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El Casra
Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp23–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
El Casra is a reef dive site near Marsa Alam, 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 stingrays, sea turtles, groupers, lionfish, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
SharksuckerEcheneis naucrates
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
Whitespotted PufferArothron hispidus
Nearby sites
- 1Villa Koraffi1.0 km
- 2Marsa Ghalib North1.4 km
- 3Three Corners Fayrouz House Reef North2.8 km
- 4Torfet Zeyad3.5 km
- 5Hamra4.0 km
- 6Marsa Mubarak4.3 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