Also known as Bluff Point (Small Gubal); Gubal Seghir - Bluff Point
Fast, exhilarating wall-and-drift dive along the eastern face of Small Gubal
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Fast, exhilarating wall-and-drift dive along the eastern face of Small Gubal. Signature lighthouse landmark on the point above. The Gubal Barge wreck lies in the sheltered lagoon at the end of the drift. Depth 5–30 m; liveaboard only; Strong - the north-to-south current through the Straits of Gubal at the south-east tip of Small Gubal can be, in one operator's phrase, horrendous. Normally dived as a one-way drift with the boat picking up downstream. current. Egyptian Red Sea marine protected area; HEPCA-maintained mooring buoys, anchoring prohibited
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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