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Dahab Dive Sites |
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Dahab
Dive Sites
-The Canyon and Fishbowl
-Bells
-Blue Hole
-Islands
-SS Thistlegorm
-The Lighthouse
-Eel Garden
-Rick's Reef
-Ras Abu Hilal
-Gabr El Bint
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The Canyon and Fishbowl |
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6km North of Dahab
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15-30m
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This site takes its name from a long & very beautiful cavern under the seabed and is an essential dive for all fanatics of caves and cavern diving. This cavern lies north to south from the shallow reef offshore. Access to the site is through a shallow (3m) lagoon lying a few steps from the shoreline. Once outside the lagoon, a large coral mound lying some 10m out from the reef face, at a depth of around 14m marks the entrance to the canyon. An opening, just wide enough to free-fall through comfortably, leads to the first chamber. A careful drop to 30m lands you on the bottom of the cavern. Sunlight penetrates through various large openings allowing excellent visibility throughout the dive. Ascending, the fissure snakes its ways up from the depths, to emerge in a large coral dome, known as the Fish Bowl. This is a smaller cave at the shallow end of the canyon and is filled with thousands of shimmering glassfish. Continuing through the fish bowl, exit the cave at 18m, and swim back over the Canyon to catch you bubbles forcing their way through the seabed in straight columns reaching to the surface. The lagoon leads out to beautiful coral gardens which can only be fully explored after several visits Caution is required on this dive due to parts of the Canyon having an overhead environment. But with the proper planning and the use of one of our experienced dive guides, it is both a safe and highly rewarding experience
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Bells |
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8km North of Dahab |
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By Jeep to Blue Hole, then short walk |
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28-30m |
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A true vertical wall, which offers divers an exciting entry through a narrow chimney. Bells is full
of overhangs and fissures, with many swim-throughs and coverlets. Toward the Blue Hole in the south the reef profile softens to a steep
slope.
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dive begins in a small slot in the
reef table about 100m north of the
Blue Hole. Descend through the
tube-like fissure and, after
reaching your maximum depth, ascend
slowly while following the reef
south to the saddle marking the Blue
Hole. A head-first, spiraling
descent through the chimney adds a
new dimension to the confined space
of the tube. The saddle, at
approximately 6m from the top of the
reef, is one exit point. Current
permitting, divers are able to enjoy
a relaxing drift along the wall
towards the saddle, and then exit
through the Blue Hole.
There
is a good growth of plate and
cabbage coral, black coral bushes,
white soft corals and diverse fish
life. Like all wall sites, this site
should be treated with caution.
Refer to your depth gauge, and be
careful not to exceed your maximum
depth. Current permitting, divers
are able to enjoy a relaxing drift
along the wall towards the saddle
entry to the Blue Hole |
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A very pleasant site if dived safely. A hole in the reef table approximately 50m across plunges downward over 180m - effectively bottomless for recreational divers. At 60m an archway breaks through the reef to the sea. It is the 'challenge' of The Arch that has led to so many compressed air dives becoming fatal. It is to be stressed that Mixed Gas diving is the ONLY safe way to reach these depths.
The greatest attraction of the Blue Hole lies on the rich sloping reef outside. A shallow lip over the reef table at 6m leads to the outer reef. The reef slope is rich in hard corals, particularly the section to the south of the lagoon. Triggerfish, jacks, unicorns, parrotfish, angels, grouper and surgeonfish are all part of the variety of fish life on the outer reef. |
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Blue
Hole |
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8km North of Dahab
Ganet Sinai Boat Protected entry
28-30m
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A very pleasant site if dived safely. A hole in the reef table approximately 50m across plunges downward over 180m - effectively bottomless for recreational divers. At 60m an archway breaks through the reef to the sea. It is the 'challenge' of The Arch that has led to so many compressed air dives becoming fatal. It is to be stressed that Mixed Gas diving is the ONLY safe way to reach these depths.
The greatest attraction of the Blue Hole lies on the rich sloping reef outside. A shallow lip over the reef table at 6m leads to the outer reef. The reef slope is rich in hard corals, particularly the section to the south of the lagoon. Triggerfish, jacks, unicorns, parrotfish, angels, grouper and surgeonfish are all part of the variety of fish life on the outer reef. |
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Islands |
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4km South of Dahab
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This site derives it's name from a collection of spectacular coral gardens mounds. There are many routes through these 'islands' and each provides a habitat for many different examples of flora and fauna. Due to the maximum depth of about 16m, this site is suitable for beginners as well as experienced divers. The islands receive direct sunlight all day long, and visibility is very good.
Enjoy the many colored corals, or weave through the valleys of Brain Coral. Watch the large shoals of Barracuda, or get close to the Turtles and other marine animals which shelter here. With such variety, and the ability to dive new paths through the site, the Islands is a
beautiful and relaxing dive which you will want to return to. |
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