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Tobia Araba
Tobia Arbaa · Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt

EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp21–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Tobia Araba is a reef dive site near Safaga, 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, soft corals, moray eels, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 28 °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
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Indian Sailfin TangZebrasoma desjardinii
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermedius
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Nearby sites
- 1Soma Gatden0.5 km
- 2Tobia Hamra0.8 km
- 3Robinson Club Soma Bay House Reef0.9 km
- 4Ras Abu Soma Garden1.0 km
- 5Sandy Island2.7 km
- 6Tobia Kebir3.0 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