Reef

Moray Garden

Dahab, South Sinai, Egypt

Suitable for beginners
Best for advanced divers
Night dives possible
Great for macro photography

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Type

Reef

Max depth

25 m

Level

Advanced

Depth15m average, 25m at the deepest

Location8 km south of Dahab, just south of the Happy Life Village.

ConditionsShore entry with a short walk, medium current and good visibility. Shallow enough for any level, and used regularly for night dives.

Overview

Moray Garden is also called Sharks Caves, and the alternative name is wrong twice over: there are no caves here and no sharks. What there are is giant morays, in numbers, holding the coral heads across a shallow reef and out in the open often enough that the site is dived for them specifically. A third name, Orca House Reef, comes from the dive centre in front of it.

Dive plan

The dive works the coral heads in the shallows, where the morays are, and there is no reason to go deep: the site tops out at 25 m and the interest is all above 15 m. A slow pass over the same heads on the way back usually turns up eels that were not showing on the way out.

What to see

Giant morays are the site. They hold the same heads over long periods, so a guide who dives here often knows where individual animals live. The rest of the reef carries the usual shallow community, and after dark the sand takes over.