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Reeks Reef

Also known as Rick's Reef; Ricks Reef

A shallow coral drift between the Canyon and the Blue Hole, dived as an easy one-way drift over coral heads and sand patches.

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A shallow coral drift between the Canyon and the Blue Hole, dived as an easy one-way drift over coral heads and sand patches. Depth 5–16 m; shore; Mild north-south current; usually dived as a drift current; visibility 20-30 m. Within the Abu Galum / South Sinai coastal protected-area system

Highlights

  • A shallow coral drift between the Canyon and the Blue Hole, dived as an easy one-way drift over coral heads and sand patches.

Marine life

  • hard and soft corals
  • anthias
  • 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
Within the Abu Galum / South Sinai coastal protected-area system

Dive centres in Dahab

Centres that run Reeks Reef and the reefs around it.

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