Dive Sites Dahab

 

 

Housereef Daniela VillageThe reef in front of the Barakuda Diving Centre is really amazing due to the huge number of beautiful untouched corals on the plateau as well as the drop off.Best diving conditions to enter and exit will be found on high tide and calm wind. To enter and exit easily we pass one of the three lagoons snorkelling to the edge of the reef table. Descending on the edge we discover a maximum depth of 12 metres, following the plateau in a direction of 120 °, we arrive at the drop off starting in a depth of 25 metres. All along the housereef from north to south there are beautiful huge table corals, which are all nearly untouched. Attractions: Stonefish, Turtle, Crocodile-Fish, Stingray, Barracudas, Surgeonfish, NapoleonfishEntrance/Exit: Easy on high tide and calm weather conditions

Abu Helal is located 150 metres north of the Barakuda Diving Centre, where dives can easily be made on high tide and somehow calm wind. Entering after walking 15 meter over the reef table into a pool with a maximum depth of 12 metres. The exit of this pool is 5 metres deep only. Diving into the direction of 120 ° we will find a canyon lying parallel to the shore and starting in a depth of 27 metres. This canyon is partly open and partly closed, the maximum depth inside is 36 metres.Coming back through the wonderful hard coral garden dive a square to find back the entrance pool. As this diving spot is not visited very often due to the not always easy entrance, the corals are still in a really good condition.Attractions: Murray, Stonefish, Eagle-Ray, TurtleEntrance/Exit: Easy on high tideDrive time: 5 Minutes
CanyonThe name Canyon is standing for 2 dive spots: Canyon and Canyon Garden. The Canyon itself can be found after exiting the lagoon in a direction of 50 ° north starting in a depth of 20 metres. In front of the Canyon we'll find a coral block with an entrance point to the Canyon, the so called "Fishbowl", starting in a depth of 15 metres. There are two possibilities to dive the Canyon: Entering the Fishbowl and descending into the Canyon down to 30 metres, or entering the Canyon and coming back up through the Fishbowl as an exit. (The exit of the Canyon is only 1 metre wide and reaching a depth of 52 metres, therefore we have to take the exit through Fishbowl). Diving back to the lagoon you can see a lot of attractions especially on the sandy ground...Attractions: Octopus, Crocodile-Fish, Devilfish, Turtle, Sea-Moth, Frog-FishEntrance/Exit: EasyDrive time 10 minutes
Canyon TablePassing the lagoon and diving south direction, you'll reach a beautiful Coral Garden, where a drop off is starting from a depth of 16 metres. Exit should also be made passing the lagoonAttractions: Octopus, Crocodile-Fish, Devilfish, Turtle, Sea-Moth, Frog-FishEntrance/Exit: EasyDrive time: 10 minutes
Canyon Garden (Rick's Reef)Close to the divesite "Canyon" in the north there is a dive spot called "Rick's Reef". Here we enter after a short way over the stony reef table on somehow a natural stair into a small lagoon, snorkel out and descend beside the reef table. Diving into southern direction, the wall of the reef is reaching 12 metres depth, the following plateau is going softly down to 40 metres. Here we see nice table corrals all over and during the dive we are passing the fish-bowl (Canyon). Exit from this dive is made through the lagoon of the Canyon as the dive was a one-way dive.Attractions: Scorpionfish, Glassfish, Murrays, NapoleonfishEntrance/Exit: EasyDrive-time: 10 minutes
The BellsAround 150 metres north from the Blue Hole we arrive at the entrance point of "The Bells", a cut in the reef with a length of 5 metres. Descending through a tunnel up to a depth of 30 metres and continuing the dive along the Drop Off in southern direction. Here we see wonderful overhangs, small caves as well as gorgonies and black corals. After 40 minutes we'll find a saddle in a depth of 8 metres leading into the Blue Hole where we can exit very easily at 2 different points.Attractions: Napoleonfish, Turtle, Scorpionfish, Eagle-Ray, SharkEntrance/Exit: EasyDrive time: 15 minutes
Blue HoleThis famous dive spot in the north of Dahab looks like a big hole in a reef having a diameter of 60 metres and a maximum depth of 108 metres. The most interesting to see is the "Cathedral" beginning in a depth of 55 metres, 30 metres wide and 20 metres long leading to the outside of the reef and into the big blue. As these depths are outside of the Recreational Dive Planner we use to dive along the outer wall of the Blue Hole with a maximum depth of 30 metres, usually doing a drift dive coming from "The Bells"Attractions: Napoleonfish, Turtle, Scorpionfish, Eagle-Ray, SharkEntrance/Exit: EasyDrive time: 15 minutes
Eel-GardenThe Eel Garden is located in Assla, around 500 metres in the north of the "Lighthouse" which gives us a good opportunity to do a drift dive to this spot. The entrance to the Eel-Garden is made by walking around 50 metres over the reef table until we arrive at a small cut in the reef table, where we can enter the water (2 - 3 metres). Diving through this canyon around 15 metres, turning left around a reef block, we'll find the sand ground where hundreds of Garden Eels are living. Having good weather conditions we find the Eels coming out of their houses in the sand up to 1,5 metres. Diving further north we'll find an area with lots of table corals, coming back to the entrance/exit point follow the edge of the reef.Attractions: Garden Eels, Scorpionfish, MurrayEntrance/Exit: Only on high tide and calm weather conditionsDrive time: 15 minutes
Light-HouseThe Light-House is located in the centre of Dahab and the dive spot is mostly chosen to do check or training dives due to the huge sandy ground. Several coral blocks in the depths from 10 - 30 metres are showing a lot of attractions. There are some mackerels as well as a big Napoleonfish coming to the last block in the afternoon to be cleaned at the cleaning station. Returning to the entrance/exit point is easily if diving along the edge of the sandy ground up to the lagoon. This dive spot is a good location to do night-dives!Attractions: Napoleonfish, Turtles, Sting-Ray, MackerelsEntrance/Exit: EasyDrive-time: 20 Minutes
IslandsThe Lagoon of Dahab has the best diving conditions on high tide, because we have to walk around 30 metres over the reef table entering a pool. Descending in a depth of 6 metres we can start into northern or eastern direction around the islands, where we discover beautiful coral areas as well as amazing table corals. The entrance pool can easily be returned to by natural navigation.Attractions: Barracudas, Napoleonfish, Scorpionfish, Crocodile-FishEntrance/Exit: Not always easy, diving on high tide recommendedDrive-time: 25 minutes
Three PoolsThis diving spot is located in the south of Dahab,, we can reach them by passing through a military area.The three pools are separated only by coral walls which are 2 metres wide. After having passed these pools, the dive should be started in northern direction, where we can reach a coral garden and see black coralls at a depth of around 30 metres. As the natural navigation is not really easy, using a compass is recommended.Attractions: Murray, Scorpionfish, Eagle-RayEntrance/Exit: EasyDrive-time: 40 minutes
CavesThe most southern dive spot which can be reached by car is the Caves. Entrance is easy on high tide and calm wind, as the reef table is only 2 metres long. We can enter with a big step forward. Immediately under the edge of the reef we'll find the caves, starting in a depth of 5 metres and going down to 12 metres beside a huge sandy ground. The dive can be started in northern or southern direction, we can find a lot of nice coral blocks as well as overhangs up to a depth of 30 metres and all along the walls. Coming back to the entrance/exit point, we can dive the caves, which are really huge and open and with a torch we can discover a lot of nice colours and some real attractions. The exit should be made without BCD or weight belt, which should first be given to the dive guide, after that we can exit by swimming on the reef table.Attractions: Murray, Scorpionfish, FlügelroßfischEntrance/Exit: Easy on high tide and calm weather conditionsDrive-time: 50 Minutes
Um SidOne of the diving sites of Dahab South', Um Sid, can be directly entered off shore. Diving East to 20-25 meters the reef dropps off. Heading to the north, we can discover sand eels. Coral pinnacles, purple soft corals, big blue hard corals and gorgonias can be seen during the dive. Returning in a depth of 8-10 meters along the reef edge are a lot of schools of fish (glass-fish, snapper) Attractions: Eagle Ray, Shark, schools of fishEntrance/Exit: Easy Drive-time: 50 Minutes
   

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