Scuba diving in Habili Gaffar
Habili Jaffar is a small oval shaped reef which makes up part of the reef system known as St. Johns. The average depth of the site is 3-30m/10-100ft with water visibility of 30m/100ft. With deep walls dropping away on all sides this is an ideal spot for all divers. The upper 15m/49ft of the reef is covered in pink and purple soft corals and both hard and soft coral formations are home to thousands of gold and purple antheas as well as other reef fish.
The Most Popular Liveaboard Fleets in Egypt:
King Snefro Fleet - catering to both, groups and individuals with 7 liveaboards in the fleet, operate in Egypt, the Red Sea
Sea Serpent Fleet - 6 liveaboards fleet, offers diving cruises in Egypt, the Red Sea
Blue Planet Liveaboards - owns and operates 4 Liveaboards in the Sudan and Egypt
When to go
All year long. Water temperature ranges from 23 to 30C/73 to 86F.
What to see
Reef, walls, corals, cave, schools of barracuda, jacks, trevallie, lionfish, butterflyfish, napoleon wrasse, whitetip sharks, grey reef sharks.