Scuba diving in Elphinstone Reef
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2Dive centers offer dives on Elphinstone Reef
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132Liveaboards offers dives on Elphinstone Reef
- Diving from USD 43
- Liveaboards from USD 881
Elphinstone Reef or Sha'ab Abu Hamra is one of the most famous dive sites in the Red Sea. It is a reef around 300m/984ft in length, with average depth of 20-40m/60-120ft and average water visibility of 20-30m/60-100ft. Its spectacular walls drop far below 100m/328ft on both sides of the reef. Strong currents make this a perfect drift dive along the steep walls with many species of fish, corals, sponges, gorgonias and sea whips to observe.
When to go
All year long. Water temperature ranges from 26 to 30C/78 to 86F.
What to see
Reef, walls, corals, sponges, huge gorgonia, sea whips, barracuda, angel fish, hoards of anthias, groupers, morays, whitetip reef sharks, grey reef sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks.
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Marsa AlamLiveaboards with trips to Elphinstone Reef
- Emperor Superior
- Red Sea Aggressor III
- Emperor Elite
- Emperor Asmaa
- JP Marine
- Blue Seas
- Blue Horizon (Red Sea Master)
- Emperor Echo
- Seawolf Dominator
- Blue Adventurer
- Orion
- Golden Dolphin III
- Blue Pearl
- Golden Dolphin I
- Odyssey
- Royal Evolution
- Vita Xplorer
- Red Sea Blue Force 3
- Blue Force 2 Egypt
- Sea Serpent Contessa
- Sea Serpent
- Blue
- Seawolf Felo
- Galaxy 720
- Seawolf Soul
- Tala
- Blue Melody
- Independence II
- Lighthouse Miracle-1
- Heaven Saphir
- Sea Serpent Grand
- Nouran
- Okeanos Xplorer
- Sea Legend
- Longimanus
- Quick Shadow
- Sea Serpent Excellence
- Mistral
- Golden Dolphin II
- Aldebaran
- Golden Dolphin IV
- Captain Sparrow
- Nemo
- Enigma
- Sea Serpent Glory
- Sea Serpent Serena
- Hammerhead I
- Hammerhead II
- Ghani
- Alia
- Omneia Spirit
- Jessica
- Turquoise
- Red Sea Explorer
- Tillis
- Dolce Vita
- Carlton Queen
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