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Dive sites: Dugong

Dugong dive sites — depth, conditions, and required training level.

Egypt

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Abu Dabbab

Marsa Alam · Red Sea · Egypt

Sandy bay with seagrass beds. Home to dugongs, sea turtles, and guitar sharks. Excellent for snorkeling.

Marsa Egla

Marsa Alam · Red Sea · Egypt

A pristine shallow bay south of Marsa Alam where a seagrass-fringed reef hosts resident green sea turtles, dugong sightings, and one of the Red Sea's healthiest inshore coral ecosystems.

Abu Dabab North

Marsa Alam · Red Sea Governorate · Egypt

The northern extension of the famous Abu Dabab bay, where a sloping reef with dense seagrass meadows provides year-round feeding grounds for dugongs and green turtles in a quieter section away from the main beach entry point.

Marsa Mubarak

Marsa Alam · Red Sea Governorate · Egypt

A sheltered bay south of Marsa Alam where resident dugongs graze on seagrass beds, green sea turtles rest on sandy patches, and a healthy fringing reef offers gentle diving and snorkeling in warm, shallow water.

Abu Dabbab Dugong Bay

Marsa Alam · Southern Red Sea · Egypt

One of Egypt's most famous shore-access sites, where a sandy bay with seagrass beds provides reliable encounters with the critically endangered dugong alongside green turtles and guitar sharks.

Mozambique

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Two Mile Reef Bazaruto

Vilankulo · Inhambane Province · Mozambique

The premier dive site of the Bazaruto Archipelago where a sprawling shallow reef system hosts dugongs, manta rays, green turtles, and spectacular hard coral gardens in the warm Mozambique Channel.

Philippines

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Sarangani Bay

General Santos City · Soccsksargen · Philippines

A vast protected bay on Mindanao's southern coast where coral walls, seagrass flats, and deep channels support whale sharks, dugongs, and diverse reef communities in waters that remain virtually unknown to the international diving community.

Solomon Islands

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Marovo Lagoon

Seghe · Western Province · Solomon Islands

The world's largest saltwater lagoon, a double-barrier reef system in the Solomon Islands where WWII wrecks, pristine coral walls, and encounters with dugongs and saltwater crocodiles define true frontier diving.

Vanuatu

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Rah Island

Sola · Torba Province · Vanuatu

A remote volcanic island in Vanuatu's far north where unexplored coral walls drop into blue water, dugongs graze seagrass meadows, and traditional Melanesian culture remains undisturbed by mass tourism.

Vietnam

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Con Dao Islands

Con Son · Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province · Vietnam

A remote archipelago of 16 islands off southern Vietnam with pristine reefs, over 400 coral species, and encounters with dugongs and green sea turtles.