El Fanadir

Divers who love macro-photography appreciate this hunting ground for marauding scorpionfish, stonefish and lionfish. Frequently visited by camouflaged octopuses.

El Fanadir is a famous dive site in the Red Sea, around 60 minutes north from central Hurghada. It’s a long narrow reef leading to a sheer drop-off at 20 meters to 25 meters, paired with a shallow lagoon.

Overall, conditions are favourable here for diving. The lagoon is equipped with protected moorings, as is the case on the west side.

El Fanadir is perfectly suitable for for all levels of divers and for all levels of training. Her long sloping wall features very camera-friendly coral arrangements. El Fanadir is truly a hot spot for night dives.

The reef’s sheep kindly calls for a drift along the wall. Weather permitting it is also possible to dive the very north tip of the reef.

Next to the wall there’s a sloping arrangement, like a shelf, decorated with blocks of coral, layered on a sandy bottom. It continues as a drop-off plunging very deep down to deeper waters.What makes the wall very attractive are the cracks and caves, sheltering a marine life of immense proportions.