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Abu Ramada North

Also known as Abu Ramada Plateau; Abu Ramada Nord; North Abu Ramada

Gently sloping plateau off the northern tip of Abu Ramada island, dropping past 100 m

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Gently sloping plateau off the northern tip of Abu Ramada island, dropping past 100 m. A chimney/swim-through runs from about 30 m up to 24 m at the plateau edge. The most reliable Hurghada site for big schooling pelagics. Depth 20–40 m; day boat; Often strong; drift the plateau when the current sets north current. Giftun Islands National Park / Red Sea Islands Protected Area; HEPCA-maintained mooring buoys, anchoring prohibited

Highlights

  • Gently sloping plateau off the northern tip of Abu Ramada island, dropping past 100 m
  • A chimney/swim-through runs from about 30 m up to 24 m at the plateau edge
  • The most reliable Hurghada site for big schooling pelagics

Marine life

  • giant barracuda
  • big-eye trevally
  • yellowfin tuna
  • fusiliers
  • turtles
  • eagle rays
  • groupers
  • glassfish
  • reef sharks occasionally

Good to know

Best season
Year-round. Water 22-29 C; calmest seas and best visibility March-November, with the coolest water and strongest northerlies December-February.
Protected status
Giftun Islands National Park / Red Sea Islands Protected Area; HEPCA-maintained mooring buoys, anchoring prohibited
Fees
Marine park / national park conservation fee collected by the government through dive centres (amount varies by operator). HEPCA records that the 2005 unified marine-park fee (12 LE/visitor/trip, 100 LE/boat/trip) ceased to be collected after January 2011 except at Samadai.

Dive centres in Hurghada

Centres that run Abu Ramada North and the reefs around it.

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