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Marsa Abu Galawa

Also known as Marsalis Abu Galawa; Marsa Abu Galaua

Ecologically diverse bay combining seagrass, reef and wreck elements

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Ecologically diverse bay combining seagrass, reef and wreck elements. Very shallow and sheltered - good for snorkellers, training and macro photography. Depth 3–20 m; day boat; Mild - sheltered bay current. Egyptian Red Sea marine protected area; HEPCA-maintained mooring buoys, anchoring prohibited

Highlights

  • Ecologically diverse bay combining seagrass, reef and wreck elements
  • Very shallow and sheltered - good for snorkellers, training and macro photography

Marine life

  • seagrass beds with turtles
  • blue-spotted rays
  • pipefish
  • cuttlefish
  • juvenile reef fish

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 Marsa Abu Galawa and the reefs around it.

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