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The The Blue Hole.

Dahab's legendary submarine sinkhole and the Arch

Dahab5–120mAdvancedShore entryViz 20–40 m
Depth
5–120m
Visibility
20–40 m
Current
Mild to moderate
Water temp
21–28°C
Best season
Year-round
Entry
Shore
About this site

The Blue Hole is a roughly circular submarine sinkhole about 120 m deep, ringed by reef and famous for the Arch, a 26 m tunnel whose ceiling sits at 55 m and opens to the open sea. Most recreational divers explore the rim wall and the shallow saddle, while the deep Arch transit is strictly the domain of trained technical divers. It is one of the most beautiful and most infamous dive sites on Earth, marked by a sobering memorial wall to lost divers.

What you'll see
The iconic deep Arch tunnel
Sheer coral-encrusted rim wall
Schooling reef fish and occasional pelagics
The famous saddle entry
Location
Red Sea · Egypt
Location
28.5722° N · 34.5375° E

Marine life

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Hazards & safety

Things that have caught divers here before.

Extreme depth and the Arch's lethal narcosis trap
Many recorded diver fatalities
Easy to exceed safe depth limits
Cold thermoclines at depth

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