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Giftun Soraya
Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Giftun Soraya 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 15 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes stingrays, moray eels, soft corals, sea fans, lionfish. 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- Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Scaly ClamTridacna squamosa- Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima- Devil FirefishPterois miles
- Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
- Whip CoralCirrhipathes anguina
Nearby sites
- 1Diver s Alley0.5 km
- 2Ham Ham1.0 km
- 3Erg Somaya1.2 km
- 4Police Station1.3 km
- 5Abu Ramada Plateau1.5 km
- 6Abu Ramada - Ost2.6 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