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: Marginal
Wind
19 km/h N
Air
29.2°C
Water
28.7°C
Waves
0.5 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 21:00 · Low 03:00
Next 24 hours
17h
29.2°
19 km/h
18h
29.7°
19 km/h
19h
30.3°
20 km/h
20h
30.2°
18 km/h
21h
30°
19 km/h
22h
30.2°
21 km/h
23h
30.4°
21 km/h
00h
30.6°
20 km/h
01h
30.5°
19 km/h
02h
30.2°
18 km/h
03h
30°
17 km/h
04h
29.8°
13 km/h
05h
29.6°
12 km/h
06h
29.4°
12 km/h
07h
29.1°
15 km/h
08h
28.5°
20 km/h
09h
28.2°
23 km/h
10h
28.2°
21 km/h
11h
28.4°
20 km/h
12h
28°
19 km/h
13h
28.1°
20 km/h
14h
28.6°
21 km/h
15h
29.2°
24 km/h
16h
29.6°
25 km/h
Tue
30.4° / 28°
22 km/h · 0.5 m
Wed
30.8° / 28°
30 km/h · 0.6 m
Thu
30.9° / 28.3°
33 km/h · 0.7 m
Fri
31.1° / 28.4°
33 km/h · 0.6 m
Sat
31.4° / 28.2°
36 km/h · 0.9 m
Sun
30.9° / 27.4°
40 km/h · 0.9 m
Mon
30.5° / 27.6°
35 km/h · 0.9 m
About this site
Catalog

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
Gallery
2 photos · 0 videos
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