Header Dot Hurghada


Sub Dot Diving in Hurghada


Sub Dot1. Shaab El Erg:
Large lagoon at Hurghadas northern most point, shallow dive on outer coral gardens and gathering point for manta rays in Spring. Renowned for sightings of resident dolphin community by divers.


Sub Dot2. Umm Gammar27°21.155'N, 33°54.550'E):
Big groupers and lots of sweepers in the muiltiple caves found along thhe eastern wall and drop offs of this tiny islands fringing reef.


Sub Dot3. Shaab Ruhr :
Big groupers and lots of sweepers in the muiltiple caves found along thhe eastern wall and drop offs of this tiny islands fringing reef.


Sub Dot4. Careless Reef(27°18.700'N, 33°56.200'E) :
Two pinnacles rising from a shallow plateau surrounded by deep water. Magnificent coral gardens famous for the numerous giant morays encountered there, as well as the whitetip reef sharks and schooling reef fish.


Sub Dot5. Erg Somaya :
South of the Island, this reef offers superb wall diving with possibilities of encountering reef sharks and sized groupers. Small wreckage.


Sub Dot6. Giftun Drift (27°11.030'N, 33°58.530'E) :
Several good dives are found on the reefs around this island, the most famous the drift dive on the giant fan coral forest at the eastern fringing reefs wall. Napolean fish.


Sub Dot7. Abu Ramada Island (27°09.784'N, 33°59.046'E) :
Two little islands surrounded by a single reef. Good drift dive along the steep eastern wall, with big fan corals, overhangs and swim through. Big groupers and carangids.


Sub Dot8. Gota Abu Ramada(27°08.340'N, 33°57.196'E):
South of the island, a little reef features a shallow plateau also named the "Aquarium" because of the abundant schools of butterflies, banners and snappers here found swimming around the mountains of coral gardens.


Sub Dot9. Ras Disha:
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, napolean fish and groupers. Gaeden eels.


Sub Dot10. Abu Hashish:
Shallow labyrinth on the south side of the island where lots of blue spotted stingrays, puffer fishes and morays are found swimming through a pinnacle landscape. Also drift dive along the eastern wall.



 

 
 
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