Shaab Petra North

is located not far away from Hurghada next to Magawish Island. This dive site is very popular among beginners and photographers. It is a quite big erg placed on the sandy bottom. 20 m from it, on north eastern side there is other, smaller erg, very interesting as it has a tunnel going through it.

Dive route:

Boats are moored up on the southern side of the bigger erg. Depth of 10 m is all over the dive site so it is ideal for long and relaxing dives. We start out dive making a circle around the bigger erg, when we reach its northern side we start to look around in the north-eastern direction in order to find the second erg. Although it is sometimes not visible from the first erg and less experienced divers may have some difficulty to find it, it is worth a visit as it is the best part of this dive site.

Flora & fauna:

Both ergs are covered with lots of soft and hard corals, especially the smaller one – its beauty is spectacular! Its tunnel is full of Cave Sweepers, Shrimps, Banner Fish and Butterfly Fish. It is the best dive site in Hurghada area for the night dive – we can spot here Shrimps, Lobsters, Crabs and rare Cutte Fish or fantastic Spanish Dancer. In the channel between the two ergs almost always one ca spot schools of Fusilliers and Goat Fish.

Depth: 10 m


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