Egypt Dive Sites — Page 6
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Continued from the Egypt dive sites guide, which covers regions, seasonality, and planning details.
Marsa Nakari South reef
Red Sea Governorate · —
Marsa Nakari South reef is a dive site located in Egypt.
Marsa Shagra - Diving Shade
Red Sea Governorate · —
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Middle Garden
South Sinai · 5–25 m
Middle Garden lies between Near and Far Garden on the coastline north of Naama Bay. Its defining feature is a large white sandy patch where bluespotted rays are frequently seen resting, with coral pinnacles and a gentle slope around it. An easy, relaxed dive suitable for beginners and training.
BeginnerBoat entry
Million Hope
South Sinai · 5–30 m
The largest wreck in the Red Sea, a roughly 175m cargo vessel that ran aground on the reef north of Sharm el-Sheikh in June 1996 while carrying phosphates and potash from Jordan; all 25 crew were rescued. It sits upright in about 24m with its starboard side against the reef and five huge cargo holds, dived as a multilevel route from the coral-encrusted stern crane forward to the bow and back along the deck. Because it lies at the exposed mouth of the strait it is weather dependent, with strong currents and swell.
AdvancedBoat entry
Moray Garden
South Sinai · 5–30 m
Moray Garden is a coral-garden dive site in the southern Dahab/Gabr El Bint stretch, named for the moray eels commonly found among its coral heads. It is reached by boat or camel and offers easy reef diving over a sloping plateau.
IntermediateShore + boat
Napoleon Reef
South Sinai · 5–30 m
Napoleon Reef is a Dahab coral reef dive named for the resident Napoleon (humphead) wrasse. It offers a coral garden sloping to a reef wall and is dived from shore or boat.
IntermediateShore + boat
Near Garden
South Sinai · 5–30 m
Near Garden is the southernmost of the Gardens, just north of Naama Bay. The reef wall descends to around 8-10 m then slopes gently to a drop-off at 18-20 m, with coral pinnacles dotted along the dive. The pinnacles host nudibranchs, shrimps, blennies, Christmas tree worms and banded pipefish, making it a good macro and training site.
Boat entry
Numidia
Red Sea Governorate · 8–80 m
The Numidia was a roughly 130 m British cargo steamer that struck the northern point of Big Brother Island in 1901 while bound for India. The wreck cascades down a steep drop-off from about 8 m at the bow to beyond 80 m, smothered in hard and soft corals. It is one of the two iconic Big Brother wrecks and a magnet for schooling fish and passing pelagics on the current-swept reef.
AdvancedBoat entry
Paradise Reef
Red Sea Governorate · —
Paradise Reef is a dive site in Egypt. The site is reached by boat.
Boat entry
Pinky Wall
South Sinai · 5–40 m
Pinky's Wall is a dramatic, undulating wall on the Hadaba coast dropping to roughly 180 m, packed with chimneys and overhangs. The wall is a strong vantage point for spotting pelagics cruising in the blue, and divers typically run a multi-level profile along the soft-coral-covered face.
IntermediateBoat entry
Police Station (Small Giftun)
Red Sea Governorate · 5–30 m
A popular drift dive on the south side of Small Giftun Island, marked by the moorings beside the Giftun police-station tower atop a 15-25 m plateau. Divers typically drop in near the station and ride the current along the deep wall and over the sloping reef. Soft corals, gorgonians and good fish action make it a classic Giftun National Park outing.
IntermediateBoat entry
Ras Abu Galum
South Sinai · 5–30 m
Ras Abu Galum is a Bedouin-managed protected area about 15 km north of Dahab, reached only by camel or boat. Its hard-coral plateau, pinnacles and cleaning stations attract turtles, barracuda and occasionally eagle and manta rays, with around six dive sites suiting all levels.
IntermediateShore + boat
Ras Abu Soma (Soma Bay house reef)
Red Sea Governorate · 5–25 m
Ras Abu Soma is the headland house reef of Soma Bay, reached by a long jetty from the Breakers/Orca dive base or by short boat hop from Safaga. The site combines a sheltered training lagoon with a reef front and wall dropping to around 25 m, so it suits both snorkelers and experienced divers. Because it lies in the lee of the headland it remains diveable when offshore sites are blown out.
Shore + boat
Ras Abu Soma Garden
Red Sea Governorate · —
A dive site in Egypt. The site is reached by boat.
Boat entry