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Laguna

Also known as The Lagoon; Dahab Lagoon; Khalij al Qarah; Seven Pinnacles lagoon

Dahab's large sheltered southern lagoon, best known above water as a kitesurfing and windsurfing area. Underwater it is a shallow…

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Dahab's large sheltered southern lagoon, best known above water as a kitesurfing and windsurfing area. Underwater it is a shallow sand-and-seagrass basin used for training, freediving and macro hunting, and it is the access point for the Seven Pinnacles. Depth 0–15 m; shore; Negligible current; visibility 15-25 m. Egyptian Red Sea reef; no separate protectorate designation

Highlights

  • Dahab's large sheltered southern lagoon, best known above water as a kitesurfing and windsurfing area. Underwater it is a shallow sand-and-seagrass basin used for training, freediving and macro hunting, and it is the access point for the Seven Pinnacles.

Marine life

  • seagrass
  • octopus
  • peppered morays
  • nudibranchs
  • juvenile 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

Dive centres in Dahab

Centres that run Laguna and the reefs around it.

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