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| Abu
Nuhas: Famous for the four wrecks which
found their final resting place there
and offers some excellent diving around
its three sides. The eastern side has
rugged coral formations with a very good
stock of marine life. There is a good
drift dive to be enjoyed along its drop-off
which is 25m deep to the north and 15m
deep to the south. The southern end of
the reef offers safe anchorage and is
a good base for a night dive. Just further
to the south is Yellowfish Reef; named
after the sweetlips which inhabit this
reef in great numbers. The eastern section
of this reef offers the better diving.
The western boundary of this reef is
also worthy of attention. This is sometimes
dived following an exploration of the
Giannis D. wreck. |
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| Abu
Ramada: Yet another small island surrounded
by good dive sites. There are wall dives
along the north- and eastern sides and
shallow plateau dives around the other
sides. About half a mile to the south
is Gotta Abu Ramada (commonly called
The Aquarium), this is one of the best
sites to see schools of those reef fish
which elsewhere are normally only seen
singularly or in pairs. |
| Big
Giftun: This is the largest island in
this area, (big) Giftun has diving sites
along its south east side, in the channel
between it and its smaller namesake,
to the south of the island and on its
north west corner. |
| Magawish: An area of several small reefs, rich
in life and often used for night dives.
Special trips can be made outside the "normal" day
diving area to the wrecks and reefs around
Abu Nuhas. |
| Shaab
El Erg: A large horse-shoe shaped reef
which encloses a shallow lagoon often
used for overnight anchoring. Off the
North West tip there are a couple of
coral masses with good coral growth and
a good chance of seeing turtles. The
north east corner of the reef is known
as manta point. This is because of the
number of mantas which sometimes gather
here around the months of February and
March during the plankton bloom. |
| Shabrour
Siyul (Blind Reef): This long, slim reef
runs from east to west. As such, it allows
diving on its western side when the prevailing
north wind restricts diving on other
reefs in this area. The western side
has a shallow vertical drop-off for its
first 10m and then a steeply sloping
drop to around 30m. The northern end
is more dramatic than the southern, with
shallow caves and the possibility of
seeing sleeping sharks. The eastern side
is much steeper and there is a reasonable
chance of seeing the bigger pelagic creatures
that most divers crave! |
| Shabrour
Umm Gamar: his is a long reef with a
sloping wall to the south east and a
plateau around the other sides. The sloping
wall features the wrecked remains of
a patrol boat at around 25 - 30 metres
and below this there is a vertical drop-off.
The shallower parts of the reef have
a number of swim-throughs and caves. |
| Small
Giftun: This second largest island in
the day diving area, is surrounded by
good diving sites. Its exposed position
and thus nutrient rich waters support
some superb coral growth. The dives around
this island offer something for every
level of diver - from beginner to advanced. |
| Umm
Gamar: This is a small island with an
automatic navigation light. Except for
a small plateau to the south west, the
island is surrounded by reef with both
sloping and vertical walls. Particular
features include hollow outcrops of coral
and a small cave. |
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| Daily Dives from £25
per day |
| In the 200 square miles
of sea available to our day diving boats there
are over 50 diving sites. These vary from deep
coral walls best suited to drift diving to shallow
9 metre coral heads and reefs which feature interesting
formations, a multitude of both hard and soft coral
growth and the incredible number of fish species
for which the Red Sea is famous. Just off shore
we also have the wreck of an Egyptian Mine Sweeper
lying at a depth of 30 metres. Selecting the diving
sites is obviously governed by safety; the main
factors are the wind and the experience and ability
of the divers. |
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Abu
Nuhas |
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Big
Giftun |
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Shaab
El Erg |
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Shabrour
Umm Gamar |
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Small
Giftun |
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Abu
Ramada |
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Magawish |
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Shabrour
Siyul |
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Reef) |
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Umm
Gamar |
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| Special trips
can be made outside the "normal" day
diving area to the wrecks and reefs around Abu
Nuhas. When the conditions at Abu Nuhas prevent
safe diving then sites may be substituted. |
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