BEGINNER DIVE SITE | MAX DEPTH: 18 METERS
Located approximately 90 minutes south of Hurghada along the coastline lies an expansive bay featuring Abu Hashish Island at its center.
The bay is bordered to the north by the prominent Ras Disha headland.
The underwater topography consists of a shallow sandy plateau extending past a navigation beacon, with a significant drop-off to the north.
The site’s main attractions are three ergonomic reef formations to the south, offering exceptional diving opportunities.
The site offers excellent protection from waves and currents, with predominant northern water movement providing stable diving conditions.
While the main reef has experienced significant degradation, the site's primary attractions are the surrounding ergs. These impressive formations ascend from a sandy bed at 10-12 meters depth, with the northernmost erg featuring an expansive cavern populated by dense schools of glassfish.
The site hosts diverse marine ecosystems. The ergs attract various predatory species hunting glassfish, including jacks, lionfish, and redmouth groupers. The sandy substrate supports an exceptionally rich benthic community featuring crocodile fish, flatfish, stonefish, spiny devilfish, blue spotted rays, and sea moths.A resident grey reef shark occasionally visits the northern wall, while the sandy plateau and inter-erg spaces serve as nursery grounds for juvenile barracuda schools.
