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Egypt > 9. DIVING "DAHAB"

Diving in Dahabe
To the foreigner at times happens difficult to explain that in Russia except Red Square and the Aurora cruiser there is still lake Baikal, Altai and the Ordynsky cave. As well the Russian diver who has gathered to Egypt for diving, goes to Hurgada or Charm the Ale the Sheikh more often. But for searching for less banal variants in Egypt is also Dahab: the small point on the map of Sinai seldom appearing in tourist booklets.
The divers not by hearsay familiar with Red sea, have got used to that 99 % of all immersings usually pass along a wall, and movement under water begins against the current, and comes to an end in the same place. For example, impressions of week diving in Hurgada is a constant swimming along any walls there-here-back. To recollect then any concrete place it is heavy. Impressions remain washed away, under the scheme "has dived-has come up".
In Dahabe almost all places have the colour. All of them are accessible from coast, are equally interesting both to beginners, and the tempted divers. Each immersing is preceded by small travel on impassability on jeeps. The diver, got used to dive in Hurgada and Charm, feels the present trailblazer. Practically on all dajv-sites there are small cafes where it is possible cheaply and is tasty to have dinner between immersings, to come back in Dahab not so necessarily. Here the short review of some most known dajv-sites.
Lighthouse
Is directly on quay. Represents a descending slope. Uniqueness of a place that on depths from 9 to 20 metres from the south on the north the wide strip of seaweed - the phenomenon extremely rare in Red sea lasts. This seaweed involves a large quantity of the diversified sea inhabitants. It is often possible to meet colonies small colour muren. In the north the grass is replaced by group of coral reeves leaving deeply where it is possible to find fishes-napoleonov and fishes-parrots. The reef is magnificent for underwater shooting as combines riches of fauna with very beautiful landscape.The Eel Garden (the Garden of Eels)
The place is located a little to the north Lighthouse. The place is named thanks to an enormous colony of the eels, constructed to itself of a hole in a sandy slope and rocking on a current like a grass, колышимой by a breeze. A garden of Eels - a real paradise for fans underwater a photo- and video shootings.
The Bells (Hand bells)
The remarkable place accessible to any divers, having qualification not more low Advance and ready to immersings along vertical walls. The site settles down all in several tens metres to the north of Blju-Hola and represents vertically leaving down to depth approximately 30 metres a semiwell. The immersing beginning - one of the most fascinating in Dahabe. You should fall on 30 metres a mark, having passed on the way extraordinary beautiful two rings and having overcome some steep flights. Further your way lies along a wall abounding with canopies, huge mesh corals and small cave. Quite often here it is possible to meet turtles.
And you can attentively examine its amazingly beautiful "saddle" settling down on depth about 9 metres and separating the Blue Hole from the sea.
Blue Hole (the Blue hole)
One of the most mysterious and beautiful reeves of Red sea who is in 15 kilometres to the north from Dahaba. Once, millions years ago, already grown on two metres a solid wall the coral suddenly has ceased to grow because of any whim of the nature … its Edges, having continued growth, have grown together only through hundred thousand years. The huge coral hole named blue because of the heavenly colour was formed. Solar beams, refracting through an ideal transparency of water depth of an order of fifteen metres and being reflected from a coral wall in the closed space, give fantastic impressions. The blue hole is considered one of the best dajv-sites of a world class. The basic sight of the Blue hole is tremendous beauty vaulted pass on depth of 54 metres the leader in the bottomless high sea, to pass which it is possible only with use of mixes. Arch passage on air is forbidden.
Canyon (Canyon)
In several kilometres to the north from Dahaba, halfway to the Blue hole, there is not less popular place for fans of diving. The name to this place was given by long, narrow and very beautiful canyon which from a shallow reef directly at coast leaves on рифовому to a slope further downwards, on 50 metres to an exit in the high sea on depth of 48 metres. The basic input to a place passes through the small lagoon (3) lying few steps away from a coastal line. Fascinating and interesting diving are provided.
Reex reef
The neighbourhood allows to combine with the Canyon in one immersing of Drift-dajv and descent in the Canyon. It is often possible to meet мурен, fishes-napoleonov, fishes-parrots, крылаток and other sea inhabitants.
Islands (Islands)
The dajv-site is located in near to the Lagoon. Represents 2 small underwater islands. Is famous for the big variety of fauna.
Caves (Caves)
The place is located in 15 km to the south from Dahaba. Small пещерки are under a coastal line. A range of depths to 45 metres, the beautiful landscape and a considerable quantity of fish do Caves by one of the most interesting places of Dahaba. Here it is possible to meet sharks and turtles.
Three Pools
The place is located near to Caves. Its feature that you should take place three beautiful lagoons in the beginning of immersing. Often there are turtles and octopuses.
Shark caves
The name speaks for itself. Here most often there are sharks.
Abo Tahla, Abo Helal
The place known also under name Small Canyon (Small Canyon). Two reeves-neighbours, are located between a city and the Canyon. Usually immersing begins to the south from part of a reef strongly acting in the sea which serves as protection against the strong waves rolling from the north, and proceeds in a sandy lagoon depth about 12 metres. Having passed through a threshold on depth about 4 metres, the diver appears on a slope leaving on hundreds of metres in depth. Having reached as much as possible planned depth, it is possible to turn on the north where and to finish immersing, slowly having risen on a surface. The canyon from which the place has received the name, begins on the depths exceeding possibilities of recreational divers, and leaves downwards. The canyon is very narrow and difficultly accessible that does it, perhaps..Immersing in a canyon probably only at full calm and good visibility. It is without wasting words clear that without Advanced Trimix and experience of immersings in надголовные environments there is nothing and to think of visiting of the Small Canyon.
Mentions both Golden Blocks, and Shoe Stump and Coral Garden, and still set of other places are worthy.