Also known as The Lighthouse; Light House; El Fanar; Lighthouse Reef
Dahab's busiest shore dive and the house reef of a dozen dive centres, entered directly off the promenade. An undulating reef with…
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Dahab's busiest shore dive and the house reef of a dozen dive centres, entered directly off the promenade. An undulating reef with earthquake-formed cracks and a wall dropping past 40 m, plus a submerged elephant statue used as a training landmark. The town's main freediving and training site. Depth 0–40 m; shore; Usually light; occasional longshore current current; visibility 20-30 m. Egyptian Red Sea reef; no separate protectorate designation
Centres that run Lighthouse and the reefs around it.
A semi-circular lagoon with a coral garden and a small canyon-like fissure that gives the site its nickname. The reef drops away steeply…
A shallow lagoon site north of Dahab suited to all levels, notable for schooling red-tooth triggerfish.
Named for the density of glassfish that fill the coral heads, with some of the largest table corals in the Taba area. About an hour by…
The sheltered bay fronting Masbat, north of the Lighthouse. A gentle sandy slope with scattered coral heads and resident schools of…

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