🇪🇬 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

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3 Pools

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

Jan·Feb·Mar+

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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+

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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+

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Abu Dabab 6

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

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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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+

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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+

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Abu Dabab 6

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

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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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+

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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+

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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+

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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+

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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+

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St John's Caves

St John's Caves is a year-round Red Sea dive destination in Egypt's Elba Marine Protected Area, featuring coral ecosystems and diverse marine life.

Intermediate

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St John's Gota Kebir

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

Intermediate

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St John's Habili Gaffar

St John's Habili Gaffar is a Red Sea dive site in Egypt's Elba Marine Protected Area, open year-round with healthy coral and rich marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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St John's Small Gota

St John's Small Gota is a year-round Red Sea dive site in Egypt's Elba Marine Protected Area, known for healthy coral and abundant marine life.

Intermediate 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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St John's Um Arouk

St John's Um Arouk is a year-round dive site in Egypt's Elba Marine Protected Area, known for healthy coral and diverse marine life.

Advanced Jan·Feb·Mar+

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St. John's — Habili Ali

Habili Ali is an advanced deep reef dive in Egypt's Red Sea, dropping to 40m with strong currents and rich marine life.

Advanced 12–40m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Stone Beach

Stone Beach is a year-round Egyptian dive site with 12 recorded species observations and no coral stress indicators.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

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The Bells

The Bells is a dramatic submarine sinkhole near Dahab offering year-round diving in a protected marine area with healthy coral.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

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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+

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The Caves

The Caves is a year-round dive site in Egypt featuring cave exploration and 12 recorded species.

Intermediate

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Tobia Araba

Tobia Araba is a year-round Red Sea dive destination near Egypt's Geziret Umm el-Gursân, featuring healthy coral and diverse marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Tobia Hamra

Tobia Hamra is a year-round Red Sea dive site near Egypt's coast, known for healthy coral and consistent marine life sightings.

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Tobia Kebir

Tobia Kebir is a year-round Red Sea dive destination in Egypt with healthy coral and rich marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Tobia Soraya

Tobia Soraya is a year-round Egyptian dive site with 12 recorded species observations and no coral bleaching stress.

Intermediate Mar·Apr·May+

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Tofa Abu Hashish

Tofa Abu Hashish is a Red Sea reef system near Abu Hashish islet offering year-round diving with healthy coral and strong marine biodiversity in Egypt.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Torfi, Wadi Gamal

Torfi in Wadi Gamal, Egypt, offers year-round diving in a protected marine area with healthy coral and rich marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Tower

Tower is a year-round dive site near Sharm el-Sheikh offering coral reefs and diverse marine life in the Red Sea.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Turbo

Turbo is a year-round Egyptian dive site with minimal coral stress and documented marine life observations.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Ulysses

Ulysses is a year-round Egypt dive spot with excellent coral health and 12 documented species observations.

Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Um El Sheikh

Um El Sheikh is a year-round Red Sea dive site in Egypt's Wadi Gamal and Jebel Hamata Marine Protected Area, featuring healthy coral and diverse marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+