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St John's Caves
St John S Caves · Shalātīn, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp23–31°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Nov
About this site
St John's Caves is a cave dive site near Shalātīn, 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. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, stingrays, reef sharks, octopus, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 31 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Prickly RedfishThelenota ananas
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Striped Pyjama NudibranchChromodoris quadricolor
Bigeye EmperorMonotaxis grandoculis
Bubble CoralPlerogyra sinuosa
Oceanic Whitetip SharkCarcharhinus longimanus
Nearby sites
- 1Paradise Reef1.0 km
- 2Reef Sud 8 Patates5.1 km
- 3Farsha Ergein Farayed6.4 km
- 4Styphano 110 km
- 5St Johns Reef Habili Ali12 km
- 6Styphano 212 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