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Turtle & Dugong Bays

Seagrass lagoons where the megafauna comes to you

These bays work because the animals feed here. Keep distance, never touch or chase, and book with operators who enforce it — like us.

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30 km north of Marsa Alam town

Abu Dabbab Bay

The turtle guarantee — giant greens grazing off a sandy beach

A managed sandy bay whose seagrass meadow feeds resident green turtles the size of coffee tables, plus guitar rays and — if the day is kind — the famous dugong. You wade in off the beach, swim thirty metres, and you're above them. Facilities are real: sunbeds, showers, cafés, gear rental, lifeguards.

Best time

Weekday mornings before the excursion buses (arrive by 09:00)

Entry & fees

Paid beach entry per person (managed bay), with sunbed and gear rental extra — or book our door-to-door day below with everything handled.

Insider tip

Swim the seagrass edge, not the middle — turtles surface to breathe along the drop-off line and you'll meet them face-to-face on the way up.

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Near Port Ghalib

Marsa Mubarak

The dugong's favourite bay — best odds on the coast

A wide, sheltered bay just south of Port Ghalib that holds the coast's most reliable dugong sightings alongside turtles, seagrass rays and a healthy fringing reef. Access is mostly by boat or organised trip, which keeps numbers saner than Abu Dabbab. Calm, shallow, superb for nervous snorkellers.

Best time

Morning trips year-round; summer water is bathtub-warm

Entry & fees

Visited by boat trip or guided day — trip price includes gear and guide. Live price below.

Insider tip

If the guide spots the dugong, stay behind the guide line and let it surface toward you — it's curious and often approaches calm floaters on its own.

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North of Marsa Alam town

Marsa Egla

The locals' quiet answer to Abu Dabbab

A smaller, quieter seagrass bay the dive guides take their own families to: same turtle-and-ray cast as the famous bays, a fraction of the visitors, and a beautiful fringing reef on the northern arm. Fewer facilities, more peace — the connoisseur's shore-snorkel day.

Best time

Any morning — it rarely crowds

Entry & fees

Managed-bay entry with basic facilities; our day trip bundles transfer, entry and gear — live price below.

Insider tip

Do the seagrass for turtles first, then finish along the north reef arm — most visitors never touch the coral half of the bay.

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