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title: Tobia soraya
type: Reef dive site
location: Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
coordinates: 26.803800582885742, 33.99449920654297
max_depth_m: 15
published: 2023-11-25T21:59:56.557Z
updated: 2026-09-06T15:02:00.280Z
tags: Tobia soraya, Reef, Red Sea, Dive site, Diving
url: https://redseacreatures.com/diving/dive-sites/tobia-soraya
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# Tobia soraya

## Quick facts

- **Type:** Reef
- **Location:** Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
- **Coordinates:** 26.803800582885742, 33.99449920654297
- **Max depth:** 15 m
- **Depth notes:** 12-15m
- **Level:** All levels

## Overview

Tobia Soraya is three connected chains of ergs meeting in an inverted Y on white sand at 12 to 15 m, joining Tobia Kebir at their northern end. The layout is both the appeal and the problem: the ergs repeat closely enough that moving between them without a compass is guesswork.

## Location

About thirty minutes east of Safaga.

## Conditions

Usually workable, though the moorings take the waves. Current can run strong, particularly down the east side.

## Dive plan

The two southern chains hold the best of it. The eastern chain has a narrow canyon at 11 m and a tunnel at 9 m, both lined with white soft coral. Neither should be swum through: the coral comes off under a careless fin, and exhaled bubbles collecting against the roof will strip it just as effectively.

The western chain is broken by three rubble-filled channels that can be crossed shallow at 4 to 6 m, and four mushroom-shaped towers stand at its north end.

## What to see

Bluespotted rays on the sand, triggerfish over the ergs, and schools of surgeonfish, bream and bigeye emperors moving between the chains. A large school of bannerfish holds on the east side between the tunnel and the canyon.

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*Source: [Red Sea Creatures](https://redseacreatures.com/diving/dive-sites/tobia-soraya)*
*Updated: September 6, 2026*