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Dahab — Blue Hole (Bells entry)

4.0 — based on 20 community signals
4.3 12 especies 37 colaboradores

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

⭐ Best for intermediate divers chasing macro photographers.

🐢 MPA · محمية أبو جالوم updated 4 months ago
Dificultad
Intermedio
Profundidad
6–30 m
Visibilidad
25 m
Temp. del agua
21–28°C
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Actividad
dive
Dificultad
intermediate
Profundidad
6–30 m
Visibilidad
25 m
Temp. del agua
21–28 °C
Mejores meses
Todo el año
Vida marina
Morena, Barracuda, Pulpo

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Condiciones hoy

Condiciones

Open-Meteo
Viento
9.7 kn
Olas
0.68 m
Agua
27.5°C
N E S W
Wind direction (7d)
Primary: NNW (36%)
Now: NNW (343°)
Marea (7 días)
amplitud: 0.53m

Próxima: Baja a las 07:00 (-0.2m)

+0.3 m0 m-0.3 m
▼ 07:00 · -0.2m ▲ 13:00 · +0.02m ▼ 20:00 · -0.12m ▲ 01:00 · +0m
Sáb 19Dom 20Lun 21Mar 22Mié 23Jue 24Vie 25
UV6.65 · high Aire PM2.513 · moderate 06:28 18:42
Día Viento Olas UV Lluvia
09-19 15 0.84 7 0mm
09-20 13.3 0.86 7 0mm
09-21 10.6 0.68 7 0mm
09-22 11.3 0.66 7 0mm
09-23 14.1 0.72 7 0mm
09-24 14.9 0.9 7 0mm
09-25 14.3 1.04 7 0mm
🌡 Water temp: Normal for Sep (21–28°C)

About this spot

The Bells entry sets this site apart from a straight Blue Hole drop-in: you descend through a narrow chimney in the reef, emerging on the outer wall at around 26 m before working your way back up and into the hole itself. That sequence gives the dive a distinct structure and rewards divers who take it slowly. Visibility consistently reaches 25 m, and with no current to manage, the focus stays entirely on the wall and what lives on it. Marine life here tends toward the cryptic and predatory. Great barracuda hang in open water near the rim, often motionless and indifferent to divers. Honeycomb morays occupy crevices along the wall, and common octopus are reliably found tucked into the rubble at shallower depths during the return. Water temperature ranges from 21 °C in winter to 28 °C in summer, and the site is diveable year-round, making timing largely a matter of personal preference. Intermediate certification is appropriate given the depth and the chimney navigation at the start.

📖 Guía: Buceo en Egipto: 258 Sitios desde Pecios hasta Tiburones Martillo

Mejores meses

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Vida marina

MorenaBarracudaPulpo

Tipos de buceo

ParedCosta

Esenciales del viaje

Todo lo que necesitas antes de hacer la maleta — checklist, sol, logística.

Trip checklist

  • 🛂 Visa-free or visa-on-arrival
  • 🤿 Pack: 3/2 mm shorty
  • 📜 C-card + dive insurance (DAN)
  • 📔 Dive logbook
  • 🧴 Reef-safe sunscreen SPF 50+
  • 🔌 Plug type C/F · 220V adapter
  • 💊 Seasickness meds + ear drops
  • 📱 Offline maps + emergency contact

Quick facts

  • 🌓 Moon First quarter · 47%
  • 🤿 Wetsuit 3/2 mm shorty
  • GPS
Información de sostenibilidad
🌍 CO2 footprint MAD ↔ 3698km · ~851kg · €15

Desde tu país de salida

Estados Unidos
Puntuación de origen: 59/100
  • Visado: Visado a la llegada · 30 días máx.
  • Vuelo: 8h · directo
  • Jet-lag: 7h este · 5 días de recuperación

Preguntas frecuentes

Is it really dangerous?

Only if you exceed your training. The standard Bells-to-Blue-Hole route is mainstream-easy at 30m max.

Can I dive the Arch at 56m?

Only with technical certification and proper team. Multiple fatalities have occurred from recreational divers attempting it.

Equipment rental?

Available everywhere in Dahab — €15-25/day for full gear.

Night dive?

Yes, very popular. Octopus and Spanish dancers come out.

Operadores cerca de este spot

Centros de buceo, escuelas de kite y surf en un radio de 10 km, desde OpenStreetMap.

Dahab Freedivers

8.1 km
Centro de buceo
Teléfono: +201037718947
Horario: Every Day 9:00-17:30

Planet Divers

8.3 km
4.6 (110 reviews) closed
Centro de buceo
Verified Booked 25+ times this month
Teléfono: +20 12 27372083
Horario: Friday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Lagona Divers, Dahab North

2.9 km
4.7 (41 reviews) closed
Centro de buceo
Verified Booked 49+ times this month
Teléfono: +49 9406 28310
Horario: Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Subex

3 km
Centro de buceo

Daniela

4.4 km
4.2 (555 reviews)
Centro de buceo
Verified

Sea And C

6.4 km
4.7 (3 reviews)
Centro de buceo

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Observaciones verificadas de especies marinas

165 registros · 50 especies · fuentes: OBIS, GBIF

Stephanometra indica

Crinoidea · Mariametridae
GBIF
Última observación:
1 may 2026
×2registros

Trapezia bidentata

Malacostraca · Trapeziidae
GBIF
Última observación:
29 abr 2026
×5registros

Taeniura lymma

Elasmobranchii · Dasyatidae
GBIF
Última observación:
29 abr 2026
×5registros

Rhombosepion prashadi

Cephalopoda · Sepiidae
GBIF
Última observación:
29 abr 2026
×1registros

Hexabranchus sanguineus

Gastropoda · Hexabranchidae
GBIF
Última observación:
28 abr 2026
×14registros

Tripneustes gratilla

Echinoidea · Toxopneustidae
GBIF
Última observación:
28 abr 2026
×11registros

Pearsonothuria graeffei

Holothuroidea · Holothuriidae
GBIF
Última observación:
28 abr 2026
×3registros

Grampus griseus

Mammalia · Delphinidae
GBIF
Última observación:
25 abr 2026
×1registros

Ophiocoma scolopendrina

Ophiuroidea · Ophiocomidae
GBIF
Última observación:
7 abr 2026
×4registros

Chelidonura flavolobata

Gastropoda · Aglajidae
GBIF
Última observación:
4 abr 2026
×2registros

Plocamopherus ceylonicus

Gastropoda · Polyceridae
GBIF
Última observación:
4 abr 2026
×2registros

Thuridilla decorata

Gastropoda · Plakobranchidae
GBIF
Última observación:
3 abr 2026
×5registros

Datos: 187.991 observaciones de OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System) y GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). CC-BY 4.0.

See this spot in action

YouTube videos — click to play.

Diving in Egypt, Dahab. The Canyon, Blue Hole - El Bells. 2018. HD

Scuba Notes by Dmitry

Dahab Dive - Bells to Blue Hole

brinh123

Bells Entry, Blue Hole, Dahab. My first 30-meter deep dive :D

vxd2k7
💬 3 top comments
  • Почему не в фурьсьютах?

    @radjab1kk669 · 👍 1
  • что за камера?

    @KumoSD · 👍 0
  • well that looks fun. :)

    @dododooo23 · 👍 0
wind peaks Jun-Sep-May, calmest Jan-Nov-Dec, dry Jan-Dec, water 21-28°C.

Clima mensual de 5 años

60 muestras
0 5 10 15 20 25 JFMAMJJASOND
rango p25–p75 Mediana Viento (nudos) Aire (°C)
Visibility (month-by-month)
Best: Jul (100/100) Worst: Mar (0/100) Now: Sep (89/100) NOAA MODIS Aqua · 5y mean

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