Anemone City - Dive site - Egypt

A guide to scuba diving at Anemone City

Dive site: Anemone City

Location: Egypt, South Sinai

Dive type: Reef dive, boat dive, shore dive, naturist dive

Skill level: Beginner

Visibility: Anemone City has an average visibility of 20 m / 65 ft.

Depth: The average depth at Anemone City is 15 m / 50 ft, while the maximum depth goes beyond 40 m / 130 ft.

Water temperature: The water temperatures in Anemone City are changing with the seasons. Water temperatures therefore range from roughly 20° C (68°F) in February to around 27° C (81° F) in September.

Dive site information: Anemone City is located inside Ras Muhammad National Park, and is one of the most beautiful dive sites in this protected area. You will find Anemone City just inshore from Shark Reef. The reef is steeply sloping and intersected by inlets and bays. The reef is generally very steep, but also features several plateaus and some big shelves.

Marine life: The Anemone City is aptly named because it is packed with very beautiful anemones, and naturally plenty of anemonefish as well. The whole reef has dense and diverse coral growth and the shelves and plateaus are overgrown with coral heads and pinnacles. The very best coral display at Anemone City is found on the part of the reef that stretches to the right, towards Shark Reef. Needlefish and barracudas can usually be seen close to the surface at Anemone City, especially around the moorings.