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🇪🇬 Elphinstone Reef

Elphinstone Reef · 이집트 마르사알람

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Overview

An oval-shaped reef off Marsa Alam in the Red Sea, famous for steep walls at both ends and encounters with oceanic whitetip sharks. It's regarded as one of the Red Sea's best advanced dive sites.

Elphinstone Reef — © Alexander Vasenin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Highlights

Steep walls at both the north and south tips, with oceanic whitetip shark encounters
The Red Sea's characteristic vivid colour and excellent visibility (30m+)
A vivid wall ecosystem blanketed in soft and hard corals
Accessible as a day trip from the Marsa Alam resort area

Good to know

SafetyStrong currents and open water suit advanced divers — beginners should use nearby shallower sites.
SeasonDiveable year-round, but shark encounter odds are higher Apr–Nov.
·About 30 minutes by car from Marsa Alam airport to the harbour, then by day boat to the site.

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