hard Hurghada

Small Giftun

Depth Range
18–30m
Boat Ride
80 min
Difficulty
hard
Exposed to current — a technical-diver favourite, not a beginner site
A deep plateau (15-25m) giving way to a steep wall popular with technical divers, with a drop-off exceeding 100 metres. A natural drift dive follows the wall south as it widens into a shelf, with huge gorgonian fans forming a dense "jungle" along the drop-off that sways visibly in the current.

What You Might See

Longnose hawkfish Turtles (occasional) Napoleon wrasse Free-swimming moray eels Tuna & barracuda in the blue

Gallery

Banded pipefish on the sand at Small Giftun
Stingray resting on the seabed at Small Giftun, Hurghada
Blue-spotted stingray on the reef at Small Giftun

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