Also known as The Blue Hole; Blaues Loch; الثقب الأزرق; El Bahr el Azraq
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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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 distinct dives: the recreational rim/inside-the-hole dive, the shallow Saddle crossing at about 6 m, and the technical Arch traverse at about 52-55 m. Depth 0–100 m; shore; Generally negligible inside the hole; mild longshore current on the outer reef and over the Saddle current; visibility 25-40 m. Within the Abu Galum / South Sinai coastal protected-area system; Egyptian Chamber for Diving and Watersports (CDWS) posts staff at the site to enforce guide and certification rules.
Centres that run Blue Hole 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…
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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