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Dahab Dive Sites |
SS Thistlegorm |
| 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 |
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day long, and visibility is very good.
Enjoy the many coloured 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 beatiful and relaxing dive which you will want to return to.
On October 6th 1941 at 01:30, whilst anchored and awaiting orders, German long distance warplanes bombed the ship. Two bombs hit the aft hold containing ammunition, causing a tremendous explosion - the results of which can still be seen underwater today. The doomed vessel did not have the chance to fire a single shot from her anti-aircraft gun.
Nine men were killed. Angus McLeay, a crewmember, was awarded the George Medal for running barefoot across the red-hot deck, to save a wounded gunner who was trapped.
In addition to the 49 crewmembers, the SS Thistlegorm was carrying a four-wagon train, two Brengun Carriers, 6-ton trucks, Morris Jeeps, BSA motorbikes, aircraft wings, tools, rubber boots, Enfield MK III rifles & other guns and ammunition. For her protection she was carrying two minesweeping drones, a 3.5" gun and her anti-aircraft gun.
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The Lighthouse |
The Lighthouse, situated at the Northern end of the bay of Dahab, is home to the confined water training area due to its large sandy slopes an gentle drop off. The Lighthouse offers a number of different dives depending on the route chosen. The sprawling coral gardens offer an abundance of marine life and vividly colourful corals, extending far from the shore. The Lighthouse is made up of a large rocky wall that wraps around the point whilst heading north to the Eel Garden. The wall and the sprawling coral gardens, which alongside a spectacular variety of corals, can feature here and make it a very popular dive site. The Lighthouse is also a very reputable night dive area where it is not uncommon to see sleeping parrot fish, Spanish dancers, Red Sea lobsters, shrimps, hermit crabs and much more.
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Eel Garden
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| This is a gently sloping wall dive to suit all levels of divers and offers easy entry and exit through a shallow sandy lagoon, home to several lion fish. As the name suggests there are numerous garden eels that can be seen opposite the wall in the white sloping sand bank. The wall starts at 3m and has a maximum depth of approximately 16 meters. Exiting the lagoon and swimming across the sandy slopes, viewing the garden eels at close proximity, will bring you to a beautiful garden littered with hard and soft corals and other aquatic life. Divers can then return to the lagoon along the wall which is alive with colour and texture. For those with good air consumption, a drift dive from the Eel garden to the Lighthouse offers a varied and relaxing dive |
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Rick's Reef |
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metres north of the Canyon. Ricks Reef is a pleasant drift dive following a meandering wall covered in numerous varieties of corals. The wall begins at 3m and has a maximum depth of approximately 18m to its bottom. From there the sandy bottom gradually slopes away dotted with small coral outcrops. Ricks reef also gives the diver an opportunity to inspect The Canyon from above before finishing in the sandy lagoon |
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Ras Abu Hilal |
| Ras Abu Hilal translates as 'headland of the crescent moon'. It refers to the crescent shaped reef about half a
kilometer south of the Canyon. The reef encircles a shallow lagoon at about 12
metres. Outside is a gently sloping bay and on it northern side a broad ridge. The start of this ridge features one of the finest coral gardens in the Dahab area and this is the main focus of the dive site. This dive can be combined with a visit to the 'Huts' which is located just north of Abu Hilal. An easy drift south from The Huts will bring the diver out at Abu Hilal, the exit point can be chosen according to remaining air. These are just some of the few local dive sites in Dahab with many more dotted along the 20km coastline of which Nesima is located in the
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Gabr El Bint |
This spectacular diving area, located almost 30 kilometres south of Dahab, can only be reached by unconventional means; the Sinai camel Trek along the coastline, shadowed by the majestic mountains of Sinai, to reach these virgin reefs Ganet Sinai Boat helps you for an relaxing and interesting marine trip away from the strong sun and Camel movements for more than 10 hours.
Gabr el Bint is abundant with stunningly rich marine life and offers wall diving, vivid coral gardens and gentle sandy slopes with coral outcrops. This diving experience can be combined with an insight into the culture of the local Bedouin who prepare traditional food and drinks and care for the camels |
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