A huge reef with plenty of life. Big chance to see dolphins all year. The whole area teems with life, unicorns, scorpion fish, groupers, morays, emperor angel fish, blue spotted rays and underneath the table corals look out for white tips resting in the sand. In the sandy channel between the main reef and the gota.
Manta point, which is part of the Shaab El Erg reef, in the north part of Hurghada, is located at the north side of the main reef close to a lighthouse.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Location: 8o 43.587' /S - 115o 27.420' /E
Dive Types: Reef Garden, Shallow, Reef, Dolphins
Level: AOW
Lighthous Shaab Elerg South
Description:
Southeast side of Shaab Elerg. The reef wall drops to about 17m and then there is a slope to 30m.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Location: 27o 21.013' /N - 34o 12.790' /E
Dive Types: Deep Dive, Reef Garden, Reef Dive, Drop Off, Dolphins
Level: All Levels
Shaab Elerg South
Description:
The whole area teems with life, unicorns, scorpion fish, groupers, morays, emperor angel fish, blue spotted rays underneath the table corals.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Location: 27o 20.570' /N - 34o 11.976' /E
Dive Types: Reef Dive
Level: All Levels
Shaab Mary
Description:
Reef with a shallow, flat and sandy seabed surrounding it. Huge amount of corals and shells. Hard coral garden.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Location: 27o 54.878' /N - 34o 21.143' /E
Dive Types: Corals, Garden, Reef Dive
Level: All Levels
Umm Gamar South
Description:
Far Garden dive site is the northern headland to the Middle Garden site. It can be dived as either a mooring, semi-drift or drift dive although the current is normally very light. The topography is mainly a sloping wall but at the beginning of the dive there are quite a few large coral pinnacles with some Gorgonian Fan corals. Don’t forget to look out into the blue on this dive, as Far Garden is one of the Sharm el Sheikh local sites which Manta Rays like to frequent.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Location: 27o 45.000' /N - 34o 17.000' /E
Dive Types: Cave, Deep Dive, Drift Dive, Reef Wall, Reef, Island, Drop off, Dolphins
Level: All Levels
Halg Umm Gamar
Description:
This site lies off the island of Umm Gamar, or "mother of the moon" in Arabic. Good dive site for deep dive . It has nice drop off and reef wall.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Location: 27o 40.000' /N - 34o 15.000' /E
Dive Types: Deep dive, Drift Dive, Island, Drop off
Level: All Levels
Umm Gamar North West
Description:
Good dive site for deep dive
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Location: 27o 45.000' /N - 34o 17.000' /E
Dive Types: Deep Dive, Drift Dive, Reef Garden, Island, Drop off, Dolphins
Level: All Levels
Umm Gamar North
Description:
Strong current coming from the north splitting to the west and east sides. Platform with a drop off on the east side while the west side is slowly going down.
This reef is the tip of an undersea mountain. The wall drop to 15m on the west side with many small caves. On the southeast lies the wreck of a small Egyptian patrol boat at around 25m depth.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Location: 27o 42.000' /N - 34o 16.000' /E
Dive Types: Deep Dive, Drift Dive, Reef Wall, Reef, Drop off, Platform
Level: All Levels
Shabrur Umm Gamar North
Description:
Deep drop off looks like a big wall. Strong current often.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Location: 27o 44.0000' /N - 34o 16.000' /E
Dive Types: Deep Dive, Drift Dive, Reef Wall, Drop off, Platform
Level: All Levels
Carless Reef
Description:
Carless Reef is the most famous coral shoal in the coastal area of Hurghada. This dive site is situated one hour off Hurghada, it is a mid sea reef plateau pushing up from the Abyss.
The reef itself centers on two peaks or pinnacles which brush the surface in an otherwise open sea. The valley between these pinnacles is about 12 m deep, and offers a wide range of dive possibilities for those not interested in deep diving. A few meters east of the saddle, a steep wall drops well beyond 40m, with a contoured profile offering many caves and coverlets for the more experienced diver. Large gorgonians, pushing black corals, coral fish and moray eels (large population of semi-tame moray eels), and some white tip sharks.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Location: 27o 50.000' /N - 34o 17.000' /E
Dive Types: Deep Dive, Drift Dive, Reef Garden, Sharks, Drop off, Coral Garden, Corals Pinnacles, Channel
Level: AOW
El Fanous East
Description:
East side = Two main ergs and several smaller pinnacles
This is a not so well known dive site off the north tip of Grand Giftun island. It's a small horseshoe reef with a shallow swim through to a bowel reef that is absolutely filled with fish and coral
A huge reef with plenty of life. Big chance to see seahorse in the sea grass.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Location: 25o 05.000' /N - 34o 51.000' /E
Dive Types: Lagoon, Shallow, Reef
Level: All Levels
Elfasmah
Description:
A huge calm lagoon, The lagoon itself and the enclosing reef wall is relatively uninteresting and naturally lifeless but on the seaward side the area bursts with all manner of sea creatures. Swim through the gap between the first erg and the reef wall and head across the coral garden to the second erg, home to hordes of glass fish and the very occasional frog fish.
Part of the Abu Nugar , this is a sand bottom with scattered coral heads. Very interesting for seeing little fish and branches since there is enough sand that you can ground yourself withoug worrying about hitting the coral here.
Part of the Abu Nugar , this is a sand bottom with scattered coral heads. Very interesting for seeing little fish and branches since there is enough sand that you can ground yourself withoug worrying about hitting the coral here.
The El Mina was bombed by the Israelis in 1969 in Hurghada bay, but still has a sister ship afloat nearby which is worth looking at to compare to what you are about to dive. The wreck now lies on its side and there are a lot of small holes to peer into and penetration is possible, although tight, through a significant amount of the wreck. Sea urchins are abundant on the wreck and a very large moray was found living in one of the holes. An interesting dive.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Location: 27o 50.000' /N - 34o 15.000' /E
Dive Types: Deep Dive, Wreck Dive
Level: AOW
Hassabala
Description:
fishing boat laying down next to El Mina wreck. Length 23m, distance between El Mina wreck and Hassabala wreck 30m
