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Dive Sites in Dahab

Dahab sits on the Red Sea coast of South Sinai, Egypt - a small town with some of the most varied dive sites in the world. World-famous walls, shallow reef gardens, dramatic underwater canyons, and a sinkhole that has called divers from every continent for forty years.

Each guide below is from my own experience diving these sites - the safe routes, the depths, the marine life, the best time to dive. I lead all of these with PADI students and certified divers from every level.

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  • The Blue Hole at Dahab from the air: the dark shaft cut through the shallow reef, the shore road and the cafes along the edge
    5 to 100 m · from the shore

    The Blue Hole, Dahab

    The Blue Hole is the icon of Dahab diving. A vertical submarine sinkhole on the Red Sea coast, 5km north of Dahab town, with.

  • Inside the Canyon at Dahab: a diver in the narrow fissure at twenty seven metres, with daylight in the slot above
    10 to 30 m · from the shore

    The Canyon, Dahab

    The Canyon is a dramatic underwater rift in the reef, 5km north of Dahab. Divers descend through a narrow split in the coral wall.

  • Osama on the reef at Dahab in a cloud of anthias, the small orange fish that hang over the coral all day
    3 to 30 m · from the shore

    Lighthouse Reef, Dahab

    Lighthouse Reef is Dahab's home dive. Right in town, easy shore entry, gentle slope to a healthy coral wall. Where most students.

  • A spotted eagle ray gliding over the shallow reef plate at Dahab, a diver following behind it
    5 to 25 m · from the shore

    Eel Garden, Dahab

    Eel Garden sits at the north end of Dahab town - a long sandy slope dotted with hundreds of garden eels rising from their burrows.

  • Osama standing on the sand inside a coral swim-through at Dahab, giving the OK sign with both hands
    3 to 25 m · from the shore

    Three Pools, Dahab

    Three Pools is a series of shallow coral-rimmed pools on the reef plate at Dahab. Swim-throughs in the coral connect each pool to.

Want to dive these sites?

I take guests to all of these sites - from first-time divers to technical divers training for the Blue Hole arch. Reach out and let me know what you are after.

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