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El Fanadir South

Also known as El Fanadir Dacht Dacht; Fanadir South; El Fanadir Süd

Southern end of the Fanadir wall, known as a macro-photography site

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Southern end of the Fanadir wall, known as a macro-photography site. Sandy bottom with scattered coral blocks - an easy, relaxed drift. Depth 5–25 m; day boat; Mild to moderate drift along the sand and reef edge current. Egyptian Red Sea marine protected area; HEPCA-maintained mooring buoys, anchoring prohibited

Highlights

  • Southern end of the Fanadir wall, known as a macro-photography site
  • Sandy bottom with scattered coral blocks - an easy, relaxed drift

Marine life

  • nudibranchs
  • pipefish
  • scorpionfish
  • blue-spotted rays
  • moray eels
  • glassfish

Good to know

Best season
Year-round. Water 22-29 C; calmest seas and best visibility March-November, with the coolest water and strongest northerlies December-February.
Protected status
Egyptian Red Sea marine protected area; HEPCA-maintained mooring buoys, anchoring prohibited
Fees
No separate site fee published; environmental tax historically 3.5 LE/diver/day (Red Sea Governorate, 2001), collection suspended after January 2011 per HEPCA.

Dive centres in Hurghada

Centres that run El Fanadir South and the reefs around it.

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