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Shaab Umm Gamar
Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth25 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp21–29°C
Best monthsNov–Mar
About this site
Shaab Umm Gamar is a wall and wreck dive site near Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, dolphins, moray eels, stingrays, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus- Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma- Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
- Maldives DamselfishAmblyglyphidodon indicus
- Greasy GrouperEpinephelus tauvina
- Blacktip GrouperEpinephelus fasciatus
- Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiator
Nearby sites
- 1Wreck Um Qamar0.7 km
- 2Umm Gamar2.3 km
- 3Petra3.0 km
- 4Carless Reef3.3 km
- 5Umm Gamar West4.0 km
- 6Turtle Bay7.5 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