Aquarius Diving Club – PADI 5★ | Hurghada Best Dive Sites

Daily Hurghada Dive Sites

Accessible daily from Hurghada. Selection depends on weather conditions, sea state, and divers' experience levels on board for safety and enjoyment.

Abu Hashish

Sandy plateau 10-20m, deep drop-off to 40m+
Location: 27°15'N - 33°49'E
Dive Types: Deep, Drift, Lagoon, Shallow, Reef, Drop-off, Pinnacles, Channel
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Turtles, morays, groupers, barracuda, octopus

Abu Nugar

“T” shaped reef, shallow west plateau
Location: 27°41'N - 34°03'E
Dive Types: Drift, Reef Garden, Shallow, Reef, Dolphins, Coral Garden
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Dolphins, turtles, napoleon wrasse, anthias, butterflyfish

Abu Ramada South

Shallow plateau with moorings
Location: 27°53'N - 34°09'E
Dive Types: Deep, Drift, Shallow, Reef, Island, Drop-off
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Eagle rays, reef sharks, morays, clownfish, gorgonians

Anchor Abu Galawa

Pinnacles with ship anchor, chain
Location: 25°05'N - 34°51'E
Dive Types: Reef Garden, Shallow, Coral Garden, Pinnacles
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Seahorses, pipefish, nudibranchs, lionfish

Aruk Gota Abu Ramada

Ergs with strong current possible
Location: 27°53'N - 34°08'E
Dive Types: Offshore Reef, Pinnacles
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Reef sharks, tuna, jacks, fusiliers

Careless Reef

Mid-sea plateau, two pinnacles, wall >40m
Location: 27°50'N - 34°17'E
Dive Types: Deep, Drift, Reef Garden, Sharks, Drop-off, Coral Garden, Pinnacles, Channel
Level: AOW
Marine Life: White tip sharks, morays, gorgonians, barracuda, turtles

El Fanadir North

All dive types possible
Location: 27°26'N - 33°57'E
Dive Types: Drift, Reef
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Octopus, cuttlefish, scorpionfish, parrotfish

El Fanadir South

All dive types possible
Location: 27°24'N - 33°56'E
Dive Types: Drift, Reef, Dolphins
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Dolphins, rays, morays, triggerfish

El Fanous East

Two main ergs, smaller pinnacles
Location: 27°17'N - 33°56'E
Dive Types: Drift, Shallow, Reef, Dolphins
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Dolphins, turtles, clownfish, anemones

El Fanous West

Narrow reef, huge calm lagoon
Location: 27°17'N - 33°55'E
Dive Types: Drift, Lagoon, Shallow, Reef, Dolphins
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Juvenile fish, seahorses, pipefish, rays

El Fanous South West

Shallow flat sandy seabed
Location: 27°17'N - 33°55'E
Dive Types: Drift, Reef Garden, Shallow
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Garden eels, flounders, stingrays, nudibranchs

El Mina Wreck

Sunk 1969, penetration possible
Location: 27°13'N - 33°58'E
Dive Types: Deep, Wreck
Level: AOW
Marine Life: Large morays, lionfish, glassfish, urchins

Elfasmah

Calm lagoon, rich seaward side
Depth: 8-13m
Dive Types: Drift, Lagoon, Shallow, Reef, Dolphins, Coral Garden, Pinnacles
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Glassfish, frogfish, sweepers, pelagics

Elshabha Elsouryrh

Small reef, smaller pinnacles
Depth: 9-16m
Dive Types: Reef Garden, Shallow, Dolphins, Pinnacles
Level: AOW
Marine Life: Dolphins, anthias, damselfish, corals

Elsakhwa

Shallow coral garden
Depth: 7-25m
Dive Types: Drift, Lagoon, Shallow, Reef, Dolphins, Coral Garden, Pinnacles
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Butterflyfish, angelfish, parrotfish, morays

Gota Abu Galawa

Sandy bottom, coral pinnacles
Location: 25°06'N - 34°52'E
Dive Types: Drift, Shallow, Reef, Dolphins, Pinnacles
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Dolphins, turtles, nudibranchs, reef fish

Gota Abu Galawa North

Big reef, smaller pinnacles
Location: 25°06'N - 34°52'E
Dive Types: Drift, Reef Garden, Pinnacles
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Barracuda, jacks, trevallies, sharks

Gota Abu Nugar North

Shallow flat sandy seabed
Location: 27°41'N - 34°03'E
Dive Types: Drift, Reef Garden, Shallow, Reef, Dolphins, Coral Garden
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Dolphins, rays, garden eels, scorpionfish

Gota Abu Nugar South

Sand bottom, coral heads
Location: 27°41'N - 34°02'E
Dive Types: Reef Garden, Shallow, Dolphins, Pinnacles
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Small reef fish, nudibranchs, flatworms

Gota Abu Ramada West

Shallow seabed, 2 big ergs, fire corals
Location: 27°53'N - 34°08'E
Dive Types: Reef Garden, Shallow, Reef, Coral Garden, Pinnacles
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Fire coral crabs, clownfish, anemones, lionfish

Halg Umm Gamar

Off Umm Gamar, drop-off, reef wall
Location: 27°20'N - 33°57'E
Dive Types: Deep, Drift, Island, Drop-off
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Sharks, napoleon, turtles, large pelagics

Hamda (Stone Beach)

Big Giftun, wall to 12m, slope to 40m
Depth: 12-40m
Dive Types: Big Fish, Deep, Drift, Reef Garden, Wall, Island, Drop-off, Platform
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Hammerheads, oceanic whitetips, mantas (seasonal), barracuda

Hassabala

Fishing boat wreck near El Mina
Depth: 19-33m
Dive Types: Deep, Wreck
Level: AOW
Marine Life: Groupers, lionfish, glassfish, morays

Manta Point

Shaab El Erg, north near lighthouse
Location: 27°21'N - 33°47'E
Dive Types: Reef Garden, Shallow, Reef, Dolphins
Level: AOW
Marine Life: Mantas (seasonal), dolphins, turtles, reef fish

Marsa Abu Galawa

Huge reef, seahorses in seagrass
Location: 25°05'N - 34°51'E
Dive Types: Lagoon, Shallow, Reef
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Seahorses, ghost pipefish, frogfish, macro life

Shaab Iris

Part of Abu Nugar, sand bottom, coral heads
Depth: 9-16m
Dive Types: Reef Garden, Shallow, Pinnacles
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Small reef fish, branches, macro creatures

Shaab Mary

Shallow flat sandy seabed, coral garden
Location: 27°54.878'N - 34°21.143'E
Dive Types: Corals, Garden, Reef
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Corals, shells, reef fish, turtles

Shaab Sabina

Between Big/Small Giftun, 4-site complex
Location: 27°47'N - 34°12'E
Dive Types: Drift, Lagoon, Reef Garden, Shallow, Island, Coral Garden, Pinnacles
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Turtles, rays, napoleon, schools of fish

Shaab Torfa, Banana Reef, Erg Sabina

Between Big/Small Giftun, 4-site complex
Location: 27°47'N - 34°13'E
Dive Types: Shallow, Reef, Coral Garden, Pinnacles
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Bannerfish, butterflyfish, anthias, soft corals

Shabruhr Umm Gamar South

Undersea mountain, caves, wreck at 25m
Location: 27°20'N - 33°57'E
Dive Types: Deep, Drift, Wall, Reef, Drop-off, Platform
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Wreck fish, morays, groupers, sharks

Shabrur Umm Gamar North

Deep drop-off wall, strong current
Location: 27°20'N - 33°57'E
Dive Types: Deep, Drift, Wall, Drop-off, Platform
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Pelagics, sharks, tuna, barracuda schools

Small Giftun

Drift along wall to coral plateau
Location: 27°11'N - 33°59'E
Dive Types: Big Fish, Drift, Reef Garden, Reef, Island
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Mantas, whale sharks (rare), dolphins, large schools

Turtle Bay

Grand Giftun, horseshoe reef, swim-through
Location: 27°11'N - 33°59'E
Dive Types: Lagoon, Shallow, Reef, Dolphins, Coral Garden, Pinnacles
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Green turtles, hawksbill turtles, reef fish

Umm Gamar North

Current splits east/west, platform drop-off
Location: 27°20'N - 33°57'E
Dive Types: Drift, Reef, Island, Dolphins, Corals Pinnacles, Platform
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Dolphins, glassfish, sweepers, pinnacles

Umm Gamar North West

Good for deep dive
Location: 27°20'N - 33°57'E
Dive Types: Deep, Drift, Reef Garden, Island, Drop-off, Dolphins
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Deep gorgonians, sharks, large groupers

Umm Gamar South

Sloping wall, coral pinnacles, gorgonian fans
Location: 27°20'N - 33°57'E
Dive Types: Cave, Deep, Drift, Wall, Reef, Island, Drop-off, Dolphins
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Manta rays, gorgonian fans, cave life, dolphins

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Remote Sites (Special Trips from Hurghada)

Iconic wrecks & distant reefs. Organized based on weather, diver levels, minimum participants (or private charter).

Gota Shaab Elerg

Huge reef, dolphins year-round
Location: 27°25.542'N - 33°40.590'E
Dive Types: Drift, Reef Garden, Shallow, Reef, Dolphins, Coral Garden
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Dolphins, unicorns, scorpionfish, groupers, morays, angelfish, rays

Lighthouse Shaab Elerg South

Southeast side, wall to 17m, slope to 30m
Location: 27°21.013'N - 34°12.790'E
Dive Types: Deep, Reef Garden, Reef, Drop-off, Dolphins
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Dolphins, rays, napoleon, soft corals

Shaab Elerg South

Unicorns, scorpionfish under table corals
Location: 27°20.570'N - 34°11.976'E
Dive Types: Reef
Level: All Levels
Marine Life: Unicornfish, scorpionfish, groupers, morays, angelfish, rays

Abu Nuhas Wrecks

4 famous shipwrecks: Giannis D, Carnatic, Chrisoula K, Kimon M
Location: 27°35'N - 33°55'E
Dive Types: Wreck, Deep, Drift, Reef
Level: AOW
Marine Life: Groupers, morays, barracuda, anthias, coral-encrusted hulls

Salem Express Wreck

Ferry sunk 1991, large intact structure, respectful dive
Location: 26°38'N - 34°03'E
Dive Types: Wreck, Deep, Penetration (experienced)
Level: AOW Wreck Specialty recommended
Marine Life: Lionfish, glassfish, jacks, soft corals on wreck

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