Small Giftun Island Dive Site

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Dive Site: Small Giftun Island

Location: Hurghada

Description: Wall dive / drift

Depth: 100 metres (300 feet)

Visibility: 20 - 30 metres (65 - 100 feet)

Rating: ****

Small Giftun Island has been a marine reserve for a few years now and it makes a big difference as this is one of the best dives in the area. The 2 Euro entry fee is well worth the money. The wall drops away to about 100m so pick your depth and gradually work your way back up as you drift along in the current. There are some picturesque coral formations sticking out from the main wall to explore, often decorated with soft corals. A tuna darted in from the blue and there were a group of small barracuda.

Erg Samaya

Erg Samaya lies at one end of Small Giftun Island and can be done as a dive in its own right. There are a couple of coral pinnacles coming up from the main reef that are shrouded with soft coral and there is also a swim-through in one of them. The soft corals on Erg Samaya are beautiful and the fish life did seem slightly more prolific than on other dive sites in the area. We even saw a small shoal of jacks dart in from the blue.