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 Saint John's reef, Zabargad & Rocky Is.

Egypt

English (Translate this text in English): Located between Ras Banas & Northern Sudan (just 10 miles from the Sudanese border), Saint John's reef is a large reef system (13 miles x 8 miles).

These virgin reefs offer only few protection to dive boats. There are dozens of excellent dive sites (some tiny circular reefs, some very large coral reefs).

Zabargad & Rocky Island are located 80 km SE of Port Berenice, not far from the Sudanese border and the Tropic of Cancer.

Enjoy this last Red Sea wildernesses places !

English (Translate this text in English): Located between Ras Banas & Northern Sudan (just 10 miles from the Sudanese border), Saint John's reef is a large reef system (13 miles x 8 miles).

These virgin reefs offer only few protection to dive boats. There are dozens of excellent dive sites (some tiny circular reefs, some very large coral reefs).

Zabargad & Rocky Island are located 80 km SE of Port Berenice, not far from the Sudanese border and the Tropic of Cancer.

Enjoy this last Red Sea wildernesses places !

Located between Ras Banas & Northern Sudan (just 10 miles from the Sudanese border), Saint John's reef is a large reef system (13 miles x 8 miles).

These virgin reefs offer only few protection to dive boats. There are dozens of excellent dive sites (some tiny circular reefs, some very large coral reefs).

Zabargad & Rocky Island are located 80 km SE of Port Berenice, not far from the Sudanese border and the Tropic of Cancer.

Enjoy this last Red Sea wildernesses places !

English (Translate this text in English): Located between Ras Banas & Northern Sudan (just 10 miles from the Sudanese border), Saint John's reef is a large reef system (13 miles x 8 miles).

These virgin reefs offer only few protection to dive boats. There are dozens of excellent dive sites (some tiny circular reefs, some very large coral reefs).

Zabargad & Rocky Island are located 80 km SE of Port Berenice, not far from the Sudanese border and the Tropic of Cancer.

Enjoy this last Red Sea wildernesses places !

English (Translate this text in English): Located between Ras Banas & Northern Sudan (just 10 miles from the Sudanese border), Saint John's reef is a large reef system (13 miles x 8 miles).

These virgin reefs offer only few protection to dive boats. There are dozens of excellent dive sites (some tiny circular reefs, some very large coral reefs).

Zabargad & Rocky Island are located 80 km SE of Port Berenice, not far from the Sudanese border and the Tropic of Cancer.

Enjoy this last Red Sea wildernesses places !

English (Translate this text in English): Located between Ras Banas & Northern Sudan (just 10 miles from the Sudanese border), Saint John's reef is a large reef system (13 miles x 8 miles).

These virgin reefs offer only few protection to dive boats. There are dozens of excellent dive sites (some tiny circular reefs, some very large coral reefs).

Zabargad & Rocky Island are located 80 km SE of Port Berenice, not far from the Sudanese border and the Tropic of Cancer.

Enjoy this last Red Sea wildernesses places !

English (Translate this text in English): Located between Ras Banas & Northern Sudan (just 10 miles from the Sudanese border), Saint John's reef is a large reef system (13 miles x 8 miles).

These virgin reefs offer only few protection to dive boats. There are dozens of excellent dive sites (some tiny circular reefs, some very large coral reefs).

Zabargad & Rocky Island are located 80 km SE of Port Berenice, not far from the Sudanese border and the Tropic of Cancer.

Enjoy this last Red Sea wildernesses places !

English (Translate this text in English): Located between Ras Banas & Northern Sudan (just 10 miles from the Sudanese border), Saint John's reef is a large reef system (13 miles x 8 miles).

These virgin reefs offer only few protection to dive boats. There are dozens of excellent dive sites (some tiny circular reefs, some very large coral reefs).

Zabargad & Rocky Island are located 80 km SE of Port Berenice, not far from the Sudanese border and the Tropic of Cancer.

Enjoy this last Red Sea wildernesses places !

English (Translate this text in English): Located between Ras Banas & Northern Sudan (just 10 miles from the Sudanese border), Saint John's reef is a large reef system (13 miles x 8 miles).

These virgin reefs offer only few protection to dive boats. There are dozens of excellent dive sites (some tiny circular reefs, some very large coral reefs).

Zabargad & Rocky Island are located 80 km SE of Port Berenice, not far from the Sudanese border and the Tropic of Cancer.

Enjoy this last Red Sea wildernesses places !

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Seasons
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Climate                        
Air temp. 21°C
70°F
22°C
72°F
24°C
75°F
28°C
82°F
31°C
88°F
33°C
91°F
33°C
91°F
33°C
91°F
32°C
90°F
30°C
86°F
26°C
79°F
22°C
72°F
Water temp. 19°C
66°F
20°C
68°F
21°C
70°F
23°C
73°F
25°C
77°F
26°C
79°F
27°C
81°F
27°C
81°F
25°C
77°F
23°C
73°F
21°C
70°F
20°C
68°F
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Dive sites

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Quality Avg depth Max depth Experience Dive type
Abu Basala 4 / - 13 m 20 m
Babble Koff - / - 15 m 30 m
Dangerous Reef South - / - 10 m 30 m
Eden Reef - / - 10 m 20 m
Gota Soraya 2 / - 15 m 20 m
Gota Soraya North - / - 20 m 30 m
Gotta Kebira - / - 9.1 m 18.3 m
Habili Ali 13 / - 30.0 m 70.0 m
Habili Gaffar 7 / - 15 m 25 m
Marsa Salim - / - 13 m 15 m
Marsa Selmi - / - 15 m 20 m
Paradise Reef - / - 15 m 30 m
Reef Sud 8 Patates - / - 15 m 30 m
Rocky Island East 7 / - 25 m 50 m
Rocky island North 1 / - 25 m 50 m
Rocky Island South 5 / - 18 m 50 m
Saint John North - / - 15 m 30 m
Saintt John's Caves 9 / - 8 m 12 m
Sandy Island 1 - / - 15 m 30 m
Sha'ab El Nos - / - 15 m 20 m
Shaab Farag 3 / - 15 m 20 m
Styphano 1 - / - 15 m 30 m
Styphano 2 - / - 15 m 30 m
Umm Aruk 10 / - 18.0 m 30.0 m
White Rock - / - 15 m 30 m
Zabargad North 5 / - 15 m 25 m
Zabargad South 4 / - 18 m 25 m
Zabargad West - / - 15 m 30 m

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Saintt John's Caves
Von chris
Mar 11, 2020
St John's Caves -
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Gotta Kebira
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Mar 11, 2020
Gotta Kebira -
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Dangerous Reef South
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Mar 10, 2020
Dangerous Reef South -
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Habili Ali
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Mar 10, 2020
Habili Ali South -
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Habili Ali
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Mar 10, 2020
Abili Ali Nord -
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Reise: Saint John's Reef cruise
Von chris
Von Mar 8, 2020 bis Mar 14, 2020
With Dolce Vita liveaboard from Port Gahib
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Reise: Egypt - Red Sea 2012, Liveaboard with Golden Dolphin II
Von JaMa
Von May 11, 2012 bis May 24, 2012

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Reise: EGYPT - St. John Cruise
Von pecos
Von Dec 26, 2010 bis Jan 3, 2011
Crociera sub a St. John.  Barca: ALDEBARAN Partecipanti: Los 4 gaseosos 
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By Anonymous , 08-01-2006

St John's Stunning but no longer a wilderness - The St Johns area offers excellent diving even in these days of mass tourism.
The number of liveaboard dive boats in the area has increased dramatically in recent years.
Habili Ali is arguably the best dive in the area. however a busy day would have a dozen or more liveaboards jostling for a place to moor up and most of these boats hold 20 guest. a quiet day, if you're lucky may only see 3 or 4. You no longer get on a liveaboard in Egypt to get away from the crowds and dive in remote places. You now do a liveaboard to get access to the good,more remote, diving with everyone else. That said the diving is still well worth doing, just dont expect to be the only boat on a dive site - those days vanished when the airport near Marsa Alam open a number of years back.

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