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Dorfa El Fanus West
Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Dorfa El Fanus West is a reef dive site near Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. 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, nudibranchs, sea turtles, whale sharks. 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- Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma- Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
- Rusty ParrotfishScarus ferrugineus
- Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
- Indian Sailfin TangZebrasoma desjardinii
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Nearby sites
- 1Fanous East0.7 km
- 2Turtle Bay1.3 km
- 3Shaab Pinky3.7 km
- 4Habibty Reef3.8 km
- 5Blue Water House Reef4.3 km
- 6El Fanadir South4.9 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