Also known as Sha'ab Torfa; Shaab Dorfa; Turft El Shahed; Ben el Gebel
Wall becoming a stepped slope and drop-off between Big Giftun and the mainland
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Wall becoming a stepped slope and drop-off between Big Giftun and the mainland. Coral garden in excellent condition with a very large green lettuce coral at about 30 m. Also known as Stone Beach or Lion's Head in some operator guides. Depth 0–50 m; day boat; Moderate current. Giftun Islands National Park / Red Sea Islands Protected Area; HEPCA-maintained mooring buoys, anchoring prohibited
Centres that run Ben El Gebel and the reefs around it.
Extensive reef on a flat sand plateau with a steep drop-off, at the southern edge of the Hurghada day-boat range
Caves, overhangs and rock formations on the eastern side of Abu Ramada
Gently sloping plateau off the northern tip of Abu Ramada island, dropping past 100 m
Terraced plateau with a shallow wall off the southern tip of Abu Ramada island
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