Overview
Erg Abu Ramada, also called Camel Reef, stands off the southeast side of Abu Ramada Island as a single large erg with three peaks rising from a plateau. The currents that make it awkward to dive are the reason it remains in the condition it does: strong water movement and an exposed position have kept traffic down and the coral intact. Sand surrounds the base and gives way to a coral garden toward the north.
Dive plan
On a calm day with little water moving, the dive starts at the mooring and works the coral garden, which drops away both east and west. Turning back brings the diver around and between the three peaks. The top of the erg makes the safety stop, and it is the part of the site most worth the gas that is left.
What to see
Soft coral covers the erg and anthias hang over all of it. Glassfish fill the caverns and cracks with scorpionfish and lionfish stationed at the edges. Crocodilefish lie under the table corals, morays move openly across the peaks, and napoleon wrasse and schooling fish work the plateau.
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