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Gota Abu Nugar

Also known as Gotta Abu Nugar; Gota Abu Nuggar; Gota Abu Nugar North

Oval reef small enough to circumnavigate on one dive

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Oval reef small enough to circumnavigate on one dive. Shallow lagoon reached through a coral-garden channel, with ergs and pinnacles to the west. Depth 0–14 m; day boat; Mild; a manageable current runs through the lagoon channel current. Egyptian Red Sea marine protected area; HEPCA-maintained mooring buoys, anchoring prohibited

Highlights

  • Oval reef small enough to circumnavigate on one dive
  • Shallow lagoon reached through a coral-garden channel, with ergs and pinnacles to the west

Marine life

  • giant moray eels
  • silversides
  • jackfish
  • turtles
  • dolphins

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 El Gouna

Centres that run Gota Abu Nugar and the reefs around it.

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