Coral reefMarsa Alam & the South

Abu Dabbab

Marsa Alam

Coral reef

Type

3–18 m

Depth

Marsa Alam

Area

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Marine life

About Abu Dabbab

A sandy bay with seagrass beds — a gentle shore dive and snorkel site.

Green turtles, guitar sharks and the chance of a dugong grazing the seagrass.

Where it is & conditions today

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Today's conditions

What you might see

Best chances by season — sightings are never guaranteed.

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Green turtles

Year-round

Graze the seagrass beds of shallow bays year-round; among the easiest big animals to see.

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Dugong

Year-round

The Red Sea's gentle 'sea cow' grazes seagrass — a rare and special sighting.

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Snorkeling

Turtles

Marsa Alam

Abu Dabbab Turtle & Dugong Snorkel

Shallow seagrass bay where green turtles and dugongs graze metres from shore.

Abu Dabbab + Nayzak Escorted Combo

Turtle bay by morning, the meteor-shaped rock pool as an escorted photo stop after — safety brief included.

Abu Dabbab Sunrise Session (Pre-Crowds)

The famous bay at opening light — turtles grazing, buses still an hour away.