Sha'ab Sabrina is a small reef 40 minutes northeast of Hurghada, between the marina and the Carless area. We dive it as a fall-back when the Giftun sites are crowded · the diving is comparable but the boats are far fewer. Sheltered conditions, gentle profile, healthy hard coral. Open Water and above.
- Depth
- 5-22 m
- Visibility
- 15–25 m
- Season
- Jan - Dec
- Boat ride
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- Open Water+
Topography and dive profile
Roughly oval coral mound rising from 22 m to 5 m below the surface. We drop on the eastern (offshore) side, swim the perimeter, ending at the southern tip on the safety stop. No current, no wall, no decision-making. Stingrays park on the sand at the base of the southern face. Resident reef octopus tucked into the eastern wall coral heads.
What you'll see
- ◇Stingrays
- ◇Trumpetfish
- ◇Reef octopus
- ◇Anthias
- ◇Occasional turtles
Who it suits
All certification levels. Suits Open Water beginners, training dives, refresher dives, and macro photography. Not the dive you book a Hurghada trip for · the dive you book when you've done the famous reefs and want a quieter morning.
When the captain runs this site
Sha'ab Sabrina is one of the quieter alternatives the captain may pick when the more popular northern sites are crowded. Often paired with El Fanadir on the same day. Daily-dive bookings go through the daily diving page · the captain confirms the morning of based on wind and crowd.