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Deep South to Abu Fendira

Departure from Port Ghalib
45 - Advanced / 2**
 
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  • Abu Dabab 05
  • Longimanus at Elphinstone Reef, Egypt
  • Radiata Lionfish (Pterois radiata)
  • Wild Dolphin Play
  • Elphinstone Reef
  • Fish on Claudia reef
Shaab Marsa Alam view details
Dolphins
Duration: 4:19 (min:sec)
St. John Reef view details
By Amar and Isabelle Guillen
Duration: 3:20 (min:sec)
Fury Shoal Garden view details
Wrecks in the South
Duration: 4:30 (min:sec)
Sataya or Dolphin Reef view details
Dancing Dolphins
Duration: 3:36 (min:sec)
Shaab Maksour view details
Several Southern dive sites
Duration: 9:06 (min:sec)
Claudia Reef view details
The caves
Duration: 2:19 (min:sec)

Note

Itineraries and/or dive sites can be changed without notice at discretion of the leading guide and captain. The route will depend on the sea and weather condition, diving level and ability of guests or the number of other boats present at a dive site.

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Possible sites from North to South:
Abu Dabab
Abu Dabab is a cluster of seven shallow reefs at depths ranging from 15m to 25m, with many caves and colourful coral gardens to explore.  You can expect to see plenty of red anemones with their ever-present clownfish in this area, Blue-spotted stingrays, and Napoleon wrasse.  There are frequent dolphin sightings here, too. Night dives in the vicinity are interesting, as well, as Spanish dancers are often seen here. On the southern outer reefs shark encounters are likely.
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Elphinstone Reef
Elphinstone Reef is a long thin reef formation with stepped plateaus at both the north and south ends and sheer vertical drop-offs to the east and west.  Beautiful pink and purple soft corals can be found here as well as Gorgonian fans at between 20 – 30m depth.  The site is excellent for encountering large marine life including White and Grey Tip Reef Sharks, Hammerheads, Thresher sharks and Oceanic White Tips.
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Shaab Marsa Alam
Is a very nice dive for beginner and experienced diver. The depth is between 10 and 30 mt.
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Habili el Ghadir
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Shaab Sharm
Shaab Sharm, or Gota Sharm is a large, kidney-shaped reef with steep sloping wall on its east and south sides. The crescent of reef around the reef’s southern tip offers the best diving, with rich coral growth from the surface shallows down. There are numerous soft coral and hard corals. There is also some black coral on the wall’s deeper sections. Groupers, barracudas, snappers and unicorns can be seen here. Currents here can be quite strong.
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Shaab Maksour
Sha'ab Maksur is a big reef and the most eastern of the fury shoals. Tunas, barracudas and surgeon fish can be seen. At the southern tip of the reef there are some big coral blocks.
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Claudia Reef
Claudia Reef is a small reef. The west side of the reef has is covered with hard corals. Current will normally run from north to south.
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Fury Shoal Garden
Is a great dive site for its soft and hard coral garden. Surgeonfish, jack fish, tuna and reef fish can be seen here. 
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Sataya or Dolphin Reef
Sataya, also called Dolphin reef, is located at the southeast tip of Fury Shoal. Many different dives can be done along this reef, but most of them are on the east and southern part. The east side is a sloping wall with many coral heads. The south side is a coral garden ideal for night dives. There are many dolphins living in the area together with snappers, barracudas and white tips sharks.
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St. John Reef
St. John’s Reef system lies south of the promontory of Ras Banas and only 40km north of Egypt’s border with Sudan.  There are numerous sites here offering divers different experiences.  There are plenty of fine coral gardens with magnificient Gorgonian Fans and Black corals.  You will have  a chance to see many shark species from Hammerheads to Oceanic White Tips, Threshers to Silver Tips, as well as the more common White Tip Reef and Grey Reef sharks.
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Abu Fendira
A.k.a Abu Fendera, is the most Southern dive site of our itineraries. In fact, the site being in Egypt or Sudan is under dispute.  It makes part of a 6 km chain of reefs.
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