Also known as Ras Abu Helal; Abu Hilal; Small Canyon; Tiger Canyon
A semi-circular lagoon with a coral garden and a small canyon-like fissure that gives the site its nickname. The reef drops away steeply…
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A semi-circular lagoon with a coral garden and a small canyon-like fissure that gives the site its nickname. The reef drops away steeply outside the bay. Depth 5–30 m; shore; Light to moderate on the outer drop-off current; visibility 20-30 m. Within the Abu Galum / South Sinai coastal protected-area system
Centres that run Abu Helal and the reefs around it.
A shallow lagoon site north of Dahab suited to all levels, notable for schooling red-tooth triggerfish.
Named for the density of glassfish that fill the coral heads, with some of the largest table corals in the Taba area. About an hour by…
The sheltered bay fronting Masbat, north of the Lighthouse. A gentle sandy slope with scattered coral heads and resident schools of…
A near-circular coral sinkhole roughly 70 m across, just over 100 m deep, separated from the open sea by a shallow reef table. Three…
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