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Small Giftun Drift

Also known as Little Giftun Drift; Giftun Soraya Drift; Small Giftun Wall

Vertical wall becoming a shelf with sculpted coral formations

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Vertical wall becoming a shelf with sculpted coral formations. Chimney swim-through from about 30 m up to 22 m. An erg at the end of the drift makes an ideal safety stop. Depth 5–60 m; day boat; Strong - this is the drift version of the Small Giftun wall, run one-way with boat pick-up current. Giftun Islands National Park / Red Sea Islands Protected Area; HEPCA-maintained mooring buoys, anchoring prohibited

Highlights

  • Vertical wall becoming a shelf with sculpted coral formations
  • Chimney swim-through from about 30 m up to 22 m
  • An erg at the end of the drift makes an ideal safety stop

Marine life

  • barracuda
  • jackfish
  • tuna
  • snapper
  • anthias
  • glassfish
  • 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 Small Giftun Drift and the reefs around it.

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