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Shaab Hamam
Stairway to Heaven · Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp24–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Shaab Hamam 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. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes stingrays, groupers, sea turtles, nudibranchs, lobsters. 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
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Squaretail CoralgrouperPlectropomus areolatus
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Marbled ShrimpSaron marmoratus
Pronghorn Spiny LobsterPanulirus penicillatus
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermedius
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Nearby sites
- 1Shaab Said South0.2 km
- 2Shaab Said North0.9 km
- 3Shaab Said Nord1.5 km
- 4Abu Galawa Soraya2.5 km
- 5Shaab Bohar Soraya4.1 km
- 6Shaab Bohar Kebir Ost4.2 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