, clams of many sizes and colors can be seen, plus large numbers of masked puffer fish. Large shoals…

Sha'ab El Erg Dolphin House El Gouna, Egypt

Situated at the northern end of the reef the dive site consists of the main reef the large coral block, or gotta, next to it and the channel between them. Two dives are made here every Thursday on different parts of the site. The channel is used by dolphins travelling in and out of the lagoon and a…

Umm Dom (Stoney beach) Hurghada, Egypt

Here the steep cliff of the north east side of Giftun Kebira island plunges into the depths and continues into the abyss, the reef wall drops to about 12m and then there is a steep, tumbling slope to the top of the drop off at about 27m. Most of the life here is above 15m as the lower slope and top…

El Mina Wreck (Harbour Wreck) Hurghada, Egypt

El Mina is an Egyptian minesweeper sunk by Israeli fighters, while lying at anchor in 1969. The wreck lies in 30m on a rock sea bed. The current here can be strong from the north and the visibility poor. There is a large debris field which contains a lot of still active munitions, worth a look but…

Marcus El Gouna, Egypt

also known as the "tile wreck", is referred to in some guides as the Chrisoula K, another tile carrying ship, which is now believed to lie further from the reef in 65 meters. The bow of the Marcus is in 5 meters with the broken off stern in around 26 meters. This is a very easy wreck for the novice…

El Minya Wreck Hurghada, Egypt

Wreck of the El Minya (Harbour Wreck) An Egyptian minesweeper sunk by Israeli fighters, while lying at anchor, in 1969, the wreck lies in 30m on a rock sea bed. The current here can be strong from the north and the visibility poor. There is a large debris field which contains a lot of LIVE…

Cleopatra's Palace Alexandria, Egypt

The site is located just inside the Eastern Harbor of Alexandria. The city dates back to 300 BC, and was built by Alexander the Great. The city collapsed and fell into the sea after several earthquakes. Divers can see Cleopatra’s royal districts, the statue of Mark Anthony, Cleopatra’s…

Anemone City / Habili B Hamata, Egypt

This beautiful dive site is also known as Anemone City or Sama (the Arabic word for Heaven). The reef runs from east to west and the whole reef can be dived in 45 minutes. The east side is split by a small canyon. Here you can find a huge amount of anemones with clownfish hiding inside. On the west…

Sha'ab Hamam Hamata, Egypt

The reef here is split by a canyon and coral garden that thrills all divers that visit here. This dive site also features a striking arch that you can swim through, packed with black corals on both sides. The east side of the reef drops off to more than 40m in depth. There is ample opportunity to…

Sha'ab Said Hamata, Egypt

The main reef of Sha'ab Said is split by a canyon that features an amazing coral garden of soft and hard corals. The east side of the reef pitches very steeply and you can rapidly reach 40m depth here. Marine life is abundant, especially on the north plateau, which boasts some spectacular corals.At…

Sha'ab Bango (Erg Harni) Hamata, Egypt

This dive site is made up of three separate large reefs, all with lush coral gardens. The west side of the most northerly reef is particularly excellent and offers a unique hard coral landscape that descends towards a sandy bottom. There are plenty of coral blocks here of various shapes and sizes.…

Sharm Abu Dabour Marsa Alam, Egypt

Due to the entrance and shape of the site, it is mostly suitable for experienced divers and good sea conditions. The entrance leads through a tunnel, which ends outside of the reef in front of two large pinnacles. There is a lovely sand eel garden to explore, and sharp eyes may spot both eagle rays…

Marsa Muräna Marsa Alam, Egypt

It has a rather narrow entrance (thus only accessible in good conditions) with a sandy bottom. The reef goes slowly down to a maximum depth of around 25m and there is plenty to see on both sides with lots of beautiful corals. Small fish hide out in tiny caves on the north side and sometimes you can…

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