579 Logged Dives
Shaabruhr Umm Gamar
This site is about 1 hour and 30 min away from Elgouna to the southeast. This site is considered one of best dive sites in this area. It is roughly 200 meters long and full of hard and soft coral. There is a nice sloping drop-off on both sides. A fun dive for drift divers and also for a technical divers as well.
This site is very famous for moray eels, stone fish, scorpionfish, crocodile fish, eagle rays, dolphins, tunas, groupers, and snapper fish.
DIVE TYPES
- Wall/Drop Off
- Drift Dive
- Wreck Dive
- Snorkeling
Level
- Beginner
- Advanced
Programs
- Extended Range (XR)
- Freediving
- Scuba
Entry
- Boat
Body of Water
- Salt Water
currents
- no
- moderate
- medium
Maximum Depth
- 24m
Visibility
- 24m
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| Box Fish |
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| Box Fish |
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