Gota Abu Ramada (The Aquarium)

Nicknamed "the Aquarium" for the sheer density of fish, this oval reef on a flat sandy bottom is one of the most loved sites in Hurghada. The east side holds three large pinnacles and a coral garden of cascading brain corals and tiny grottoes; the west side offers two soft-coral ergs, the northern one with three peaks full of cracks and overhangs. Shallow, bright and busy — an underwater photographer's playground.