Dahab
The Canyon (Dahab)
- Max depth55 m
- CertificationOpen water / no overhead
- Water temperature≈ 22–30 °C, varies with the seasonestimated, no reports yet
Diving and fills
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The dive
There are glassfish in the cracks. Next to it lies the Fish Bowl, a small grotto full of glassfish; it is closed.
The Fish Bowl has been closed to divers since late 2007 (after years of too much traffic): don't go in and don't exit up its chimney. Go in and out where your guide does.
Beyond 30 m the crack narrows and runs on to an exit at 45–55 m: only with deco training (Extended Range) and a gas plan. On air the narcosis there is severe.
Profile and sections
There are glassfish in the cracks. Next to it lies the Fish Bowl, a small grotto full of glassfish; it is closed.
- Depth and profile
- A long crack in the reef, mostly open to the top. Entrance at ~15–20 m, sandy floor at ~30 m at the entrance; towards the reef edge it gets narrower and deeper, with exits for technical divers at 45–55 m. Four sections with several entrances and exits.
- Configuration
- The recreational part (to 30 m, AOW): recreational gear with a torch. The whole canyon with the deep exit: Extended Range (deco) according to H2O Divers (estimate).
Who can dive where
- At least Open water / no overhead
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 55 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.
How to get there
Shore dive ~2.6 km south of the Blue Hole: you swim through a shallow lagoon to the reef. Guided by a local dive centre; no entrance fee per Wikivoyage.
Around The Canyon (Dahab)
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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