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Diving in Hurghada

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When to go to Hurghada

Scuba diving here is available year-round, although there is some variation in water temperature. The hottest season is from July through September, when water temperature is about 28C/82F. The coldest season is December through February, with water temperature at about 21C/69F. Between these two seasons, water temperature ranges from 22 to 27C/71 to 80F.

 

What to see

Here divers can sight whale sharks, turtles, dolphins, mantas, moray eels, Napoleon fish, barracudas, jacks, stingrays, tuna, and many other species of the abundant marine life.

Scuba diving in Hurghada

Hurghada is large city located on the Red Sea coast. Hurghada International Airport is located here. It's very popular among tourists of any kind, including divers. It is one of the most popular dive destinations in Egypt, indeed, the second main diving area in Egypt after Sharm El Sheikh. It's a very popular place to learn to dive because of the many shallow, easy dive sites, but there are also a lot of locations that might be interesting for experienced divers, including several wrecks.

 

Most popular dive sites

The best dive sites of Hurghada are as follows: Umm Gammar, Carless Reef, Shaab El Erg, the Gubal Barge Wreck, the wreck graveyard at Sha'ab Abu Nuhas, Small Giftun Island, El Mina, also sites around Hurghada -  Salem Express Wrecks, Giannis D, Rosalie Moller Wreck and Dolphin Reef.

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