Chapter I · Region 03

The El Gouna.

Lagoon resort gateway to the northern reefs

About this region

A purpose-built lagoon town just north of Hurghada, and a relaxed base for the northern offshore reefs. Sheltered house reefs and easy boat dives make it a favourite for training and gentle drift dives, with the Gubal wrecks within day-boat reach.


The sites
No. 001

El Fanadir North

Long drift wall fringing the El Gouna coast

Novice 5–22m Boat
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El Fanadir South

Macro-rich coral slope and pinnacles

Novice 5–25m Boat
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El Gouna House Reef

Sheltered training reef off the resort jetties

Novice 2–12m Shore
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Manta Point

Outer reef plateau with seasonal mantas

Intermediate 8–25m Boat
No. 005

Poseidon Garden

Lagoon coral garden of giant table corals

Novice 5–14m Boat
No. 006

Sachwa Abu Galawa

Coral towers and swim-throughs north of El Gouna

Novice 3–16m Boat
No. 007

Shaab Abu Nugar

Cluster of lagoon ergs and a dolphin playground

Novice 4–16m Boat
No. 008

Shaab El Erg (Dolphin House)

Horseshoe reef with resident bottlenose dolphins

Novice 5–18m Boat
No. 009

Shabroah Siyul (Blind Reef)

Submerged offshore reef with a current-swept wall

Advanced 12–40m Boat
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Siyul Kebira (Big Siyul)

Low island with glassfish pinnacle and leopard sharks

Intermediate 5–22m Boat
No. 011

Siyul Soraya (Small Siyul)

Sheltered lagoon reef with narrow channel entry

Novice 4–18m Boat
No. 012

Um Halhala

Remote northern reef of the Siyul group

Intermediate 6–28m Boat