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Taba Red Sea Diving: Taba Diving Sites
Although not as dramatic as Sharm el Sheikh’s walls or Marsa Alam’s offshore reefs, the Taba coast offer some very rare marine life in an un-crowded environment. Typical to the area, for example, is a rare species of frogfish, and many species of seahorses, hardly found anywhere else in the Red Sea, making a diving holiday in Taba a unique one.
Most of the dive sites in Taba are situated along the Red Sea coast, in the fringing reefs which adorn the Taba shoreline. They are mainly reachable by boat, but some have shore access from the hotel, and others and can be reached by car or jeep. Local dive boats leave every day for day or half-day diving excursions.
The Taba marine area is protected, as many other areas in Egypt, and diving centers here operate under environmental-friendly procedures.
 Taba Diving sites
Three amazing sites are found at Marsa El Mugabilla. The Canyon is a deep dive at a maximum depth of 40 meters - only permitted to Deep Diver Specialty Divers. For the Advanced Open Water divers this is a beautiful 30 meter dive on a multilevel basis. The topography of the site is breathtaking. The shallow part of the dive is full of life with much color and fish life, the deep part is amazing hard coral formations, reminding of a picture from the surface of the moon.
Mugabilla
Major is situated to the left of the Canyon with a maximum depth of 18 meters, suitable for all levels of diver certification from Open Water and above. The topography of the site is breathtaking with schools of Barracuda and Bat fish always seen. Mugabilla Minor offers a shallow dive at a depth of 16 meters. The shallow reef is home to fire corals and many many different varieties of reef fish.
Picasso Reef
200 meters from the shore, is an underwater mountain. The dive leads down to 24 meters to huge table corals some 10 meters across with Eagle Rays and Great Barracuda passing by. On a level of 12 meters, the terrain is full of fish. Among them plenty of Trigger Fish and even the rare and beautiful Picasso Trigger Fish can be seen.
At the natural Fjord two sites are found: Fjord the hole. At the depth of 16 meters across a huge coral bed make a 90 degree turn to the left and after and find a huge hole with a maximum depth of 24 meters. After entering the hole rise to 8 meters and watch at a pinnacle rock how the fish from the open sea come to feed on plenty of tiny Glass Fish and Silver Fish. Fjord Banana is a shallow reef in the shape of a banana with much to see. Maximum depth here is 12 meters.
Coral City
Invites for a deep dive to a maximum depth of 20 meters. Under the boat are huge Brain and Mountain corals supporting many Lion Fish, occasionally Stone fish and tiny Silver and Glass Fish. In this area there are often Jacks and Tuna feeding.
Angel Net
Is another site around 200 meters from the shore to a depth of 26 meters. Beautiful table corals are here, full of life, where huge coral blocks are present.
Sun pool
Sun pool is a Salt water lake next to the sea, but supports no life. A shallow dive, maximum depth of 16 meters to the beautiful shallow reef next to the Sun Pool leads to many Fire Corals growing here. The reef is rich of fish among them Eagle Rays.
Ben Coral
The most beautiful reef is located in front of the Octopus Dive Center and about 250 meters from the shore. This amazing dive site in 12 meters inhabits the most beautiful collection of small Red Sea Banner Fish all swimming together as one. At the deep side of the reef at only 18 meters virtually all the reef fish of the Red Sea can be seen! In the center of the reef there are literally thousands and thousands of Glass fish and Silver fish. Consequently all the hunters from the Open Sea are feeding here. Inside the corals there are many Lion Fish asleep waiting their turn to feed at night. Other fish include many Two Bar Bream and Batfish and with some luck the biggest Giant Sting Ray in this area.
Midomus Reef
A short surface swim is required - a shallow dive leads down to 12 meters where thousands of Glass and Silver fish exist, attracting all the fish from the open sea to hunt here.
Pharao Island
offers 5 dive sites, 3 from the boat and 2 from the Island itself, all are beautiful with a spectacular wall dive.
House Reef
House Reef is easily accessible from the shore and offers a nursery slope for diving perfect for Open Water Training dives and Refresh and Intros.
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