Dive site guide · Northern Hurghada reefs · Reef
El Fanadir — dive site guide
Also known as Fanadir, Sha'ab El Fanadir, El Fanadir North, El Fanadir dacht/tacht/foc/foq, Al Fanadir, Al Fanādīr
El Fanadir is a reef at El Fanadir, on the reefs north-east of Hurghada. Sources document depths to 30 m. Regularly reported life includes scorpionfish, stonefish and lionfish. Its position comes from limited independent sources. Our guides choose each day's sites by wind, swell and the group's experience.
How deep does it go?
Documented maximum depths vary between sources: 25 m, 30 m.
What's the underwater landscape like?
Sources describe shelf ~30 m wide, drop-off wall on east, drop-off 20-25 m and shallow lagoon.
What marine life can you see?
Regularly seen: Scorpionfish, stonefish, lionfish, octopus, blue-spotted rays and morays (yellow-edged.
Occasional or seasonal — never guaranteed: Frogfish, guitar sharks, mantas and hammerhead (occasional.
Who can dive it?
Recommended minimum: CMAS * / Open Water (per wannadive)
How is it dived?
Getting there: around 60 min from central Hurghada.
Drift along the wall; north tip weather permitting; night-dive site.
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On our daily boats from Hurghada — sites are chosen on the day by conditions and the group's experience.
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