Shore-diving capital — Blue Hole & Canyon
A former Bedouin village turned freediving and shore-diving mecca on Sinai's east coast. Calm, contemplative entries straight off the promenade lead to the Blue Hole and the Canyon — two of the most photographed dives in Egypt.
Rolling coral hills and a deep-diving canyon
A sheltered town bay full of bannerfish
A sandy slope alive with garden eels
A remote, pristine wall reached by boat or camel
Stacked coral blocks glowing gold in the sun
Dahab's central house reef and training bay
A colourful coral garden entered through a lagoon
A protected wilderness reef north of the Blue Hole
A headland reef of pinnacles and soft coral
A bell-shaped chimney and the entry to the Blue Hole wall
Dahab's legendary submarine sinkhole and the Arch
A dramatic underwater crevice carved into the reef
Shallow coral overhangs and a cavern system
A labyrinth of coral towers and sandy lagoons
Sandy lagoon pools fringed by coral gardens
A coral wall and slope at Dahab's southern edge