Coral Garden / Hushasha - Dive site - Egypt

A guide to scuba diving at Coral Garden / Hushasha

Dive site: Coral Garden / Hushasha

Location: Egypt, South Sinai

Dive type: Boat dive, shelf dive

Skill level: Beginner

Visibility: Average visibility at the Coral Garden / Hushasha is 20m / 65ft.

Depth: The typical depth range for the Coral Gardens / Hushasha is 3 to 23 m / 10 to 75 ft.

Water temperature: The water temperatures around the Coral Gardens / Hushasha will change according to season, and varies from around 20° C (68°F) in February to around 27° C (81° F) in September.

Dive site information: The Coral Garden / Hushasha is situated along Tiran Island’s southwest coast. The dive site consists of a sandy shelf which slopes down from the shore, and the shelf is speckled with coral heads. The slope has many caves and crevices and reaches down to 23 meters / 75 feet.

Marine life: There is a lot of coral heads along the shelf. Lionfish, Emperor Angelfish and Regal Angelfish like the abundance of caves and crevices. Butterflyfish and Red Sea Bannerfish are also among the more common fish species at Coral Garden / Hushasha. The sand is home to Bluespotted Stingrays.