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Dive site guide · Safaga & Soma Bay · Wall

Ras Abu Soma — dive site guide

Also known as Ras Abu Soma Drift

Ras Abu Soma is a reef wall in the Safaga and Soma Bay area. Regularly reported life includes fish shoals. Published positions disagree, so the map shows an approximate area. We dive it as a day trip with a road transfer from Hurghada.

Illustrative Red Sea diving photo — not taken at Ras Abu Soma
Illustrative photo — not taken at this site.
Site type Wall
Typical depth about 20 m
Current Strong
Visibility 10–30 m
Access Day boat
Boat time Long boat time (> 30min)

How deep does it go?

Some sources give depths of 80 m — the bottom beyond the reef, not a recreational dive depth.

What's the underwater landscape like?

Sources describe Drift dive, plateau 25 m and table corals up to 4 m.

What marine life can you see?

Regularly seen: Fish shoals.

Occasional or seasonal — never guaranteed: Sharks and napoleon wrasse.

Who can dive it?

Recommended minimum: CMAS ** / AOW (per wannadive)

Safety: Wannadive danger tags.

How is it dived?

Getting there: Long boat time (> 30min).

Location / drift.

Dive it with us

Guided 2-dive day trip

Dived as a day trip with a road transfer from Hurghada — ask us for the price and pickup time.

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