Octopus Divers
46617 South Sinai, Dahab
EGY
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★★★★★ Gabr el Bint
Gabr el Bint is located about 15km south of Dahab and is approached by day boat in about 50min. Drop Off with fan corals. Way back over a sandy lagoon with table corals, a reef plateau to end the dive, partly stronger current. Small cave at 26m.
★★★★★ Islands
5min drive from the dive center. Entrance via reef top, therefore only diveable at high tide and little wind. Two reefs reaching just below the surface (Islands) border a shallow, labyrinthine hard coral garden. One of the most beautiful dive sites in Dahab.
★★★★★ Blue Hole, Dahab
Located 12km North of Dahab, the famous Blue hole dive site is a large submarine sinkhole, 150m across and 110m deep. The dive can start or end at the blue Hole as you can enter the water north of the sink hole at Ells Bells and multi level your dive to end at the blue hole.
★★★★★ Tiger house
Located South of the Blue Hole with a nice coral garden and shallow coral reef. Nice shallow area. The entrance is over the reef top, so this dive site can only be dived when there is little wind and high tide. Popular with Tec divers because of a deep canyon.
★★★★★ Eel Garden
In Dahab directly, approx. 7min approach. Entrance over wide reef roof, therefore only with little/no wind and high tide diveable. Wide sand field with countless garden eels. Shallow return (7-3m) on a beautiful, brightly coloured reef. Partial counter current on the way back.
★★★★★ Canyon, Dahab
The Canyon is located 1.5km from the Blue Hole. Another geographical marvel, it is a deep fissure in the reef that you reach after entering a shallow lagoon and swimming along a coral garden plateau.
★★★★★ The Bells
Located about 35 min drive north of Dahab, the Bells is the starting point dive towards the Blue Hole. A challenging entrance to reach the drop-off wall reaching 100-110 meters. Finish the dive by entering the Blue Hole from the outside wall.
★★★★☆ Bannerfish Bay
150 meters south of the Lighthouse in Dahab, comes this dive site where encounters with schools of Bannerfishes are almost guaranteed. This site is speciallly interesting to underwater photographers due to its diverse fauna.
★★★★★ The Caves
25min drive south. Only diveable at high tide and little wind. Large, shallow washouts that you can dive into. Reef slopes quickly, steep wall on the northern side.
★★★★☆ The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse dive site is about 3.5 km away at the Dahab Bay and suitable for all level of divers. The reef starts north of the entrance with a sandy slope and leads you to big coral columns and bolders, as well as lovely coral wall on your way back.
★★★★★ Moray Garden
Located to the South of Dahab, this site can be classified as a confined area as well as open water. Walk-in off the beach. The site gently descends to 6m before sloping down to 30 meters.
★★★★☆ Golden Blocks
This site is approximately a 15min drive, south of Dahab. Great, easy dive site with a beautiful block, full of glass fish and banner fish. Shallow sloping reef with sand and boulders. At 18m deep the site changes to a closed reef, always with sandy roads. There is a small canyon with gorgonians at 25-30m.
★★★★★ Abu Talha
15min drive north. Shallowly sloping coral garden with pinnacles, which, when dived north, turns into a sandy slope with table corals. In the shallow area especially beautiful due to massive hard coral blocks.Entrance over the reef top, therefore only diveable at high tide and little wind.
★★★★★ Mashraba
A sandy bottom, followed by seagrass, then an artificial underwater museum and finally a wall drop-off. This dive site offers it all, very popular with underwater photography enthusiasts and accessible for beginners and advanced divers alike.
★★★★☆ Three Pools
One of the most beautiful diving spots of the south. When there is good visibility you notice, that the name comes from three natural sandy lagoons which are passed soon after starting the dive.