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Red Sea Diving
This page details the dive sites in the SHarm el Sheikh area. The numbers on the left hand side correspond to the numbers in the Sinai Diving Guide. We have listed a few of the things we saw - some pictures are attached. The pictures have all been taken by ourselves.
Straits of Tiran |
| No. |
Name |
What we saw |
| 1 |
Jackson Reef |
Red Anemone, Turtles, Giant Moray, |
| 2 |
Kormoran |
Sohal Surgeonfish, Moray, Parrotfish , , Tunicates |
| 3 |
Laguna Reef |
Unicornfish, Blue-spotted Ray |
| 4 |
Woodhouse Reef |
Turtle, Masked Puffer Fish, Blue Spotted Stingray, |
| 5 |
Thomas Reef |
Masked Puffer Fish, Lionfish, Lyretailed Anthias, Parrotfish |
| 6 |
Gordon Reef |
Parrotfish, Triggerfish, |
| 7 |
Ras Ghamila |
Porcupine Fish, Red Sea Coral Grouper |
| 8 |
Ras Nasrani |
Devil Scorpion Fish, Napoleon Wrasse, |
| 9 |
Ras Bob |
Titan Triggerfish, Masked Buttrfly Fish, Red Sea Bannerfish |
| 10 |
White Knight |
Christmas Tree Worms |
| 11 |
Shark's Bay |
Fantailed Ray, Lionfish, Masked Pufferfish, |
| 12 |
Far Garden |
Not dived yet |
| 13 |
Fiddle Garden |
Pyjama Chromadorid, Blue Spotted Ray |
| 14 |
Middle Garden |
Milk Fish, Jellyfish, Parrot Fish, Lionfish |
| 15 |
Near Garden |
Blue-spotted Rays, Napoleon Wrasse, Picasso Fish |
| Sharm el Sheikh |
| No. |
Name |
What we saw |
| 16 |
Sodfa |
Not dived yet |
| 17 |
Tower |
Malibar Grouper, Yellow Saddled Goatfish |
| 18 |
Pinky Wall |
Not dived yet |
| 19 |
Amphoras |
Not dived yet |
| 20 |
Turtle Bay |
Not dived yet |
| 21 |
Paradise |
Corals, Lyretailed Anthias, |
| 22 |
Ras Umm Sid |
Spanish Dancer (nightdive), Giant Moray, Scorpion Fish |
| 23 |
Temple |
Napoleon Wrasse, Parrot Fish, Deadly Titan Trigger Fish |
| 24 |
Ras katy |
Napoleon Wrasse, Blue Spotted Stingray, Broomtailed Wrasse, |
| 25 |
Ras Ghozlani |
Pipe Fish, Arabian Boxfish, |
| 26 |
Ras Za'atar |
Turtle, Starry Puffer , Red Sea Grouper |
| 27 |
Ras Burg |
Not dived yet |
| 28 |
Jackfish Alley |
Red Sea Coral Grouper, Surgeon Fish, Orange Spined Unicorn Fish |
| 29 |
Eel garden |
Not dived yet |
| 30 |
Shark Observatory |
Masked Puffer Fish, Anthias, Moray |
| 31 |
Shark & Yolanda Reef |
Bluespotted Stingray, Jackfish, Sharks?, Octopus, mating Morays |
| Strait of Gubal |
| No. |
Name |
What we saw |
| 32 |
The Alternatives |
Dived Aug 2009 |
| 33 |
Dunraven |
Napoleon Wrasse, Stonefish, Clearfin Lionfish, |
| 34 |
Small Crack |
Dived Feb 2010 |
| 35 |
Shag Rock |
Dived Feb 2010 |
| 36 |
Thistlegorm |
Crocodile Fish, Pyjama Chromodroid, |
| Sha'ab Abu Nuhus |
| No. |
Name |
What we saw |
| 37 |
Ghiannis D. |
Dived Feb 2010 |
| 38 |
Carnatic |
Dived Feb 2010 |
| 39 |
Marcus / Chrisoula K |
Dived Feb 2010 |
| 40 |
Kimon M. |
Not dived yet |
| Dahab |
| No. |
Name |
What we saw |
| 41 |
North Ras Abu Galum |
Not dived yet |
| 42 |
South Ras Abu Galum |
Not dived yet |
| 43 |
Blue Hole - El Bells |
Not dived yet |
| 44 |
The Canyon |
Not dived yet |
| 45 |
Ras Abu Helal |
Not dived yet |
| 46 |
Eel Gardens |
Not dived yet |
| 47 |
Lighthouse |
Not dived yet |
| 48 |
The Islands |
Not dived yet |
| 49 |
Napoleon Reef |
Not dived yet |
| 50 |
Moray Garden |
Not dived yet |
| 51 |
Three Pools |
Not dived yet |
| 52 |
The Caves |
Not dived yet |
| 53 |
North gabr el Bint |
Not dived yet |
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June 2010
The recent weather has been good for diving, light winds and/or northerlys which means that the vis has improved. The plankton bloom is going fast and the water is getting warmer.
After a couple of years of failed attempts (weather!), we finally managed to dive the Mixon Hole this weekend, not once but twice and it was fantastic, we had no idea that there was such diverse topography just off our shores.
We were dropped in on the northern ledge which we touched at about 5m. The vis was 10-15m and the colours were breathtaking. Outbreaks of kelp and other species, all manner of greens and browns against a backdrop of vivid green water being illuminated by the sun and a clear blue sky. Then we looked behind us and only a few metres away from us was the edge. We descended over the edge and followed a wall down to about 10m. The wall was made up of soft mud/clay and was home to lots of edible crab. Then a sloping bank continued downward. Even at 20m we could easily tell when clouds passed overhead. On the second dive we encounted a Gurnard and lobster as well as many more breathtaking views of the wall and ridge above us. At one point there is an overhang which is spectacular.
We are looking forward to getting back there with the cameras as soon as we can.
Thank you to Mulberry Divers for the most excellent diving.
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