From Hurghada · Sea
Abu Dabbab Bay: turtles & house reef
One of the best sandy beaches in Marsa Alam, and one of the few places in the world where you can sometimes swim with a dugong. Giant sea turtles live in the shallows.
Highlights
- Giant sea turtles in the shallow bay
- Sometimes the dugong, an endangered sea cow (never guaranteed)
- Colourful reefs, a small wreck and a swim-through canyon with underwater caves
- House reef straight from the beach, for snorkelers and divers of every level
The day
- 08:00
Pickup in Hurghada, Makadi Bay or Safaga, then the long drive south to Marsa Alam.
- 2
Abu Dabbab Bay. You wade in from the sandy beach.
- 3
The house reef: turtles, the harmless guitar shark and, on some days, the dugong.
- 4
Reefs, the small wreck and the canyon with its underwater caves, or time on the beach. The offshore reefs only with a professional guide.
- 17:00
Back to your hotel.
What is included
- The full programme as described
- Hotel transfers
- Tips
Pickup
Hotel pickup at 08:00 in Hurghada, Makadi Bay or Safaga; back around 17:00. Pickup zones: Hurghada coast (El Gouna to Safaga).
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