Coral Beach Resort House Reef
Direct on the beach. Perfect for training, night dives, snorkeling.
Coral Beach House Reef
Shallow Shore Diving!
Easy entry from the beach with sandy slope to 20m and scattered coral patches. Ideal for all levels, training, and macro life.
- Dive Types: Shore, Shallow, Reef, Night, Training
- Depth: 0–25m, Entry: Beach and zodiac (zodiac is included for free in all shore packages)
- Best for: Eagle Ray, turtles, morays, lionfish, clownfish, nudibranchs
- Free access for resort and outside guests
What to Expect: Calm conditions, great visibility, perfect for relaxed dives or skill practice.
Daily Dive Sites from Sahl Hasheesh (Boat/Speedboat)
All Hurghada sites accessible daily. Selection based on weather, sea state, diver experience.
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 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
Remote Sites (Special Trips from Sahl Hasheesh)
Iconic wrecks & distant reefs via speedboat 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