Abu Hashish
A sprawling reef system south of Hurghada with multiple dive profiles in one location — wall, sandy slope, lagoon, and seagrass beds where turtles graze and dugongs occasionally appear.
- Max depth
- 25 m
- Visibility
- 20 m
- Current
- mild
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Boat time
- 75 min
- Suitable for
- snorkeler, discover, open-water, advanced
Abu Hashish is a 'choose your own adventure' kind of site. You can spend the morning grazing the seagrass beds with green turtles, drift the wall in the afternoon, and finish with a shallow dive in the lagoon for macro. Dugongs are rare but real — we average a sighting or two per month in the right conditions.
Site highlights
- Resident green turtles in the seagrass
- Occasional dugong sightings
- Multiple dive profiles in one site
- Reef sharks in deeper sections
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Nearby dive sites
Abu Hashish Lagoon
A protected sandy lagoon inside the Abu Hashish reef system — flat, calm, and packed with critters. Our favourite spot for buoyancy training and macro photography.
Abu Hashish South
The southern wall of the Abu Hashish system. A vibrant drop-off that descends past 30 m, with reef sharks patrolling the blue and dramatic soft-coral overhangs.