Marsa Alam, Egypt
Elphinstone Reef
A long Red Sea reef where oceanic whitetip sharks patrol the plateau.
About the dive
Elphinstone Reef is an advanced to expert dive site in Marsa Alam, Egypt. It is a wall dive. Divers have logged 12,799 dives here, going to 29 m on average in around 25 m of visibility. 29 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are oceanic whitetip shark, barracudas and lionfish. Sightings peak in September, October and November.
- Level
- Advanced–Expert
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 29 m
- Visibility
- 25 m
- Dive time
- 51 min
- Logged dives
- 12,799
- Busiest months
- Sep · Oct · Nov
- Region
- Northern and Central Red Sea
Most sighted here
Oceanic whitetip shark
BarracudasPhoto: Wouter Naert · CC0
LionfishPhoto: Meritt Thomas · CC0
TunaPhoto: isaac mijangos · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Elphinstone Reef and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanic whitetip shark | ||||||||||||
| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
| Tuna | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Green Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Jacks | ||||||||||||
| Wrasses | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Great hammerhead |
Dive centers nearby
5 dive centers within 10 km. The closest:
- Red Sea Project Ecotourism9 km
- Emperor Divers - Wadi Sabarah9 km
- Werner Lau9.1 km
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