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Dahab lies alongside the deepest section of the African rift, the giant crack in the earth’s crust that forms the Red Sea.

The coastline is fringed with jagged mountains, which is mirrored at the same angle underwater forming a dramatic seascape of valleys, canyons and caves. The contrast of life is amazing, where dry, baron desert meets the crystal blue waters filled with spectacular coral reefs of all colours buzzing with tropical reef dwellers.

The majority of dive sites around Dahab are accessable by shore. With a few exceptions, transport is by jeep or pick-up to sites in Dahab bay, or to the north and south, taking from just 5 minutes to no more than 30.

The most famous site in Dahab is the Blue Hole. The Blue Hole is essentially a large hole in the reef table just a few meters from the beach. It is about 120m wide with the bottom sloping from 80m in the middle to more than 100m on the outer edge. The Blue Hole itself is for experienced technical divers only, lured to the depths and the archway at around 54m. Recreational divers can still experience this interesting coral formation, best dived as a drift dive from "The Bells", an entrance to the north of the hole. You will descend through a cave into the blue and drift along a sheer face, which drops over 300m. As you gradually ascend towards the end of your dive, you will cross over the saddle at 7 m and enter the Blue Hole itself and exit to the shore. Not only is it a spectacular formation, the walls surrounding the hole is pulsing with life and you have a good chance to see turtles and larger pelagics.

The Canyon is equally famous. It is a deep ravine in the ocean floor with a large entrance linked with a circular cavern called the "Fish Bowl" that is filled with glass fish.

There are many different sites to visit such as The Islands, Eel garden and the Lighthouse to name a few.
There are now three dive boats in Dahab making it possible to reach and discover new sites to the North and South where roads cannot reach. There have been discoveries of gorgonian forests as well as amazing coral mazes.
Dive centers also offer camel safaris for either one or two days. This involves transport by jeep to the end of the road (The Blue Hole in the North and The Caves in the South). You are then transferred with your equipment onto camels for an hours ride along the desert coastline ending up at the beautiful untouched reefs of Gabr El Bint or Ras Abu Galum where you make two dives. Two-day safaris involve camping overnight under the stars.
Dahab is a great destination for all levels of experience. With dive sites that are perfect for learning to dive as well as more challenging dives for experienced divers, technical divers and even free divers.

Sinai Divers

This is a 5* PADI Dive Center on site at the Hilton resort. They offer a complete range of PADI courses up to instructor level as well as being a TDI training facility for basic Nitrox through to Extended range courses. Rental equipment is all Scuba-pro including Uwatec dive computers. There are two air-conditioned classrooms where courses are held with confined water training in the lagoon directly in front of the dive center. The house reef is great for spotting sea horses and other macro subjects. As well as offering shore diving, they have a large dive boat Ghazala VI for exploring new sites.

Reef 2000

This extremely professional, British run PADI Centre is situated right on the beach at the friendly Bedouin Moon Hotel. As well as offering a complete range of PADI Courses and shore diving to the fabulous sites of Dahab; they also offer local boat trips. Don’t miss out on one of their unforgettable camel diving safaris. You will be taken to areas of the Sinai accessible only by camel so you will get to dive pristine reefs. Included in the day trip is a Bedouin lunch cooked by one of the locals. What better way to experience a fusion of Bedouin culture and fantastic diving.

Poseidon Divers Dahab

Poseidon Divers is a long established group of dive centres that were the first PADI Career Development Centres and PADI National Geographic Centres in Dahab. They always aim to provide excellent service to you and to make sure your trip is as relaxing, fun packed, and as great value for money as you would wish. They have pretty much every diving experience and course you can imagine on offer, plus guided diving and safaris by boat, camel or car!

Nesima Dive Center

Nesima is a PADI dive center offering a high level of service. Situated within the Nesima Resort on the sea front in Dahab itself. The dive center offers a wide range of courses from Open Water to a professional level, as well as guided dives and safaris. The house reef is great for both divers and snorkellers.

Desert Divers Dahab

NEW CLIMB and DIVE PROGRAM

The Desert Divers story began more than 15 years ago, when Bedouin owner Said Khedr ventured from his desert home to become Dahab's first Bedouin to learn to dive. He fell in love with the sea and was treating many of the very first Dahab divers to a unique blend of world-class diving and Bedouin hospitality. His Camel Diving Safaris to remote sites accessed only by camel were especially loved.

Today's Desert Divers has grown up a bit. It's known as Dahab's center for diving & desert adventure in the Sinai. You can dive, freedive, trek & climb, and start the days with rooftop yoga!

• PADI 5 star Gold Palm Resort
• AIDA Freediving Center
• Home of the Camel Diving Safari
• The Sinai's most extensive Deep Desert Safari program
• The first and only company developing Rock Climbing an the Sinai
• Rooftop Yoga and Yoga Safaris
• Recipient of many awards for their Eco Activities including a recent grant from the European Union for promoting sustainable tourism in the Sinai

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