Also known as Fjord Bay; Taba Fjord; Marsa el-Marakh; Marsa al Marakh; مرسى المراخ
A deep natural inlet cut into the mountains about 15 km south of Taba, containing a near-perfectly circular hole roughly 20 m across…
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A deep natural inlet cut into the mountains about 15 km south of Taba, containing a near-perfectly circular hole roughly 20 m across dropping from 9 m to 27 m. The enclosing cliffs keep the water flat in almost any weather, making it the region's reliable bad-weather site. Depth 9–27 m; shore or day boat; Negligible - exceptionally calm current; visibility 25-35 m. Egyptian Red Sea reef; no separate protectorate designation
A semi-circular lagoon with a coral garden and a small canyon-like fissure that gives the site its nickname. The reef drops away steeply…
A shallow lagoon site north of Dahab suited to all levels, notable for schooling red-tooth triggerfish.
Named for the density of glassfish that fill the coral heads, with some of the largest table corals in the Taba area. About an hour by…
The sheltered bay fronting Masbat, north of the Lighthouse. A gentle sandy slope with scattered coral heads and resident schools of…

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