Dahab, Egypt
The Canyon, Dahab
A narrow crack in the reef full of glassfish, with the most species on this list.
About the dive
The Canyon, Dahab is an advanced to expert dive site in Dahab, Egypt. Divers have logged 11,336 dives here, going to 29 m on average in around 24 m of visibility. 69 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are clownfish, lionfish and parrotfish. Sightings peak in August, October and November.
- Level
- Advanced–Expert
- Avg. max depth
- 29 m
- Visibility
- 24 m
- Dive time
- 49 min
- Logged dives
- 11,336
- Busiest months
- Aug · Oct · Nov
- Region
- Northern and Central Red Sea
Most sighted here
ClownfishPhoto: MaLia Evans · CC0
LionfishPhoto: Meritt Thomas · CC0
ParrotfishPhoto: Jeffry Surianto · CC0
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at The Canyon, Dahab 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
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| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Octopuses | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Scorpionfish | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Sweetlips | ||||||||||||
| Grunts | ||||||||||||
| Soldierfish | ||||||||||||
| Stingrays |
Dive centers nearby
39 dive centers within 10 km. The closest:
- Lagona Divers - Dahab North0.4 km
- Daniela Diving Center2 km
- Dive Urge4.9 km
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