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Marsa Mubarak

Also known as Mersa Mubarak; Marsá Mubārak; Marsa Mubarak Bay

Large seagrass bay just south of Port Ghalib with north and south fringing reef arms

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Large seagrass bay just south of Port Ghalib with north and south fringing reef arms. Common half-day shore/boat dive and snorkel site from Port Ghalib. Depth 0–25 m; shore or day boat; 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

Large seagrass bay just south of Port Ghalib with north and south fringing reef arms
Common half-day shore/boat dive and snorkel site from Port Ghalib

Marine life

dugong (occasional)
green turtle
seagrass fauna
stingrays
guitar ray
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 I

Coral garden with pinnacles and a cave

Abu Dabbab II

Caves and swim-throughs

Abu Dabbab III

Hard-coral reef with a cave crossing and a coral garden