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Sha'ab Marsa Alam

Also known as Shaab Marsa Alam; Shab Marsa Alam

Offshore reef directly east of Marsa Alam town, a standard day-boat stop

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Offshore reef directly east of Marsa Alam town, a standard day-boat stop. Day boat. 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

Offshore reef directly east of Marsa Alam town, a standard day-boat stop

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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