Dahab

Guide to diving Dahab in Egypt

Discover dive sites, liveaboards, and top sea creatures linked to Dahab in Egypt.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated Egypt liveaboard diving Dahab. You can easily book the Golden Dolphin liveaboard, scoring 9.6/10, using this link.

1 Countries
7 Dive sites
6 Liveaboards
9 Creatures

Dahab dive guide, best time to dive, and what to expect

Dahab is a northern Gulf of Aqaba diving area best known for the Blue Hole, Canyon, Bells and Gabr el Bint. Its coastal sites include walls, coral gardens, caverns and dramatic underwater topography.

Only some Red Sea liveaboard itineraries reach Dahab, and the exact sites visited remain subject to weather and operational conditions.

Best time to dive: Year-round; March to May and September to November are usually the most comfortable periods.

Sea creatures found in Dahab

Here are the main sea creatures found across dive sites in Dahab, grouped by type so you can quickly see what marine life you may encounter.

Creature type Sea creatures
Cephalopod Octopus
Coral Gorgonian fans , Hard coral , Soft corals
Eels Moray eels
Reef fish Lionfish , Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses) , Reef fish
Sea turtles Green turtles

Dive sites in Dahab

The following dive sites are found in Dahab. Each site below shows the liveaboards that dive there.

Dive site Liveaboards that dive this site
Bells —
Blue Hole AVO Liveaboard, Ghazala Adventure Liveaboard, Golden Dolphin Liveaboard, Hammerhead II Liveaboard, MY Odyssey Liveaboard, Red Sea Aggressor II Liveaboard
Canyon of Dahab AVO Liveaboard, Ghazala Adventure Liveaboard, Hammerhead II Liveaboard, Red Sea Aggressor II Liveaboard
Gabr El Bent Alshogayrat —
Gabr el Bint AVO Liveaboard, Golden Dolphin Liveaboard, Hammerhead II Liveaboard, Red Sea Aggressor II Liveaboard
Ras Abu Galum —
The Islands (Dahab) —

Liveaboards, dive sites, and top sea creatures in Dahab

AVO Liveaboard

AVO Liveaboard

Blue Hole top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Hard coral, Soft corals
Canyon of Dahab top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Hard coral, Soft corals, Green turtles, Octopus
Gabr el Bint top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Hard coral, Soft corals, Gorgonian fans
Ghazala Adventure Liveaboard

Ghazala Adventure Liveaboard

Blue Hole top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Hard coral, Soft corals
Canyon of Dahab top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Hard coral, Soft corals, Green turtles, Octopus
Golden Dolphin Liveaboard

Golden Dolphin Liveaboard

Blue Hole top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Hard coral, Soft corals
Gabr el Bint top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Hard coral, Soft corals, Gorgonian fans
Hammerhead II Liveaboard

Hammerhead II Liveaboard

Blue Hole top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Hard coral, Soft corals
Canyon of Dahab top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Hard coral, Soft corals, Green turtles, Octopus
Gabr el Bint top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Hard coral, Soft corals, Gorgonian fans
MY Odyssey Liveaboard

MY Odyssey Liveaboard

Blue Hole top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Hard coral, Soft corals
Red Sea Aggressor II Liveaboard

Red Sea Aggressor II Liveaboard

Blue Hole top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Hard coral, Soft corals
Canyon of Dahab top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Hard coral, Soft corals, Green turtles, Octopus
Gabr el Bint top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Hard coral, Soft corals, Gorgonian fans

Top liveaboards diving Dahab

The following liveaboards are the highest ranked dive boats by SDE Liveaboard Rating, to help you compare the best options for diving Dahab.

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Ghazala Adventure Liveaboard: 68%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating is Scuba Diving Earth’s own scoring system for comparing dive liveaboards at a glance. It adds together six individual category scores, each scored out of 10, covering the boat, cabins, diving, food, drinks, and non-diver companion features.

For the Ghazala Adventure Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 68%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Ghazala Adventure Liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Ghazala Adventure Liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:6/10] + [Boat:8/10] + [Dining:7/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:3/10] = 34/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Ghazala Adventure Liveaboard is calculated as 34/60 = 68% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .