El Fanous East

Description East side = Two main ergs and several smaller pinnacles
Fanous East is a shallow wall rising from a sloping sandy bottom with spread out coral blocks and a few spectacular pinnacles. The wall on the east side is best in shallow part. Table corals and small coral blocks flourish over the flat sandy bottom. App. 20 m from the northwest corner the two main ergs elevate from the sea floor, covered with beautiful soft corals.

Depth 9 -18

Difficulty Beginner

Type Drift dive , Shallow , Reef , dolphins

What You Expect to Find The second spot of Hurghada where it is very common to see dolphins.

Recommendation Watch the schools of surgeonfish, tangs and unicorrnfish creating a rainbow of reflection on the surface!