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By Boat from Hurghada or other dive centers on the Red Sea |
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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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Dive site Characteristics |
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alternative name | Shaab Umm Gammar, Umm Gamar |
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Quality |
| | dive site quality | Great |
| | experience | CMAS * / OW |
| | bio interest | Outstanding |
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Dive site infos |
| | average depth | 23.2 m / 76.1 ft |
| | max depth | 36.6 m / 120.1 ft |
| | current | Low ( < 1 knots) |
| | visibility | Good ( 10 - 30 m) |
| | dive type | - Wall
- Cave
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- Marine biology
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Author: Chris Weldon
Contributors (1)
They dived this site ! (10)
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| | This offshore Island is surrounded by good diving on all sides. The south end has a shallow plateau where the moorings are positioned, this location is the most used. For first timers at Umm Gamar the dive will take place from the plateau, moving eastwards to the drop off then north along the wall. After a short swim against the current you reach three pinnacles close together, chimneys reach through the pinnacles toward the surface. After exploring this area you take advantage of the light current to drift back to the corner of the plateau where three small ergs are found, covered in glass fish. Finish the dive on the plateau exploring the numerous coral heads and reef fish. The plateau is home to Napoleons, Emperor Angels and free swimming Morays. The east and west side have awesome drift dives and the northern tip or "halg" has a magnificent coral garden but is only accessible in very good weather. Big groupers and lots of sweepers live in the multiple caves found along the eastern and western walls and drop offs of this tiny island's fringing reef.
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| Datum | WGS84 [ Help ] |
| GPS Lat. | 27° 21.26667' N |
| GPS Long. | 33° 54.91667' E |
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Latest Dives |
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Umm Gammar, Egypt
By divingstcon, 2007-08-11 10:10:37
1st Dive with D6
First dive with personal Suunto D6 dive computer.
Dove into large cave, but only about 10 m in as there was only 1 flash-light for all group.
My regulator had a problem with 2nd stage during most of dive duration.
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Umm Gammar, Egypt
By Christopherweldon, 2007-04-15 10:32:00
4th Adventure Dive, Deep
Awsome dive! The weather had improved and we took a day off before this dive. This is probably one of the best dive sites in the area based on the variety of things that you can see. Its a reef wall with a small platu coral heads, c
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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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