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Lonely Mushroom
Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryShore
Max depth25 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Suez
Water temp21–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Lonely Mushroom is a reef dive site near Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, in the Gulf of Suez. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, dolphins, moray eels, stingrays, groupers. 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
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Rusty ParrotfishScarus ferrugineus
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
Golden ButterflyfishChaetodon semilarvatus
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Nearby sites
- 1El Dahr1.1 km
- 2Stingray Station2.5 km
- 3The Alternatives3.7 km
- 4Last Alternative4.4 km
- 5Beacon Rock4.7 km
- 6الإسم العربي ؟4.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org