Shaab El Erg (Dolphin House)
El Gouna

Shaab El Erg (Dolphin House).

Horseshoe reef with resident bottlenose dolphins

Depth5–18 m
EntryBoat entry
DifficultyNovice
RegionEl Gouna
Conditions
22-28°C
Water temp
15-30 m
Visibility
Mild
Current
Year-round
Best season
Hazards & safety
Boat traffic in the lagoon
Respect dolphins - no chasing
Occasional surface chop on outer reef
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
8 km/h W
Air
30.2°C
Water
27.7°C
Waves
0.2 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 09:00 · Low 03:00
Next 24 hours
01h
30.2°
8 km/h
02h
30.1°
11 km/h
03h
29.6°
12 km/h
04h
29.3°
13 km/h
05h
29°
13 km/h
06h
29.2°
13 km/h
07h
29°
13 km/h
08h
28.5°
11 km/h
09h
28°
10 km/h
10h
27.3°
12 km/h
11h
26.8°
12 km/h
12h
27.3°
14 km/h
13h
28.2°
17 km/h
14h
29.1°
17 km/h
15h
28.9°
16 km/h
16h
27.9°
14 km/h
17h
27.7°
12 km/h
18h
28.3°
14 km/h
19h
29.4°
18 km/h
20h
29.8°
18 km/h
21h
30°
16 km/h
22h
29.9°
14 km/h
23h
29.7°
10 km/h
00h
29.7°
7 km/h
Sat
30.2° / 26.8°
18 km/h · 0.2 m
Sun
31.2° / 26.3°
13 km/h · 0.1 m
Mon
32.7° / 27.6°
37 km/h · 0.5 m
Tue
31.9° / 28°
34 km/h · 0.8 m
Wed
31.6° / 28.6°
35 km/h · 0.7 m
Thu
31.7° / 28.9°
27 km/h · 0.6 m
Fri
31.7° / 29.4°
33 km/h · 0.8 m
About this site

A large horseshoe-shaped reef system roughly an hour north of El Gouna, Shaab El Erg is famous for the resident pod of bottlenose dolphins that rest and play in its sheltered lagoon channel. The shallow inner reef and sandy patches make for easy, relaxed diving rich with hard corals, turtles and napoleon wrasse. It is the signature dolphin encounter of the northern Hurghada coast.

What you'll see
Marine life
HighModerateLow
Probabilities are aggregated from verified sightings by Dive Plaza divers. They are guides, not promises — the sea is the sea.
Red Sea · Egypt
Location
27.4102° N · 33.8640° E
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