• English (United Kingdom)
  • Deutsch (DE-CH-AT)
  • Español(Spanish Formal International)
  • Russian (CIS)
  • 简体中文

destinations

khan

 




PDF Print E-mail

Over the Hill (Ras Atantur Bay)

 

Diving

Snorkelling

By Boat

By swimming

By Live-aboard

All Divers

5

3

 

Yes

 

 

 

Location:

23km (14.4 miles) north of the Bedouin village, on the Nabeq coastal road.  About 1.6km (1 mile) south of 'End of the Road'

Access:

By jeep from Sharm El Sheikh, then shore entry from reeftop

Average Depth:

20m (65ft)

Maximum Depth:

60m+ (197ft+)

Average Visibility:

30m (100ft)

 

A rich and well-preserved site, with a phenomenal density and diversity of fish and coral life. Located in the center of a small bay, just beyond the bluff of Ras Atantur, the dive is on a small reef promontory extending into the bay. This reef has a steeply angled profile, and is surrounded by steep sand slopes.

 

These slopes are well dotted with coral heads, while the reef itself has every conceivable type of coral present, in staggeringly dense formations. This is probably the best site for hard corals in the entire region.

 

Back to Dive Sites in Egypt

 

Last Updated: May 29th, 2011

 

Share this article

Add this page to Facebook Add this page to Blinklist Add this page to Del.icoi.us Add this page to Digg Add this page to Furl Add this page to Google Add this page to Newsvine Add this page to Reddit Add this page to StumbleUpon Add this page to Technorati Add this page to Yahoo