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Eel Garden
Eel Garden Dive Urge · Dahab, Red Sea, Egypt
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EntryShore — Eel Garden Dive Urge
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Aqaba
Water temp21–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Nov
About this site
Eel Garden is a reef dive site near Dahab, South Sinai, Egypt, in the Gulf of Aqaba. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, lionfish, moray eels, stingrays, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Sulfur DamselPomacentrus sulfureus
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppellii
Slate Pencil UrchinHeterocentrotus mamillatus
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Yellowtail SurgeonfishZebrasoma xanthurum
Nearby sites
- 1Sea Pioneer0.7 km
- 2Confined Water Training Area0.7 km
- 3Bannerfish Bay0.8 km
- 4Light House0.8 km
- 5Sea Dancer0.8 km
- 6Spot 21.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org