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Gota Sataia 1
Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp24–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Gota Sataia 1 is a reef dive site, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, stingrays, nudibranchs, groupers, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus- Rusty ParrotfishScarus ferrugineus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Nearby sites
- 1Gota Sataia 21.4 km
- 2Shaab Malahi1.6 km
- 3Sataya Reef "Dolphin House" Marsa Alam Divesite2.7 km
- 4Shab Sataya N-W3.2 km
- 5Shaab Claudio5.6 km
- 6Shaab Maksour South6.0 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