Beacon Rock / Dunraven Wreck - Dive site - Egypt

A guide to scuba diving at Beacon Rock / Dunraven Wreck

Dive site: Beacon Rock / Dunraven Wreck

Location: Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh to Hurghada

Dive type: Wreck dive, boat dive

Skill level: Beginner

Visibility: The average visibility in the Beacon Rock / Dunraven Wreck area is 25m / 82 ft.

Depth: The typical depth range at Beacon Rock is 27-40 m / 90 -130 ft. Maximum depth to the Dunraven Wreck is 17 m /56 ft and maximum depth to seabed is 32 m /105 ft.

Water temperature: The water temperatures around Beacon Rock and the Dunraven Wreck changes with the seasons, from 20° C (68°F) in February to around 27° C (81° F) in September.

Dive site information: Beacon Rock is situated at the south side of the Ras Muhammed Peninsula and is a part of the National Park of Ras Muhammed. The area is most famous for the Dunraven wreck, a steam freighter that sank here in 1876, on her way from Bombay to Liverpool. Except for the wreck, Beacon Rock features a wall that you can swim down along to reach the wreck. Be aware of strong currents.

Marine life: Scuba diving at Beacon Rock / Dunraven Wreck is first and foremost a wreck dive, but the wreck has also attracted some interesting marine life. For example, the anchor chain of the wreck is covered in beautiful corals. There are also some large Red Scorpionfish and around the boilers you can see thousands of Glassfish – Vanikoro Sweepers.