Hurghada & El Gouna · Egypt · Reef · Lagoon · Sand slope
Marsa Abu Galawa
Seahorses among the seagrass beds of a quiet lagoon
Photo: Juraj Ahel · CC BY 4.0
Marsa Abu Galawa is a bay with a tranquil seagrass lagoon, an eel garden and a hard-coral slope at the edge of the drop-off. Divers go for the delicate seahorses that live in the seagrass and for the deeper slope beyond.
Where it is and how deep
27.3203° N, 33.7881° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
Delicate seahorses live among the seagrass beds in the lagoon. At about 14 m an eel garden sways over the sand, and beyond it hard corals cover the slope at the edge of the drop-off, which runs down to 35 m.
Marine life and season
- Macro critters
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Fair |
Season follows Hurghada & El Gouna: Diving runs all year; the seas settle from March to November and are calmest in summer, while February brings the coolest water.
Sources
- Marsa Abu Galawa - Blue Paradise — Blue Paradise Dive Center
- Marsa Abu Galawa - ScubaGo — ScubaGo
Photo credits
- Close view of a red sea fan with branches covered in small pale polyps by Juraj Ahel, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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