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Lighthouse Reef North

Dahab · South Sinai · Egypt

The northern extension of Dahab's famous Lighthouse reef, where the coral garden gives way to a sloping reef with dense hard coral coverage, resident octopuses, and a quieter atmosphere than the heavily dived southern section.

Depth30m
Levelbeginner
Entryshore
Currentmild
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Middle Garden

Sharm El Sheikh · South Sinai · Egypt

A classic Sharm El Sheikh reef garden between the Near and Far Garden sites, featuring a stunning coral amphitheatre, resident green turtles, and some of the healthiest hard coral formations on the Sinai coastline.

Depth22m
Levelbeginner
Entryshore
Currentmild
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Nuweiba Coral Reef

Nuweiba · South Sinai · Egypt

A quiet stretch of fringing reef along the Gulf of Aqaba coast north of Dahab where Bedouin-run dive operations offer uncrowded shore diving over pristine coral gardens, with regular seahorse, octopus, and Napoleon wrasse sightings.

Depth30m
Levelbeginner
Entryshore
Currentmild
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Ras Um Sid

Sharm el-Sheikh · South Sinai · Egypt

A dramatic headland reef at Sharm el-Sheikh's southern tip where gorgonian fan forests grow in extraordinary density, lionfish congregate in the hundreds, and shore access makes it one of the Red Sea's most versatile dive sites.

Depth25m
Levelbeginner
EntryShore / Boat
Currentmild
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Small Crack

Dahab · South Sinai · Egypt

A narrow fissure in the reef flat north of Dahab where divers squeeze through a dramatic canyon barely a metre wide, emerging onto a pristine coral wall with exceptional macro life and glassfish-filled caverns.

Depth18m
Levelintermediate
Entryshore
Currentmild
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Woodhouse Reef

Sharm el-Sheikh · South Sinai · Egypt

The longest reef in the Tiran Strait, a narrow coral ridge stretching nearly a kilometer between Jackson and Thomas reefs, where currents funnel pelagic life along dramatic drop-offs and a cargo ship wreck sits on the northern tip.

Depth40m
Leveladvanced
Entryboat
Currentstrong
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Gordon Reef

Sharm el-Sheikh · South Sinai Governorate · Egypt

The southernmost and most accessible Tiran reef, featuring a sandy plateau teeming with garden eels, the rusting Loullia wreck on the surface, and reliable encounters with turtles and rays.

Depth25m
Levelintermediate
Entryboat
Currentmoderate
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Close-up of barracuda among branching corals at Jackson Reef, Egypt in 20-40m visibility waters
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Jackson Reef

Sharm el-Sheikh · South Sinai Governorate · Egypt

The northernmost and most exposed Tiran reef, marked by a rusting shipwreck on its surface and renowned for hammerhead shark sightings, pristine hard coral gardens, and powerful drift diving.

Depth40m
Leveladvanced
Entryboat
Currentstrong
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Eagle ray and soft coral hovering above healthy coral garden at Thomas Reef, Egypt
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Thomas Reef

Sharm el-Sheikh · South Sinai Governorate · Egypt

The smallest and most current-swept of the four Tiran reefs, famed for spectacular soft coral walls in every shade of purple, red, and orange, and dense pelagic action.

Depth40m
Leveladvanced
Entryboat
Currentstrong
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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.

Depth20m
Levelbeginner
Entryshore
Currentmild
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Abu Kafan

Marsa Alam · Southern Red Sea · Egypt

A remote offshore reef in the southern Egyptian Red Sea renowned for its dramatic vertical walls, large pelagic encounters, and pristine soft coral coverage accessible primarily by liveaboard.

Depth40m
Leveladvanced
Entryboat
Currentstrong
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Daedalus Reef

Marsa Alam · Southern Red Sea · Egypt

An isolated oceanic reef rising from the deep Red Sea marked by a historic lighthouse, famous for schooling hammerhead sharks, oceanic whitetip encounters, and pristine coral walls plunging into the abyss.

Depth60m
Leveladvanced
Entryboat
Currentstrong
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Shaab Claudio

Marsa Alam · Southern Red Sea · Egypt

A spectacular offshore reef system south of Marsa Alam featuring a massive coral amphitheatre, pristine hard coral gardens, and reliable encounters with hawksbill turtles and schooling pelagics.

Depth30m
Levelintermediate
Entryboat
Currentmoderate
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Umm Halhala

Marsa Alam · Southern Red Sea · Egypt

A pristine and rarely visited coral pinnacle in Egypt's deep south offering untouched hard coral gardens, resident green turtles, and extraordinary visibility in complete solitude.

Depth25m
Levelintermediate
Entryboat
Currentmoderate
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Los Cobanos Reef

Los Cobanos · Sonsonate Department · El Salvador

Central America's most significant Pacific coral reef where volcanic rock substrate supports recovering coral gardens, octopus colonies, and visiting whale sharks along El Salvador's protected coastline.

Depth18m
Levelintermediate
Entryboat
Currentmoderate
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Pakri Peninsula Wrecks

Paldiski · Harju County · Estonia

A windswept limestone peninsula near the former Soviet naval base at Paldiski, with numerous WWII and Cold War-era wrecks scattered across the shallow Baltic seabed in hauntingly clear conditions.

Depth30m
Levelintermediate
Entryboat
Currentmild
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Rummu Underwater Quarry

Tallinn · Harju County · Estonia

A flooded Soviet-era prison quarry near Tallinn where submerged buildings, guard towers, and industrial machinery create a surreal underwater landscape in crystal-clear freshwater.

Depth15m
Levelbeginner
Entryshore
Currentnone
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Vestmanna Sea Caves

Vestmanna · Streymoy · Faroe Islands

Dramatic basalt sea caves beneath the towering Vestmanna bird cliffs, where Atlantic surges push through cathedral-sized caverns and cold North Atlantic water supports dense kelp forests and nesting seabird colonies.

Depth18m
Leveladvanced
Entryboat
Currentmoderate
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