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Visit Egypts most popular dive sites

Diving the Red Sea in Egypt is as alluring and ancient as this country’s culture. Whether you want to stay at one of the quaint sea-side towns for day diving excursions or join a liveaboard venture out to seemingly untouched reefs, Egypt offers it all. Egypt’s reefs are teeming with marine life, and there is no shortage of fascinating wrecks to explore. And if you love sharks, this is the place for you! The Red Sea has become famous for oceanic whitetip shark dives. Conditions are ideal for beginner divers to the most technical with calm and clear conditions year-round. Explore all that diving in Egypt has to offer.

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Dive sites

Discover the underwater wonders waiting to be explored

Goeran K. (#2680458)

Coral Garden / Gassous Bay (★4.6)

Nice house reef with a north and south side. Easy access from the beach. No boat traffic! No current and diveable in any weather. Night and early morning dives are possible daily!
Dive One Academy, Sharm El Sheikh

Gordon Reef (★4.5)

Gordon reef is most famous for the wreck of the “Loullia” which ran aground on the northern end of the reef in 1981. This dive can be done as either a drift or a mooring dive, mooring on the southern side of the reef.
SSI Service Center Egypt, 84517 Hurghada

Shaab Samadai / Dolphin House (★4.5)

Shoaab Samaday, also known as Dolphin House, is a protected area by the Egyptian environment authorities. The crescent formation of the reef and shallow water has, over the time, attracted bottlenose dolphins to use it as a rest location. This dive is perfect for entry level divers and snorkelers alike.
SSI Service Center Egypt, 84517 Hurghada

Elphinstone Reef (★4.4)

This is one of the most famous dive site in Egypt. The Elphinstone Reef is full of healthy corals, magnificent clear blue water, and rich marine life. It is also a great destination to see your first shark.
Twin Palms SCUBA, 1609 Edenvale

Blue Hole, Dahab (★4.6)

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.
Mares

Little Brother (★4.3)

Brothers Island, or El Akhawen, is a “must dive“ for every diver that visits Egypt. This dive site can be reached only via liveaboard boats. The location contains two islands, the small and the big island. This is a more advanced dive as it can have strong currents and deep drop-offs with lots of shark sightings.
Dive One Academy, Sharm El Sheikh

SS Thistlegorm (Wreck) (★4.7)

This is one of the most famous wrecks in the world. This site is suitable only for advanced divers and EAN is highly recommended. on a trip there you do at least 2 dives, inside and outside around. The bridge rises up to 17 m.
Jessica F. (#2893219)

Abu Dabab II (★4.3)

Reef and coral garden in front of Abu Dabbab Bay. Beautiful cave with bright light inside. Small and old wreck beautifully covered with soft corals. Approachable by zodiac.
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Shark & Yolanda Reef (★4.6)

The most famous site in Ras Mohammed. There are many ways to dive the site so there is something for everyone here. Shark Reef, Yolanda Reef, and Satellite Reef make up the 3 pinnacles. On Yolanda Reef you can find toilets and a mast laying around from the sunken Yolanda wreck.

Marine Life

Encounter these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat

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Spinner Dolphin
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Dugong
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Grey Reef Shark
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
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Green Turtle
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Clownfish
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Lionfish
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