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Dahab, Nuweiba & Taba (Gulf of Aqaba)Advanceddrop-off

The Bells

Also known as El Bells; Bells of Dahab; The Bells to Blue Hole

A narrow vertical chimney in the reef table, entered from a rocky shore ledge, that drops through a bell-shaped fissure onto a sheer…

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A narrow vertical chimney in the reef table, entered from a rocky shore ledge, that drops through a bell-shaped fissure onto a sheer wall at about 26-28 m. The classic dive then drifts south along the wall for roughly 10-15 minutes to surface inside the Blue Hole over the Saddle. Depth 0–31 m; shore; Usually mild north-to-south longshore current, which carries the drift toward the Blue Hole current; visibility 25-40 m. Within the Abu Galum / South Sinai coastal protected-area system

Highlights

  • A narrow vertical chimney in the reef table, entered from a rocky shore ledge, that drops through a bell-shaped fissure onto a sheer wall at about 26-28 m. The classic dive then drifts south along the wall for roughly 10-15 minutes to surface inside the Blue Hole over the Saddle.

Marine life

  • soft corals
  • gorgonian fans
  • glassfish
  • anthias
  • reef fish
  • occasional turtle

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
Fees
Included in the Blue Hole site access fee

Dive centres in Dahab

Centres that run The Bells and the reefs around it.

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