Magawish
Also known as: Magawish Island, Aruk Talata, Shaab Petra
A spread of shallow coral blocks and small reefs around Magawish island, close to shore — easy diving with anemone clownfish, stingrays and the occasional barracuda patrol.
Photo: Derek Keats (CC BY 2.0) · Wikimedia Commons
- Max depth
- 14 m
- Visibility
- 18 m
- Current
- mild
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Boat time
- 35 min
- Suitable for
- snorkeler, discover, open-water
Site map
Location
The Magawish area is a collection of shallow coral blocks and small reefs — Aruk Talata, Shaab Petra and friends — close to shore off Magawish island. It is gentle, shallow diving: anemones bristling with clownfish, blue-spotted stingrays half-buried in the sand, goatfish working the bottom and the occasional barracuda hanging in the current. A short boat ride makes it a good first dive or training site.
Site highlights
- Anemones full of clownfish
- Coral blocks over sand — easy navigation
- Blue-spotted stingrays and goatfish
- Short hop from shore
Marine life on this site
Nearby dive sites
El Aruk Giftun
A shallow sandy plateau off Big Giftun studded with dozens of small coral pinnacles — a bright, easy 'coral garden' that's a joy to wander and a favourite for photos.
El Fanous
A shallow reef and lagoon close to Hurghada with table corals, resident turtles and a Napoleon wrasse or two — an easy, sociable site that often gets a dolphin fly-by.