Overview
Two ergs sit divided by a narrow channel. There is a smaller erg to the west, and the larger erg to the east is shaped like a heart. It has a tight canyon-like passage leading up to the top.
Coral Garden
Shaab Eshta
7-12m 45 min from Hurghada
Beginner
Dive Plan
At the outer limits of this dive site swaying sea grass covers a large portion of the bottom, whilst small coral blocks and table corals are spread out over the sandy flats dominating the closer perimeter. Some current can be expected funnelling through the narrow channel as the tide moves in and out, but normally it’s not strong enough to cause any trouble. A ‘figure of eight’ route is ideal here.
What to See
Barracuda often hover just below the surface in the channel waiting for food to swim by, while both ergs are populated by scorpionfish, parrotfish, butterflyfish and angelfish. Schools of sweetlips, goatfish and bannerfish are concentrated by the side of the reef walls, and the sandy bottom is inhabited by gobies and their shrimps.
BarracudaScorpionfishButterflyfishBannerfishSweetlipsGoatfishParrotfishTable coralsAngelfishGobies
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