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Egypt Underwater Photo Sites (25)
Fantastic and relaxed dive with alot to see.
| Facts about Golden Blocks to Moray Gardens It is in Egypt- Golden Blocks to Moray Gardens is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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SS Thistlegorm
Discover by Jacques-Yves Cousteu in 1956
| Facts about Shaab Ali- It is in Egypt
- Shaab Ali is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Nice site like everywhere on the Wadi Gimal plateau
| Facts about Gotha Eschta- It is in Egypt
- Gotha Eschta is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Glass fish
| Facts about Gotha Asheleniat- It is in Egypt
- Gotha Asheleniat is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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And what is the most amazing part of this dive is the amount of eel's in eel gardens. There has to be hundreds and hundreds of them just chilling in the sand. Will post a great pic soon.
| Facts about Eel Gardens Dahab- It is in Egypt
- Eel Gardens Dahab is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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nice
| Facts about Abu Galawa- It is in Egypt
- Abu Galawa is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Just after the safety stop there are some garden weeds off to the left and you can occasionally see little critters like this one
| Facts about The Lighthouse, Dahab, Egypt- It is in Egypt
- The Lighthouse, Dahab, Egypt is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Clown fish
| Facts about Shaab Sharm- It is in Egypt
- Shaab Sharm is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-40 Metres 0-130 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Great little coral section in shallow water
| Facts about Moray Gardens, Dahab South, Egypt- It is in Egypt
- Moray Gardens, Dahab South, Egypt is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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If your are lucky, you can see sharks or dolphins not to far from the reef... Of course into the deepest area,,,
| Facts about Panorama Reed (Safaga Red Sea Egypt)- It is in Egypt
- Panorama Reed (Safaga Red Sea Egypt) is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 50+ Metres 160+ Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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Wadi Gimal plateau is very nice with more than 30 dive sites
| Facts about Dahara- It is in Egypt
- Dahara is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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As good as it gets in the red sea
| Facts about Elphinstone reef red sea- It is in Egypt
- Elphinstone reef red sea is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 50+ Metres 160+ Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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They say that most house reefs in Egypt are destroyed and not worth diving. I did quite a few dives at the reef and, whereas there might be a lot of destruction to the coral visible, there is still a lot to be seen there. I could have done 2-3 dives in the seagrass alone and filled a 2GB card in my camera.
| Facts about House Reef, Paradise Divers, Safaga Egypt- It is in Egypt
- House Reef, Paradise Divers, Safaga Egypt is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Shab Samadai (Dolphin House) :
The horseshoe-shaped reef forms a shallow lagoon where a large school of spinner dolphins lives permanently. A large group of pinnacles rises to the surface on the western tip from a carpet of sea-grass populated by an abundance of fish.
YOU can dive with Marsaalam-divers they are very friendly and accurate.
| Facts about Dolphin House- It is in Egypt
- Dolphin House is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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In 1956 Jacques Cousteau, with his mythical oceanographic ship Calypso, discovered the wreck of the Thistlegorm on the outer wall of the immense reef known as Sha'ab Ali, off the western coast of Sinai. This was a British transport ship built in1940 by Thomson & Sons that was lying at anchor early in the Second World War when it was attacked by a squandron of German bombers from Crete. The Thistlegorm had come from Cape Town loaded with material for the British troops in North Africa (munitions, hand grenades, anti-tank mines, Lee Enfield MK III rifles, BSA motorcycles, Morris automobiles, Bedford trucks, two light MK II Bren Carrier tanks, two locomotives, two railway freight cars, two tank cars, spare parts, medicines, tires and rubber boots) and was hit by two bombs; it sank for 30 meters in an upright position onto the flat and sandy floor.
Cousteau found a ship which, despite the fire that had resulted from the bombing, was virtually intact, as was its cargo. He documented his discovery in some scenes in one of his memorable documentary films so that the public at large would become acquainted with this extraordinary wreck, which is considered the most interesting in the Red Sea and has become a great favourite with scuba divers from all over the world.
| Facts about Thistlegorm - Sha'ab Ali- It is in Egypt
- Thistlegorm - Sha'ab Ali is in the Red Sea.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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More than a Jeep safari - Real Technical Cave Diving!
20 kilometer south of Nuweiba, located in the National park Ras Abu Galum, you will find the famous drop off " Ras Mamlach".
We planned a dive into one of the cracks in the reef - the cave of Ras Mamlach, more than 100 meters deep.
Mission of the dive was to arrive at "the windows" - some openings at 65 m in the outer reef wall, leading to the blue water of the drop off...
Caution - many old rotten and tangel remains of guidelines!
No continuous guidline! Be prepared for gap!
only for experienced cave divers recommended
Overhead environment - sure you want to dive ?
be familar with your dive partners
team of 3 ideal
dive suggestion: windows in 65 meter, app. 20 minutes bottom time, TX 18/45
travel 32%,deco 50%, 100%
access: easy of shore
visibility up to 10 meter in the beginning, opens up in 50 meter to cristall clear
wide selection of sediment, covered walls, sea urchins dropps from the seeling and agressive lion fishs while deco
red tape stuff demand a local guide
Be prepared for extra oxygen - on the way back via Nuweiba you need to pass a mountain range (780 meter for about 20 minutes)
| Facts about Ras Mamlach, Sinai- It is in Egypt
- Ras Mamlach, Sinai is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 50+ Metres 160+ Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Eel Garden dive site is located in the Ras Mohamed Park. The site is right in between Jackfish Alley dive site (north) and
Sharks Observatory (South). The dive can be done by boat or shore. The dive normally starts at a shallow cave, 0.5 meters
at the surface down to a depth of approximately 5 meters. Starting from the entrance of the cave, there is a sloping sandy bottom with a huge population of Garden eels (which are endemic to the Red Sea). Once you have seen the Garden eels and cave, you can then either move north towards Jackfish Alley or south towards Sharks Observatory. The current can be
in any direction and if diving from boat it is better to do the dive as a drift dive, as the current can be strong at times.
If moving north towards Jackfish Alley, you will find a wall type reef, starting at the surface dropping down to about 13 meters, from this depth it becomes a sloping reef with coral pinnacles and sand down to a depth of 35 meters.
At 35 meters is basically a sand "road", approximately 50 meters wide. If you continue into the blue will you find satellite reef, which varies in depth from 26 meters to 40 meters +. I have encountered Grey reef sharks and huge shoals of
barracuda / jacks on the satellite reef. The main reef itself offers lots of caves, with glassfish, groupers, lionfish, moray eels, scorpionfish, crocodile fish, turtles etc. If you do this dive in the afternoon, you will find many jacks passing by in the
blue.
If moving south towards Sharks Observatory, you will find a wall type reef, starting at the surface dropping down to 50+ meters. Approximately 30 meters from the eel garden at a depth of 18 meters, are some nice pinnacles with lots of glassfish and groupers. Moray eels, lionfish, scorpionfish, snappers, napolean wrasse, turtles, eagle rays, electric rays, blue spotted rays have all been spotted at this site. If you keep your eye on the blue you will see jacks and barracuda passing by.
The reef to the south also have lots of caves and overhangs.
| Facts about Eel Gardens, Ras Mohamed Park- It is in Egypt
- Eel Gardens, Ras Mohamed Park is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Sharks Observatory is located at the famous Ras Mohamed Park - Sinai, very close to the resort town of Sharm el Sheikh.
The site can be dived from shore, dayboat or live aboard safari. In spite of its name, Shark Observatory is not noted for its sharks. Despite this, it is possible to see sharks at the site, white tip reef sharks, grey reef sharks, black tip sharks, tiger sharks (during summer months) and if you are lucky, whale sharks as well, have all been spotted at the site.
The dive normally begins on the western side of the corner / point. From shore it is an easy entrance "through a man-hole
type entrance, descending into the reef plate, that leads into a big cave (about 7 meters deep / 10 meters long). Once you exit the cave you will find a big canyon, dissappearing into the blue. The cave itself has some groupers, clearfin lionfish
and also special "comet starfish" near the entrance of the reef plate. The top of the reef is abundant with fish, Arabian surgeon fish, parrotfish etc... Light filtering through the reef plate into the cave is also spectacular. The reef starts right at 0.5 meters depth, dropping vertically down to approximately 200+ meters at some spots. Once you have exited the cave the best is to follow the wall to your left hand side. Along the wall you will find good hard corals with lots of sea goldies, groupers, lionfish, moray eels, turtles, if you look into the blue, you will see jacks, dog tooth tuna, barracuda passing by. Before the corner, on the western side, at a depth of about 15 meter, are some huge fan corals and cave where we always spot hawk fish and in the cave you almost always find a resident scorpion fish and the "rare" Broad-banded pipefish. Above this cave is some "cracks" in the reef, filled with glassfish and groupers. The wall especially at the "corner" offers some of the best and most colorfull soft corals in Sinai. The area also abounds with marine life, lots of jacks, groupers etc...
Late afternoons it is also possible to spot eagle rays and manta rays passing by in the blue. Please take care as the current at the corner can be very strong at times. When diving this site in the afternoon, you will have lots of shadows, giving again excellent light effects.
Sharks Observatory always offers the "X" factor, you never know what you can expect!
| Facts about Sharks Observatory, Ras Mohamed Park- It is in Egypt
- Sharks Observatory, Ras Mohamed Park is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-50 Metres 0-160 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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In July august and september it is the best dive site in the world with over 30 meter vis
with 26 celcius in the water.
You can see it all macro and sharks, rays and dolphins, turtles and schools of baracuda and tuna.
more info here click here
| Facts about Ras Mohamed - Sharm El Sheikh- It is in Egypt
- Ras Mohamed - Sharm El Sheikh is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-40 Metres 0-130 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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At the tip of the Sinai Peninsular is Sharm El Sheik, a town surrounded by only one natural resource - its reefs. These were some of the most beautiful reefs on the planet.
Nowadays, the shore and dayboat diving is not what it used to be! If you haven’t been there in a few years you will be disappointed.
Ras Muhamed was ruined in the early 1990’s when rapid growth in diver numbers (fuelled by the then new airport) resulted in an uncontrolled explosion of building.
Sharm is now a strip mall of hotels. Every day, twice a day, dive boats moor every 100 yards along the coastline. Consequently the reef is now kicked to bits.
Erosion has caused sand to end up strangling the reefs - along with every bit of rubbish that blows around Sharm (which eventually ends up on the reef too).
Conventional wisdom is go liveaboard but standards are patchy as no foreign crewed boats are allowed. There’s still some decent offshore dives but also, if you’re sneaky and know where to go you can still find unspoiled reef.
You’ll find pristine stretches of wall where dive boats are not allowed. There’s nothing stopping you from entering from the shore.
It takes a bit of effort to wade over the fore reef but then you drop into a sheer wall with spectacular coral, Wow! That’s how we used to do it before the place was ruined. We slept under Landrovers on Safari from Eilat (Israel) cooked on the beach and dived from the shore. Truth is, you don’t need a boat.
| Facts about Sinai Peninsula- It is in Egypt
- Sinai Peninsula is in the Red Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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