MARSA SHOONA
Egypte
Marsa Shoona consists of three different dive sites: One sheltered dive site, with virtually no current and two open reefs. One of the most interesting aspects of this dive is the spectacular number of pelagic fish. Marsa Shoona is an ideal place to spot dolphins and sharks! Discover Race Shouna on the north side, Shaab Sireer in the middle of the reef and Shaab Abu Khaled in the south.
Particulars
Race Shouna on the north side is covered with table corals. Here also live blue spotted stingrays and occasionally you come across a guitar ray. Shaab Sireer is in the middle and means ‘bed reef’. This name refers to the many sleeping green turtles. Besides turtles you see snapper, bream and large whiptail rays. The southern Shaab Abu Khaled has a very different character; sandy plains and a huge reef wall full of unicorn fish, fusiliers and red snappers.
MARSA SHOONA Features
- Address
- Rode Zee, Egypte, 12 km ten zuiden van Port Ghalib
- Parking
- At beach
- Distance
- Direct vanaf strand
- Suitable for
- All levels
- Permit
- Via duikschool te verkrijgen
- Access
- From beach, boot (outer reef)
- Facilities
- Beach
- Water
- Salt
- Tide
- N.v.t.
- Kind of dive
- Shore dive
- Current
- Limited, none
- Visibility
- 20 - 30 meter
- Average visibility
- 25 m.
- Depth
- Tot 40 meter
- Bottom
- zand en koraal
- Life
- Guitarfish, eagle ray, mediterranean moray or roman eel, turtle, napoleonfish or humphead wrasse, tuna, amberjack, clownfish, sweetlips
- Other recreation
- Beach
- Emergency
- 123