Also known as Umm Sid; Um El Sid; Umm El Sid; Ras Umm Sid Dahab
A less-frequented southern reef with a sandy garden-eel plain, gorgonian fans on the deeper slope and healthy coral cover. Quiet…
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A less-frequented southern reef with a sandy garden-eel plain, gorgonian fans on the deeper slope and healthy coral cover. Quiet compared with the town sites. Depth 0–30 m; shore; Light to moderate current; visibility 25-30 m. Egyptian Red Sea reef; no separate protectorate designation
Centres that run Um Sid and the reefs around it.
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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