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Gamul Kebir
Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp21–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Gamul Kebir is a reef dive site near Safaga, 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, soft corals, groupers, moray eels, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Cauliflower CoralPocillopora damicornis
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermedius
Nearby sites
- 1Gamul Soraya1.2 km
- 2Safaga Soraya1.5 km
- 3Tobia Soraya2.2 km
- 4Tobia Kebir2.8 km
- 5Sandy Island3.3 km
- 6Aluminium4.6 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