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Small reef located northeast of Giftun Island. 45min from Hurghada. |
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how? | By boat |
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distance | Long boat time (> 30min) |
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easy to find? | Easy to find |
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More Details |
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week crowd |
Few divers |
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Few divers |
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dangers |
- Boat trafic
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Dive site Characteristics |
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alternative name | Fanus East, Torfa Fanus, Dolphin Reef, Turtle Bay |
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Quality |
| | dive site quality | Standard |
| | experience | CMAS * / OW |
| | bio interest | Interesting |
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Dive site infos |
| | average depth | 17 m / 55.8 ft |
| | max depth | 19 m / 62.3 ft |
| | current | None |
| | visibility | Good ( 10 - 30 m) |
| | dive type | - Big fishes
- Reef
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Dive site activities |
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- Marine biology
- Dive training
- Snorkeling / Free diving
- Orientation
- Photography
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Author: Anonymous
Contributors (2)
They dived this site ! (5)
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Additional Infos |
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| | Very nice dive with a lot of tiny creatures. This is also a good place to meed dolphins !
This dive site has many names, including "Dolphin Reef" and "Turtle Bay".
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Geo-localization |
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| Datum | WGS84 [ Help ] |
| GPS Lat. | 27° 16.044' N |
| GPS Long. | 33° 53.274' E |
| Precision | Exact |
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GPS History (1)
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Latest Dives |
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Torfa Fanous East, Egypt
By divingstcon, 2007-08-13 10:16:22
Saw many Lion Fishes, one with Baby fish. One Large and seriously pissed off Giant Moray (about 2.5 m-long), one Sea Snake. Dive Master made hidden Stone Fish to move.
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Torfa Fanous East, Egypt
By Christopherweldon, 2007-04-12 10:05:00
First Red Sea Dive
My first Red Sea dive. Booked through Sunshinediving.com which I highly recommend. They are very personal, and work with you do provide the best experience possible.
Hamada was our dive master, and my buddie for this dive.&n
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Latest Trips |
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Trip: Hurghada 2007, with both kids
By divingstcon, From 2007-08-04 to 2007-08-18
Decided to try Hurghada. Took both kids with us - unforgettable trip! Ira (little one) learnt how to swim (5-y.o). We had good 10 dives each, but all, except 2 were quite shallow (+/- 15-17 m)
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Trip: Red Sea (Hurghada)
By Christopherweldon, From 2007-04-12 to 2007-04-16
My family and I recently returned from Egypt and an outstanding week of diving in the Red Sea!!
We booked the entire trip through a small company in Hurghaa called Sunshine Diving ( http://www.sunshinediving.com ) and they were
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