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Lighthouse |
This fine dive site,
situated just
offshore at the Lighthouse
at the Northern end of Dahab bay, is home to a confined
water training area due to its large sandy slopes and
gentle drop off. This dive site offers a number of
different dives depending on the route chosen
with a good range of features and depths to suit all
levels of diver.
This dive site features a
sloping reef extending around an out-thrust point of land
and
heading north towards the Eel Garden.
This section, while excellent in profile and layout, is
looking a bit tired and worn. Large pinnacles extend out
from the point, reaching depths of more than 25m before
tailing off to a series of smaller coral heads reaching
into the depths. The reef then gives way to a wide
featureless sand slope before reaching a second sloping
coral wall to the north.
This second reef slope is very interesting, with a flat
reef top at around 4m and a lower limit of around 20m,
beyond which there is bare sand with a few coral patches.
A shallow lagoon cuts the reef top at this reef's southern
edge, hosting a varied fish life; the reef here is
healthier overall than the southern section.
Both sections of the reef show a lot of secondary growth,
with live coral patches over a visible base of skeletal
corals. Both stony and soft species are well represented,
particularly in the richer northern section. Fish life is
diverse, if somewhat sparse, with big trumpetfish, wrasse,
groupers, surgeons and unicorns, lionfish and parrotfish
all prevalent.
Spanish dancers, Red Sea lobsters, shrimps, hermit crabs,
Turtles and rays are also
frequently spotted here.
Note that because of the site's popularity as a
windsurfing venue, extra care should be taken when
surfacing and while at the water surface.
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