Shaab Umm Qamar - Dive site - Egypt

A guide to scuba diving at Shaab Umm Qamar

Dive site: Shaab Umm Qamar

Location: Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh to Hurghada

Dive type: Reef dive, wreck dive, boat dive, cave dive, sloping wall dive

Skill level: Beginner

Visibility: The waters at Shaab Umm Qamar offer an average visibility of 20m / 65 ft.

Depth: The maximum depth at Shaab Umm Qamar exceeds 35 m / 115 ft, while the average depth is 20 m / 65 ft.

Water temperature: The water temperatures at Shaab Umm Qamar depend on time of year. The coldest month of the year is February, with water temperatures from 20° C (68°F). After the warm Egyptian summer, water temperatures in September are usually around 27° C (81° F).

Dive site information: Shaab Umm Qamar is a good scuba diving site in the Hurghada area with a lot of things to do at the same place. For wreck divers, there is a small wreck resting at approximately 25 m / 80 ft. There is also a coral reef with a reef fish as well as pelagic species. The reef has a sloping wall and also offers interesting crevices and even cave diving.

Marine life: Shaab Umm Qamar is not among the very best dive sites for coral enthusiasts in the Red Sea, but the coral growth is still fairly good and diverse. The fishes are very used to scuba divers and exceptionally tame. You can usually approach them without scaring them away. Schooling reef species and pelagics is found off the reef, and sharks sometimes frequent the area.