Small Giftun / Police Station

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One of the famous dive sites in Hurghada is Small Giftun Drift, also known as the Polics Station. It offers a great wall drift dive finishing with a coral garden plateau and stunning coral reef with lots of marine life of varying types.

Huge gardens of gorgonian fan corals. eagle rays, moray eels, turtles, shoals of goatfish, scorpionfish, porcupinefish and stonefish.

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

1.9k Sightings
J
65
F
29
M
70
A
108
M
150
J
250
J
182
A
199
S
255
O
250
N
236
D
136

Wrasse

431 Sightings
J
11
F
0
M
13
A
18
M
27
J
77
J
58
A
54
S
70
O
49
N
39
D
15

Eagle Ray

220 Sightings
J
10
F
11
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
16
J
34
A
24
S
31
O
32
N
40
D
22

Hawksbill Turtle

161 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
21
J
20
J
25
A
21
S
35
O
27
N
12
D
0

Octopus

139 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
10
M
16
J
41
J
18
A
17
S
0
O
10
N
12
D
15

Barracuda

130 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
39
J
22
A
14
S
22
O
15
N
18
D
0

Lionfish

1.1k Sightings
J
39
F
14
M
38
A
73
M
74
J
147
J
107
A
128
S
153
O
124
N
113
D
69

Clownfish

1.1k Sightings
J
35
F
22
M
33
A
57
M
80
J
160
J
114
A
108
S
140
O
117
N
129
D
70

Parrotfish

941 Sightings
J
37
F
21
M
35
A
41
M
60
J
142
J
98
A
109
S
133
O
104
N
102
D
59

Butterfly Fish

927 Sightings
J
27
F
20
M
28
A
38
M
63
J
137
J
98
A
100
S
133
O
105
N
119
D
59

Angelfish

772 Sightings
J
25
F
11
M
22
A
29
M
55
J
128
J
86
A
91
S
104
O
90
N
82
D
49

Pufferfish

662 Sightings
J
13
F
0
M
13
A
32
M
61
J
111
J
79
A
79
S
106
O
64
N
73
D
31

Triggerfish

599 Sightings
J
12
F
0
M
17
A
22
M
42
J
112
J
80
A
74
S
87
O
63
N
61
D
29

Stingrays

593 Sightings
J
27
F
12
M
28
A
28
M
42
J
73
J
68
A
48
S
83
O
94
N
54
D
36

Bannerfish

577 Sightings
J
20
F
10
M
24
A
22
M
43
J
79
J
58
A
79
S
93
O
56
N
66
D
27

Surgeonfish

531 Sightings
J
12
F
10
M
22
A
19
M
38
J
84
J
56
A
58
S
76
O
59
N
69
D
28

Scorpionfish

445 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
17
A
26
M
28
J
51
J
47
A
59
S
65
O
67
N
63
D
22

Goatfish

403 Sightings
J
0
F
13
M
11
A
19
M
23
J
69
J
42
A
42
S
67
O
44
N
48
D
25

Soldierfish

393 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
16
A
18
M
23
J
79
J
48
A
46
S
58
O
41
N
48
D
16

Stonefish

365 Sightings
J
13
F
0
M
11
A
16
M
35
J
66
J
14
A
33
S
64
O
60
N
38
D
15

Sweetlips and Grunts

341 Sightings
J
13
F
0
M
12
A
0
M
19
J
62
J
37
A
42
S
63
O
42
N
33
D
18

Damselfish

320 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
13
A
13
M
15
J
53
J
43
A
42
S
53
O
39
N
28
D
21

Boxfish

294 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
33
J
88
J
53
A
34
S
35
O
20
N
20
D
11

Jackfish

287 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
10
M
16
J
48
J
53
A
42
S
25
O
39
N
38
D
16

Grouper/Basslets

278 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
11
A
19
M
15
J
29
J
39
A
43
S
48
O
33
N
25
D
16

Trumpetfish

223 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
12
M
16
J
42
J
26
A
30
S
30
O
25
N
28
D
14

Snapper

194 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
16
J
45
J
29
A
29
S
34
O
19
N
22
D
0

Tuna

172 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
11
M
13
J
36
J
36
A
13
S
20
O
15
N
18
D
10

Squirrelfish

158 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
11
M
0
J
25
J
28
A
11
S
32
O
15
N
36
D
0

Porcupinefish

126 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
24
J
19
A
24
S
16
O
17
N
14
D
12

Garfish

118 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
14
J
17
J
17
A
19
S
14
O
15
N
22
D
0

Nudibranch

118 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
10
A
0
M
0
J
21
J
15
A
18
S
0
O
19
N
16
D
19