Scuba diving in Ras Burg

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Access
From Boat
Diver level
Advanced
Depth
Average: 65.6 ft
Maximum: 131.2 ft
Current
1-2 knots
Visibility
Average: 32.8 ft
Maximum: 98.4 ft
Ras Burg is a drift dive site with average depth of around 30m/98ft and water visibility of 10-20m/32-65ft. The access to the dive site is by boat and diving here is available for divers of all experience levels. Dive starts at a fossilized coral pinnacle that towers over the water and which gives the site its name (Ras Burg is Arabic for “Tower Cape”). The highlight of this site is a chimney with a vast number of gorgonians, sponges and soft corals.

When to go

All year long. Annual water temperature ranges from 22 to 28C/72 to 82F.

What to see

Reef,corals,pinnacles, gorgonians, sponges, reef wall, different reef fish and marine species.

Reachable from

Sharm El Sheikh

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