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Shaab Nenad

Also known as Sha'ab Nenad; Shaab Nenad Hurghada

Reef on the north-western side of Big Giftun, close to Banana Reef and Ben El Gebel

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Reef on the north-western side of Big Giftun, close to Banana Reef and Ben El Gebel. Depth 5–25 m; day boat; Mild to moderate current. Giftun Islands National Park / Red Sea Islands Protected Area; HEPCA-maintained mooring buoys, anchoring prohibited

Highlights

  • Reef on the north-western side of Big Giftun, close to Banana Reef and Ben El Gebel

Marine life

  • anthias
  • glassfish
  • moray eels
  • blue-spotted rays
  • turtles

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
Giftun Islands National Park / Red Sea Islands Protected Area; HEPCA-maintained mooring buoys, anchoring prohibited
Fees
Marine park / national park conservation fee collected by the government through dive centres (amount varies by operator). HEPCA records that the 2005 unified marine-park fee (12 LE/visitor/trip, 100 LE/boat/trip) ceased to be collected after January 2011 except at Samadai.

Dive centres in Hurghada

Centres that run Shaab Nenad and the reefs around it.

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