1. Shaab El Erg
Large lagoon at Hurghadas northern most point, shallow dive on outer coral gardens and gathering point for manta rays in Spring. Renowned for sightings of resident dolphin community by divers.


2. Umm Gammar27°21.155'N, 33°54.550'E)
Big groupers and lots of sweepers in the muiltiple caves found along thhe eastern wall and drop offs of this tiny islands fringing reef.


3. Shaab Ruhr
Big groupers and lots of sweepers in the muiltiple caves found along thhe eastern wall and drop offs of this tiny islands fringing reef.


4. Careless Reef(27°18.700'N, 33°56.200'E)
Two pinnacles rising from a shallow plateau surrounded by deep water. Magnificent coral gardens famous for the numerous giant morays encountered there, as well as the whitetip reef sharks and schooling reef fish.


5. Erg Somaya
South of the Island, this reef offers superb wall diving with possibilities of encountering reef sharks and sized groupers. Small wreckage.


6. Giftun Drift (27°11.030'N, 33°58.530'E)
Several good dives are found on the reefs around this island, the most famous the drift dive on the giant fan coral forest at the eastern fringing reefs wall. Napolean fish.


7. Abu Ramada Island (27°09.784'N, 33°59.046'E)
Two little islands surrounded by a single reef. Good drift dive along the steep eastern wall, with big fan corals, overhangs and swimm throughs. Big groupers and carangids.


8. Gota Abu Ramada(27°08.340'N, 33°57.196'E)
South of the island, a little reef features a shallow plateau also named the "Aquarium" because of the abundant schools of butterflies, banners and snappers here foung swimming around the mountains of coral gardens.