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Abu Salama
Gummibärchenriff · Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Suez
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Abu Salama is a reef dive site near Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Gulf of Suez. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, stingrays, moray eels, groupers, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 20 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Nearby sites
- 1Shabha0.7 km
- 2Sachua Abu Galawa2.2 km
- 3Shaab Samir3.3 km
- 4Marsalis Abu Galawa3.8 km
- 5Gota Abu Galaua4.0 km
- 6Jotao Abu Galawa4.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org