El Quadim

★★★★☆ (8,148)

The El Quadim house reef is located directly in the bay of the Mövenpick Hotel El Quseir and has an eventful past with its 5000 years of history (originally the oldest trading port in Egypt, the old amphorae & anchor). Very easy to dive with a large bay of 4 m depth with a north and south side and a deeper area.

Whale shark, dolphins, whitetip reef shark babies, eagle ray, turtle, seahorse, frogfish, winged horse fish, ghost pipefish, carpet crocodile fish, stone fish etc.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

766 Sightings
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29
F
34
M
33
A
58
M
60
J
37
J
87
A
94
S
104
O
131
N
64
D
35

Barracuda

445 Sightings
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15
F
10
M
30
A
15
M
15
J
24
J
40
A
63
S
68
O
100
N
40
D
25

Eagle Ray

112 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
12
M
0
J
0
J
23
A
23
S
22
O
20
N
0
D
12

Wrasse

104 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
10
J
0
J
10
A
21
S
22
O
30
N
0
D
11

Octopus

78 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
14
J
0
J
0
A
14
S
12
O
28
N
10
D
0

Lionfish

470 Sightings
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14
F
20
M
26
A
48
M
37
J
16
J
36
A
48
S
68
O
88
N
47
D
22

Pufferfish

437 Sightings
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11
F
20
M
27
A
38
M
32
J
21
J
43
A
57
S
58
O
61
N
41
D
28

Parrotfish

403 Sightings
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0
F
15
M
16
A
37
M
29
J
20
J
33
A
56
S
58
O
82
N
28
D
29

Clownfish

397 Sightings
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0
F
18
M
25
A
33
M
29
J
14
J
42
A
45
S
56
O
79
N
24
D
32

Stingrays

375 Sightings
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13
F
12
M
25
A
24
M
26
J
23
J
41
A
46
S
43
O
72
N
30
D
20