Diving / Mainland Red Sea / El Gouna
Lagoon town · easy & social

El Gouna — dolphins, island reefs & lagoons.

A lively lagoon resort town just north of Hurghada: easy, pretty island reefs, a resident dolphin house, and kitesurf lagoons — diving with a social, family-friendly edge.

Type · day-boatLevel · beginner → advancedAirport · Hurghada (HRG), ~25 minSeason · year-round
★ El Gouna is easy diving with a lively town attached — great for mixed groups and families.
The dive sites

What you'll dive in El Gouna.

Each site gets its own map, photo and dive profile (in production). Depths and levels below.

5 → 30 m

Shaab El Erg (Dolphin House)All levels

A large horseshoe reef with a resident pod of bottlenose dolphins, plus coral gardens and turtles — the north's dolphin encounter, beautiful and easy.

Map · photo · dive profile — in production
14 → 30 m

Carless ReefAdvanced

Twin pinnacles in mild current, historically a moray hotspot, with pelagic action and dramatic coral heads — El Gouna's most exciting site.

10 → 30 m

Umm Gamar & El FanadirOpen Water → Advanced

A drop-off island and a long drift wall close to shore — reliable, life-rich reefs for every level.

5 → 18 m

Local reefs & marinaAll levels · training

Sheltered coral for courses, check-dives and relaxed days, minutes from the marina.

Above water

Kite & town life

World-class kitesurf lagoons, marina restaurants, nightlife and golf — El Gouna's social buzz.

Best for

Families & mixed groups

Divers, non-divers, kiters and kids all catered for in one walkable town.

Nearby

Hurghada wrecks

Abu Nuhas and the Giftun Islands within reach.

When to dive El Gouna

Year-round diving.

Water temperature
22°C (winter) → 29°C (summer)
Dolphins (Shaab El Erg)
YEAR-ROUND
Kite season
MAY–SEP
Where to stay

The hotels El Gouna divers use.

Resorts and boutique hotels — German, Italian, British and Dutch guests.

Hotel / campCategoryBest for
Sheraton Miramar · Mövenpick5★Lagoon luxury
Cook's Club · Three Corners Ocean View4★Lively + value
Sultan Bey · Captain's Inn · Turtle's Inn3★Town-centre, budget divers
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