Hurghada reef advanced
Fandira
A reef wall north of Small Giftun that runs west toward Shaab Dorfa. It is a calm-day drift site with a plateau and deeper reef edge.
- Max depth
- 40 m
- Visibility
- – m
- Current
- variable
- Difficulty
- advanced
- Boat time
- – min
- Suitable for
- advanced
Site map
Dive-site guide
The reef edge around 25 m is a good place to look for trevallies, fusiliers, sweetlips, yellowfin tuna and eagle rays. Turtles rest on the plateau; white-tip reef sharks may shelter in caves in winter.
Site highlights
- Drift pick-up only in calm seas
- Turtles rest on the plateau
- Winter may bring white-tip reef sharks in caves and mangrove stingrays