Blue Hole Dihab Sinai "
Goa of the Red Sea" There are few dive sites in Sinai more spectacular - or more dangerous
- than Blue Hole. This circular, 203-foot drop off lies a few miles north of Dahab,
and it looks exactly like its name. The dark hole rests in the shallows of a bright
blue reef shelf, and the life clinging the hole's rim is unusually dense - even
for the Red Sea. Corals, fans, eels and dozens of fish species flourish here,
and the space-like depths of the hole provides a magnificent backdrop. It is best,
however, not to let the Blue Hole's dark beauty lure you too far down: more than
a few people have gone in and never come back, due to nitrogen narcosis.
The
Blue Hole, a few km north of Dahab, is probably Egypt's most infamous diving spot.
The hole is a shaft that starts just a metre below the surface of the sea. The
dark zone on the photo above is the place.
It goes 80 metres straight down,
and the main trip for experienced divers is to dive down to a depth of 60 metres,
then pass through a tunnel to the outer edge of the reef before returning to the
surface.
- Blue Hole
 - The
Canyon
- Eel
Garden
The
Lighthouse - Southern
Oasis
People
die here almost every year, mainly from nitrogen narcosis. It is apparently too
easy to start diving all by yourself. This should only be done after years of
training or with an experienced guide next to you.
But the Blue Hole is
not only for divers, it is chillingly fascinating for snorkelers too. The corals
are colourful, fish abundant, and you can tickle your nerves by swimming along
the edge of this hole which has no visible bottom.
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