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Elphinstone North
★★★★☆
(4,400)
Located 30km from Marsa Alam, Elphinstone North is one of the main dive sites in this area with lots of sharks and some of the most healthy coral reefs in the region. It is a 90 minute boat ride to reach, however definitely worth the trip!
Common sightings include oceanic whitetip sharks, (longmanus), tiger sharks, hammerhead shark, barracudas, and more.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
843 Sightings
J
18
F
7
M
43
A
30
M
61
J
91
J
139
A
85
S
110
O
110
N
116
D
33
Alamy/National Geographic Image Collection
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
384 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
21
J
35
J
38
A
21
S
25
O
104
N
102
D
38
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
269 Sightings
J
7
F
0
M
22
A
19
M
20
J
27
J
38
A
25
S
42
O
25
N
33
D
11
AdobeStock/G Russel Childress
Great Hammerhead Shark
251 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
27
J
80
J
86
A
30
S
12
O
16
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
251 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
0
A
14
M
27
J
23
J
31
A
24
S
30
O
38
N
40
D
16
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
189 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
10
M
28
J
20
J
22
A
20
S
24
O
32
N
22
D
11
Alamy-Christian Zappel
Scalloped Hammerhead
108 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
16
J
25
J
41
A
16
S
10
O
0
N
0
D
0
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
70 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
10
J
10
J
10
A
0
S
11
O
15
N
14
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 15
Shutterstock-Al McGlashan
Tuna
326 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
17
A
26
M
48
J
60
J
61
A
20
S
26
O
34
N
21
D
13
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
297 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
29
A
12
M
22
J
30
J
38
A
24
S
38
O
46
N
36
D
14
