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Gota El Dir
El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Gota El Dir is a pinnacle dive site near El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes eagle rays, barracuda, moray eels, dolphins, sea turtles. 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
Chinese White DolphinSousa chinensis
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Golden ButterflyfishChaetodon semilarvatus
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Broomtail WrasseCheilinus lunulatus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Nearby sites
- 1Deco International Hyperbaric Chamber8.2 km
- 2Shabha11 km
- 3Abu Salama11 km
- 4Dolphin House12 km
- 5Erg Abu Nugar12 km
- 6Sachua Abu Galawa13 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org