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Marsa Assalaya

Also known as Marsa Assalai; Marsa Asalay; Wâdi Asalay; Marsa Salaya

Shallow, easy-access sandy bay (Red Sea Diving Safari description)

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Shallow, easy-access sandy bay (Red Sea Diving Safari description). Shore; Slight current. Red Sea Protectorates / Marsa Alam–Wadi el Gemal marine park area; Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) Red Sea Protectorates, with HEPCA involvement in mooring and site management.

Highlights

  • Shallow, easy-access sandy bay (Red Sea Diving Safari description)

Marine life

  • seagrass fauna
  • turtles
  • reef fish

Good to know

Protected status
Red Sea Protectorates / Marsa Alam–Wadi el Gemal marine park area; Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) Red Sea Protectorates, with HEPCA involvement in mooring and site management.
Fees
Red Sea marine park / environmental fees have been levied intermittently; HEPCA records that as of January 2011 'no fees collection at all except the entrance fees to Samadai reef'. Day-boat operators commonly bundle a marine-park charge into the trip price.

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Abu Dabbab II

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Abu Dabbab III

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Helwa Ya Baladi

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