Shaab el Erg
★★★★☆
(6,718)
This dive site is the section of coral reef which makes up the channel of Dolphins House Reef. It is a 1 hour and 10 minute ride northeast of El Gouna. The site has a max depth of 10m and is full of soft coral and anthias fish. There are nice pinnacles with sloping coral gardens nearby.
Anthias fish, parrots fish, buffers fish, stingrays, snappers, turtle, octopus, morays, eagle rays, and dolphins.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Tobias Friedrich
503 Sightings
J
14
F
9
M
42
A
67
M
49
J
40
J
69
A
46
S
37
O
32
N
61
D
37
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
373 Sightings
J
0
F
9
M
20
A
42
M
26
J
26
J
44
A
45
S
32
O
47
N
53
D
29
AdobeStock-wildestanimal
Common Dolphin
316 Sightings
J
0
F
11
M
25
A
43
M
32
J
25
J
41
A
25
S
23
O
33
N
36
D
22
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
158 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
16
A
25
M
0
J
11
J
27
A
11
S
10
O
24
N
22
D
12
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
22 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
11
A
0
M
11
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
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 approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
20 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
10
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
535 Sightings
J
7
F
13
M
38
A
51
M
34
J
41
J
70
A
56
S
49
O
70
N
68
D
38
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
471 Sightings
J
10
F
9
M
38
A
53
M
24
J
30
J
56
A
46
S
44
O
59
N
71
D
31
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
439 Sightings
J
8
F
9
M
31
A
53
M
23
J
41
J
58
A
42
S
31
O
63
N
48
D
32
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
409 Sightings
J
8
F
10
M
32
A
43
M
17
J
38
J
61
A
33
S
42
O
48
N
50
D
27
