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El Fanadir Dacht
Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth16 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Suez
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
El Fanadir Dacht is a dive site near Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Gulf of Suez. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 16 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, stingrays, nudibranchs, groupers, moray eels. 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
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppellii
CornetfishFistularia commersonii
Nearby sites
- 1El Fanadir Dacht Dacht1.0 km
- 2El Fanadir Foc1.3 km
- 3El Fanadir West1.6 km
- 4Sha'ab Bruce2.1 km
- 5El Fanadir South2.2 km
- 6Aquanaut house reef2.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org