Diving in Egypt

5 destinations and 71 documented dive sites. The strip under each destination shows its season, month by month.

Where to dive in Egypt

Hawksbill turtle on the reef at Ras Mohammed National Park

Sharm El Sheikh & Ras Mohammed

Egypt

Best Sep–Nov

8 Open Water, 15 Advanced, 3 Experienced+

Dahab

Egypt

Best Sep–Dec, Mar–Jun

9 Open Water, 7 Advanced

Hurghada

Egypt

Best Apr–May, Oct–Nov

8 Open Water, 6 Advanced, 1 Experienced+

Marsa Alam & the Brothers

Egypt

Best Jun–Oct

8 Open Water, 3 Advanced, 2 Experienced+

Alexandria Eastern Harbour

Egypt

1 dive site

1 Open Water

Dive sites to know

Jackfish Alley

Sharm El Sheikh & Ras Mohammed, Egypt

Ras Mohammed drift with sunlit swim-throughs at 5 and 15 m, then an alley of jackfish and whitetip reef sharks.

Advanced
Cavern
Whitetip reef sharks

SS Thistlegorm

Sharm El Sheikh & Ras Mohammed, Egypt

WWII supply ship bombed on 6 October 1941; holds still carry Bedford trucks and Norton and BSA motorcycles.

Advanced
Wreck
Turtles

The Canyon

Dahab, Egypt

Descend between narrowing walls from 18 to 30 m in a cave with an open ceiling, where a swarm of glassfish lives at the old exit.

Advanced
Cavern
Anthias

Bells to Blue Hole

Dahab, Egypt

Drop through the Bells chimney to a wall at about 25 m, then follow the wall to cross the 7 m saddle into the Blue Hole.

Advanced
Blue hole
Manta rays

Elphinstone

Marsa Alam & the Brothers, Egypt

Open-ocean reef 25 km north of Marsa Alam where oceanic whitetips frequent the southern plateau, best October to December.

Advanced
Drift
Manta rays

Moray Garden

Dahab, Egypt

Walk-in shore dive where holes and cracks hide morays, nudibranchs and scorpionfish, with a school of yellowtail barracuda at 7 m.

Open Water
Reef
Whale sharks

All dive sites in Egypt

Sharm El Sheikh & Ras Mohammed, Egypt

Jackfish AlleyAdvanced30 m
SS ThistlegormAdvanced33 m
SS DunravenAdvanced29 m
Ras KatyOpen Water28 m
Sharks BayAdvanced28 m
Fiddle GardenOpen Water30 m
Gordon ReefAdvanced35 m
Ras Um SidAdvanced30 m
Shark & Yolanda ReefAdvanced35 m
TempleOpen Water20 m
AmphorasAdvanced30 m
Anemone CityAdvanced30 m
Far GardenOpen Water30 m
Middle GardenOpen Water30 m
ParadiseAdvanced30 m
Ras BobOpen Water30 m
Turtle BayOpen Water26 m
Jackson ReefExperienced45 m
Thomas ReefExperienced40 m
Woodhouse ReefExperienced40 m
Near GardenAdvanced25 m
Ras NasraniAdvanced30 m
Shark ObservatoryAdvanced40 m
Ras GhozlaniAdvanced30 m
The AlternativesOpen Water25 m
Ras Za'atarAdvanced30 m

Dahab, Egypt

The CanyonAdvanced52 m
Bells to Blue HoleAdvanced52 m
Moray GardenOpen Water30 m
Circle Divers House Reef (Jaz Dahabeya)Open Water16 m
Umm SidAdvanced35 m
Golden BlocksOpen Water30 m
Swiss Inn Beach (Swiss Inn house reef)Open Water12 m
The IslandsAdvanced20 m
Three PoolsOpen Water20 m
LighthouseOpen Water25 m
Ras Abu GalumAdvanced30 m
Gabr el BintAdvanced60 m
Bannerfish BayOpen Water30 m
Eel GardenAdvanced30 m
MashrabaOpen Water35 m
Lands EndOpen Water14 m

Hurghada, Egypt

El Mina WreckAdvanced32 m
Giannis D (Abu Nuhas)Advanced28 m
Carnatic (Abu Nuhas)Advanced27 m
Carless ReefAdvanced40 m
Small GiftunAdvanced40 m
Fanous EastOpen Water27 m
Rosalie MollerExperienced50 m
Shaab El Erg (Dolphin House)Open Water30 m
El FanadirOpen Water40 m
Erg SabinaOpen Water12 m
Fanous WestOpen Water14 m
Umm GamarAdvanced40 m
Turtle BayOpen Water25 m
Shaab SabinaOpen Water14 m
Abu Ramada IslandOpen Water35 m

Marsa Alam & the Brothers, Egypt

ElphinstoneAdvanced70 m
Big BrotherExperienced90 m
Daedalus ReefAdvanced40 m
Marsa Abu DababOpen Water20 m
Hamada WreckOpen Water18 m
Little BrotherExperienced40 m
Marsa EglaOpen Water25 m
Marsa NakariOpen Water30 m
Marsa Shagra House ReefOpen Water40 m
Port Ghalib House Reef (Fishmarket)Advanced60 m
Sha'ab Marsa AlamOpen Water18 m
Shaab Samadai (Dolphin House)Open Water25 m
Shaab Sataya (Dolphin Reef)Open Water40 m

Alexandria Eastern Harbour, Egypt

Cleopatra's Palace (Royal Quarter, Eastern Harbour)Open Water10 m

Photo credits

Hawksbill turtle on the reef at Ras Mohammed National Park, Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Desert mountains meeting the Red Sea at Dahab's Blue Hole, Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Giftun Island seen across the sea off Hurghada, user:vberger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Elphinstone Reef dive site, Marsa Alam, Dereck Keats, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Jackfish Alley dive site, Ras Mohammed, Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
SS Thistlegorm dive site, Northern Red Sea Wrecks, Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Canyon Dahab dive site, Dahab, Tim Sheerman-Chase, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Shore entry to The Bells, Dahab, Tim Sheerman-Chase, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Moray Garden Dahab dive site, Dahab, Egypt, Yvesb, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons