Also known as Masbat Bay; Masbat
The sheltered bay fronting Masbat, north of the Lighthouse. A gentle sandy slope with scattered coral heads and resident schools of…
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The sheltered bay fronting Masbat, north of the Lighthouse. A gentle sandy slope with scattered coral heads and resident schools of bannerfish. The standard site for first open-water dives and night dives. Depth 0–20 m; shore; Negligible current; visibility 20-30 m. Egyptian Red Sea reef; no separate protectorate designation
Centres that run Bannerfish Bay and the reefs around it.
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…
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…
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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