Over the Hill / Ras Atantur Bay - Dive site - Egypt

A guide to scuba diving at Over the Hill / Ras Atantur Bay

Dive site: Over the Hill / Ras Atantur Bay

Location: Egypt, North Sinai

Dive type: Reef dive, shore dive

Skill level: Beginner

Visibility: Over the Hill / Ras Atantur Bay has a very good under water visibility, averaging at 30 m / 100 ft.

Depth: The maximum depth at Over the Hill / Ras Atantur Bay exceeds 60 m /197 ft, but the average depth for the dive site is just 20 m /65 ft.

Water temperature: Water temperatures around Over the Hill / Ras Atantur Bay changes with the seasons. From 20° C /68° F in February, the coldest month of the year, to 27° C / 81° F in September after the long and warm summer season.

Dive site information: Over the Hill is situated in a small bay past the Ras Atantur bluff. The dive site consists of a small reef promontory that reaches out into the bay. The reef is steep and surrounded by almost vertical sand slopes.

Marine life: Great density of corals and fish alike. The reef has a majority of the Sinai coral species presented and is decorated with astonishing dense coral formations. The slopes are speckled with coral heads. Over the Hill / Ras Atantur Bay is one of the most excellent dive sites in the region if you want to observe hard corals.