🇪🇬 Egypt

The Red Sea coast offers some of the world's most consistent diving — Sharm el-Sheikh, Marsa Alam, Dahab — with reefs, wrecks like the SS Thistlegorm, and pelagic encounters. Liveaboards run year-round.

📖 Diving in Egypt: 258 Sites From Wrecks to Hammerheads

265spots listed

258Diving

6Kitesurfing

1Freediving

6best months

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3 Pools Egypt

3 Pools

3 Pools is a year-round Egyptian dive site with documented marine life and active community content.

Abu Bassala

Abu Bassala is a year-round Red Sea dive site in Egypt's Elba Protected Area, known for healthy coral and diverse marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Dabab 4 Egypt

Abu Dabab 4

Abu Dabab 4 is a year-round dive site in Egypt's Red Sea, known for consistent coral health and abundant marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Dabab 6 Egypt

Abu Dabab 6

Abu Dabab 6 is a year-round Egyptian dive site with healthy coral and consistent marine encounters.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Best for beginners

Abu Bassala

Abu Bassala is a year-round Red Sea dive site in Egypt's Elba Protected Area, known for healthy coral and diverse marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Dabab 4 Egypt

Abu Dabab 4

Abu Dabab 4 is a year-round dive site in Egypt's Red Sea, known for consistent coral health and abundant marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Dabab 6 Egypt

Abu Dabab 6

Abu Dabab 6 is a year-round Egyptian dive site with healthy coral and consistent marine encounters.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Dabbab Ithnain Egypt

Abu Dabbab Ithnain

Abu Dabbab Ithnain is a year-round Egyptian dive site with documented marine biodiversity and no coral bleaching stress.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Hidden gems

Abu Galawa Kebir Egypt

Abu Galawa Kebir

Abu Galawa Kebir is a year-round Red Sea dive site in Egypt with healthy coral and strong species diversity.

Intermediate 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+

Anemone City Egypt

Anemone City

Anemone City is a Red Sea dive site near Ras Muhammad offering year-round access to coral gardens and diverse marine life in Egypt's premier diving region.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Barakuda Lahami Bay Egypt

Barakuda Lahami Bay

Barakuda Lahami Bay offers year-round diving in Egypt's Red Sea with healthy coral and regular barracuda sightings.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Dahab — Blue Hole (Bells entry) Egypt

Dahab — Blue Hole (Bells entry)

Famous 100m vertical hole in the reef; dived via the safer Bells entry as a 30m wall drift to the saddle.

Intermediate 6–30m 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+

Iconic spots in Egypt

Hand-picked landmarks for divers visiting Egypt — sites widely featured in dive guides and trip reports.

Dahab — Blue Hole (Bells entry) Egypt

Dahab — Blue Hole (Bells entry)

Famous 100m vertical hole in the reef; dived via the safer Bells entry as a 30m wall drift to the saddle.

Intermediate 6–30m 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+

Manta Point. Egypt

Manta Point.

Manta Point is a year-round Egyptian dive site known for manta ray encounters and coral health.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

SS Thistlegorm Egypt

SS Thistlegorm

WWII British cargo ship sunk by German bombers in 1941, holds full of motorcycles, trucks, rifles. World's best wreck dive.

Advanced 15–32m 20m Mar·Apr·May+

Sha'ab Bruce Egypt

Sha'ab Bruce

Sha'ab Bruce is a Red Sea reef offering year-round diving with diverse marine life and healthy coral.

Sha'ab El Erg Egypt

Sha'ab El Erg

Sha'ab El Erg is a year-round Red Sea dive site in Egypt with healthy coral and strong species diversity.

Beginner 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+

The Brothers Islands Egypt

The Brothers Islands

Two remote pinnacles 60km offshore — Big Brother and Little Brother — only reached by liveaboard. Sharks, walls, wrecks.

Expert 20–40m 35m Mar·Apr·May+

Elphinstone Egypt

Elphinstone

Elphinstone Reef is a pristine Egyptian reef offering year-round diving with healthy corals and abundant marine life.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

Elphinstone Reef Egypt

Elphinstone Reef

Submerged offshore reef south of Marsa Alam, drifting walls down to 100m, oceanic whitetips, hammerheads in winter.

Advanced 15–40m 30m Mar·Apr·May+

Map of Egypt diving spots

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All spots (265 spots)

3 Pools Egypt

3 Pools

3 Pools is a year-round Egyptian dive site with documented marine life and active community content.

7 Pinnacles Egypt

7 Pinnacles

Seven dramatic rock formations rise from the Red Sea floor near Hurghada, offering diverse dive routes through channels and across sandy plateaus year-round.

Intermediate 5–40m 20m Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Bassala

Abu Bassala is a year-round Red Sea dive site in Egypt's Elba Protected Area, known for healthy coral and diverse marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Dabab 4 Egypt

Abu Dabab 4

Abu Dabab 4 is a year-round dive site in Egypt's Red Sea, known for consistent coral health and abundant marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Dabab 6 Egypt

Abu Dabab 6

Abu Dabab 6 is a year-round Egyptian dive site with healthy coral and consistent marine encounters.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Dabbab Ithnain Egypt

Abu Dabbab Ithnain

Abu Dabbab Ithnain is a year-round Egyptian dive site with documented marine biodiversity and no coral bleaching stress.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Dabbab Thalata

Abu Dabbab Thalata is a year-round Egyptian dive site known for healthy coral and accessible marine biodiversity.

Beginner 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Dabbab Wahid

Abu Dabbab Wahid is a year-round Egyptian dive site known for its healthy coral and consistent marine life sightings.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Diab

Abu Diab is a year-round dive destination in Egypt with 12 documented species observations and no coral bleaching stress.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Echera Egypt

Abu Echera

Abu Echera is a year-round dive destination in Egypt's Red Sea protected waters, featuring healthy coral and rich marine life.

Beginner 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Fendira

Abu Fendira is a year-round Red Sea dive site in Egypt's Elba Marine Protected Area, known for healthy coral and diverse marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Galawa Kebir Egypt

Abu Galawa Kebir

Abu Galawa Kebir is a year-round Red Sea dive site in Egypt with healthy coral and strong species diversity.

Intermediate 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Galawa Soraya Egypt

Abu Galawa Soraya

Abu Galawa Soraya is a year-round Red Sea dive site in Egypt with healthy coral and 12 recorded species observations.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Hashish Drift

Abu Hashish Drift is a Red Sea reef dive near an islet offering year-round diving with diverse marine life and minimal coral stress.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Hashish Lagoon Egypt

Abu Hashish Lagoon

Abu Hashish Lagoon is a year-round Egyptian dive destination with healthy coral and 12 documented species observations.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Helal

Abu Helal is a year-round Red Sea dive destination in Egypt with 12 recorded species observations and healthy coral conditions.

Abu Kafan

Abu Kafan is a year-round Red Sea dive site in Egypt with 12 recorded species observations and active community video documentation.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Nugar

Abu Nugar offers year-round Red Sea diving with 12 recorded species and minimal coral stress. A reliable Egyptian destination for reef exploration.

Abu Nuhas — Chrisoula K

Explore the wreck of the Chrisoula K at Abu Nuhas, Egypt—a well-preserved intermediate dive offering structure, history, and abundant marine life in the Red Sea.

Intermediate 4–27m

Abu Nuhas — Giannis D

Explore the Giannis D, a legendary wreck dive off Abu Nuhas reef in Egypt. Intermediate divers can navigate 18–27 meters of history and marine life year-round.

Intermediate 18–27m

Abu Nuhas — SS Carnatic

SS Carnatic wreck in Abu Nuhas offers intermediate divers a chance to explore a sunken cargo ship in the Red Sea.

Intermediate 18–27m Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Ramada - Ost Egypt

Abu Ramada - Ost

Abu Ramada East is a year-round dive site off Egypt's coast, known for healthy coral and diverse marine life in a protected reef environment.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Abu Ramada Cave Egypt

Abu Ramada Cave

Abu Ramada Cave offers year-round diving off Egypt's coast with documented marine biodiversity and accessible underwater exploration.

Abu Ramada Plateau Egypt

Abu Ramada Plateau

Abu Ramada Plateau is a year-round Egyptian dive site featuring healthy coral and abundant marine life in the Red Sea.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+