The Red Sea is one of the top diving destinations in the world, where the desert meets the water , its truly one of the planet's most exotic and fascinating natural seascape environments. The underwater scenery is rich with colorful, coral-covered reefs, famous dive sites such as the Brothers,  Sha’ab Samadai or Big Giftun , Sha’ab Abu Nuhas, across the Straits of Gubal, as well as historic wrecks, including the Thistlegorm. Here, you'll have the very real opportunity to see exotic marine life in their own environment including turtles, dolphins and sharks, soft and hard corals and reef fish of every size, shape and colour not to mention it's year round sunshine  The  averages better visibility, ranging from 20 meters to well over 40 meters. Diving in the Red Sea is really an unforgettable experience. Whether you are a novice or a seasoned dive traveler .
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Water temperature:

- January to March between 21-24 C
- March to May between 24-27 C
- May to November 27-29 C
- November to December 23-27 C

Hurghada dive sites
 

Careless Reef
Careless Reef lies north of Giftun. The splendid isolation of Careless Reef may only be broken if weather conditions are very mild, as it offers virtually no protection against high seas. This reef is the home of an extended community of moray eels.

Giftun Saghir Island
Lying off the southern side of Little Giftun Island. Moor along the right side in the spacious lagoon formed here. The reef wall just east of the mooring point is a highly attractive dive spot.

Erg Abu Ramada
It is a small reef that lies to the west of Abu Ramada , most of the time there is good visibility due to strong currents.

Shaab Abu Ramada
A good place to observe different fish schools , it lies to the South East of Hurghada.

Abu Ramada South
Just to the north is a flat rocky island with a length of 1km. A lone outcrop called Erg Camel lies off its eastern side. Its isolation in the current produces very favorable conditions for coral growth, and many fish species are to be found here.

Abu Rimata and Ota Abu Rimata
This reef is nicknamed "The Aquarium" thanks to its enormous schools of fish. Even reef fish typically found in pairs tend to cluster in large groups here. The enormous schools of bannerfish are particularly impressive, although many other reef fish may been found here. The eastern section of the reef has a very different character. Soft corals and rocky outcrops predominate.

Omo Gamaar
The island, approximately 400m in length, is positioned at the southern tip of a very long reef stretching for a distance of 2km. Typically, lone reefs or islets tendto attract pelagic fish, and this is clearly the case here. Start your dive opposite the lighthouse. A steepwall descends to depths of 35m here. Many cracks and overhangs mark the upper section of the reef, all adorned with soft coral. Lookout for the coral formation shaped exactly like a rhino horn which protrudes from the reef wall.

Shabroor Om Gamaar
This very vital little reef boasts a small wreck at depths of 25m. If conditions are unfavorable for diving, proceed to the island of Umm Qamar itself, which lies just 2km away.

Shaab Abu Nahas
Abu Nuhas is located at the south entrance to the Straits of Gubal. This area consists of one main reef and a few others. This area is subject to weather extremes because it is unprotected and is famous for its 5 wrecks.

Shaab El Erg
It is a large reef, the main reef looks like a horseshoe.

El Aruk
Small coral heads scattered around a medium depth of 10-12 meters with 20 or more coral heads.

Shaab Torfa
A small reef extending westwards to the northern tip of the small Giftun Island.

Stone Beach
Drop-off, northeast of the big Giftun Island.
 

Marsa Alam Dive Sites
 

Elphinstone Reef
Mythic dive site of the south. Sheer walls plunge deep into the blue, richly decorated with soft corals, sponges, gorgonias and fans. Pelargics often swim by the spot to feed on the abundant reef fish population. The northern plateau is home to schooling hammerheads with frequent sightings of oceanic wite tip sharks.

Shaab Marsa Alam
Large reef in front of the last southern civilian town on the Egyptian coastline. Corals gardens formed near huge coral blocks 'porites' and shoals of banners, goatfish, snappers and jacks.

Shaab Samadai
A horseshoe shaped reef creates a shallow turquoise water lagoon where a large herd of spinner dolphins live pernamently. Several dives are found on its outer walls. The western tip provides a large group of pinnacles rising to the surface from a carpet of seagrass, populated by schools of reef fish.

Daedalus Reef
A huge round reef with a lighthouse more than 40 miles away from the coast, features an excellent opportunity for spotting big pelargics all around its steep walls with an extreme variety of fish and coral. Strong currents possible.

Shaab Sharm
Big reef with big walls, hammerhead and grey reef sharks in summer, malabar grouper, baracudas, and schooling reef fish the rest of the year. Currents, soft corals and giant fans.

Abu Galawa
On 'Fury Shoal' group, this reef has a good hard coral garden on the north side, and a wreck of an old tug boat fully covered with corals leaning on a pinnacle on the south side.

Shaab Mansour
Good dives on both north and south plateaus, with strong currents which favour the growth of all types of coral, inclucing black, soft and fans. Sharks, napolean and tuna fish.

Dolphine Reef  
Also named 'Dolphin Reef', huge barrier reef that offers a sheltered inner lAlso named 'Dolphin Reef', huge barrier reef that offers a sheltered inner lagoon and shear walls on the outside schooling hammerhead, large tuna fish and jacks.
agoon and shear walls on the outside schooling hammerhead, large tuna fish and jacks.

Zabargat
Enormous mountain coming out of the water surrounded by a lagoon and circling reef. A couple of wrecks and some decent diving with a great variety of both corals and reef fish.

Rocky Island
Tiny rock emerging a few feet out of the water, it offers one of the most incredible underwater scenarios of the whole Red Sea. Steep walls falling into the deep blue, currents, soft corals and a great abundance of pelargics and all kinds. 

Diving in safaga
 

1.Ras Abu Soma

Reef lying in front of the shore sloping gently and offers numerous
quality dive sites. Several caves with sweepers, schooling reef fish and
occasional sightings of eagle rays.

2. Tobia Arba

Also named the 'seven pillars', rising from a sandy bottom and display a
fascinating landscape of soft corals, glassfish, gorgonians. Giant puffer
fish, bluespotted rays and octopus.

3. Tobia Kebira

Isolated reef emerges from a shallow sandy depth and offers interesting
diving with schooling fish, morays and groupers.

4. Tobia Soghira

Stretching out from Tobia Island, run a chain of pinnacles with a sandy
bottom in between. Stingrays, triggerfish and big shoals of bannerfish
with gorgonians and acroporas in thee background.

5. Gamul Soghira

Very colourful dive with hovering sweetlip shoals, banner and butterfly
fish. A small coral block wich can be circumnavigated in some half an
hour.

6. Panorama Reef

One of the highlights of the area. Huge coral formation with walls

dropping to over 200m. Numerous grottos and overhangs, gorgonians
and soft corals. Jacks, baracudas and reef sharks often visit the area.

7. Middle Reef

Northerly reef face slopes to 30m, then plumets vertically to much
greater depths. Hard coral gardens on the east and west corners with
acroporas, brain and salad coral. Fun dive on the south side through
the shallow laberyth of caves, tunnels and passages. Groupers, puffers
and sweetlips.

8. Abu Gafan

Possibly the best dive in Safaga, a 300m long and narrow barrier
features a 'plateau' in both north and south extremes. Superb wall
diving with soft and black coral, giant fan and gorgeinias. Frequent
sightings of jacks, baracuda and reef sharks.

9. Shaab Shear

A long barrier creates a shallow laggoon on its south side and hard
coral gardens on both its east and west extremes. Porites, acroporas and
fire coral with schooling jacks, snapper and tuna fish.

10. Wreck of Salem Express

Ferry carrying pilgrims returning from Mecca, sank in 1992 after hitting
the reef at night. 300 victims perished in one of the greatest marine
tragedies of all time. Also, home of 'Colin' the Red Seas best known
frogfish.

Quseir diving sites

1-Big Brother

A 400m long island with lighthouse, 40 miles off the coast from El
Queseir. Offers wreck diving on two sunken boats on the northern tip
and excellent wall diving along the southern side of the reef with
strong currents promoting the growth of a spectacular forest of soft
corals. Frequent sightings of big pelagics and an astonishing variety
of marine life.

      2-Little Brother

    The smaller island next door has a superb fan coral forest and plenty
    of caves, ovrhangs, black coral, and a great deal of pelagics including
    sharks, tuna, barakuda, turtles and schools of reef fish.

     3- Erg El Asal

Big blocks of mountain coral surrounding a small flat topped reef can
be circumnavigated in one dive. Clouds of goldfish engulf the reef
and swimming through the sandy patches surrounding the reef white
tip sharks may be found sleeping as well as turtles and baracudas.

   4. Sharm El Bahari

'A good dive location  on the northern corner of the
fringing reef with a hard coral garden sloping gently to the deep.
Large schools of unicorns, snappers, surgeons, fusilliers and
baracudas.

    5-Sharm El Quibli

Bay on the coast offers some decent diving on its northern corner,
with a sloping reef covered in acroporas, fire coral and other hard
corals. Lots of groupers.

   6. Marsa Wizri

Another bay on the coast, the fringing houses large schools of yellow
goatfish, unicorns, baracudas and other reef fish species on both
north and south outer extremes.

7. Habili Sheik Malek

Less than one mile away from the Tumb-Mosque on the coast, a little
reef formation creates a labiryth of hard corals, fire and huge tables
where lots of fish often concentrate. Napolean, baracudas and
eagleray.

8. Ras Torombi

Shallow dive around the northern most tip of the cape's fringing reef,
a great deal of fire coral, giant table coral heads scattered over a
sandy bottom. Snappers, butterflies, rays and guitar sharks.

9. Shoona

Bay on the coast with good dives on the north and south side. Schools
of batfish, baracudas and goatfish around the coral heads with glass
fish which come out from the slope.

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