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Eel Garden

Also known as Eel Gardens; The Eel Garden

A broad white sand slope at the north end of Dahab bay populated by hundreds of garden eels swaying in the current, bordered by a…

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A broad white sand slope at the north end of Dahab bay populated by hundreds of garden eels swaying in the current, bordered by a colourful coral wall that drops to about 20 m. Widely rated one of Dahab's most photogenic shallow dives. Depth 0–20 m; shore; Light; can run north-south along the drop-off current; visibility 20-30 m. Egyptian Red Sea reef; no separate protectorate designation

Highlights

  • A broad white sand slope at the north end of Dahab bay populated by hundreds of garden eels swaying in the current, bordered by a colourful coral wall that drops to about 20 m. Widely rated one of Dahab's most photogenic shallow dives.

Marine life

  • Red Sea garden eels (hundreds)
  • porites corals
  • butterflyfish
  • grey moray
  • blue-spotted stingray
  • anthias
  • reef fish

Good to know

Best season
Year-round; water 21-23 C Jan-Mar, 27-28 C Aug-Sep. Winter northerly winds can close exposed northern sites.
Protected status
Egyptian Red Sea reef; no separate protectorate designation
Fees
No site fee - free shore entry

Dive centres in Dahab

Centres that run Eel Garden and the reefs around it.

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