Habili St John's Wood

# Habili St John’s Wood Dive Site

Habili St John’s Wood is a renowned reef pinnacle located in the southern Red Sea near Shlatin, Egypt. This moderate dive site features dramatic underwater topography with coral-covered rocky formations rising from deeper waters, offering excellent exploration opportunities for intermediate to advanced divers.

The site typically reaches depths of 20-40 meters, with the main pinnacle structure providing stunning vertical walls adorned with vibrant soft and hard corals. Divers encounter impressive biodiversity including schools of jacks, snappers, groupers, and barracuda. The nutrient-rich waters attract larger pelagic species such as reef sharks and occasionally manta rays, particularly during seasonal migrations.

The reef’s distinctive architecture creates natural passages and caves where divers observe abundant macro life, including nudibranchs, crustaceans, and colorful reef fish. Strong currents are common, making this dive suitable for experienced divers with solid buoyancy control. Visibility typically ranges from 20-40 meters, depending on seasonal conditions.

Habili St John’s Wood remains a premier destination for those seeking pristine Red Sea diving with exceptional marine encounters.

🐠 Marine Life at This Dive Site

Large-scale Triggerfish Canthidermis macrolepis tmenut

Freckled Hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri lovelyclemmy

Coral Grouper Cephalopholis miniata lovelyclemmy

Two-spot Red Snapper Lutjanus bohar tmenut

Sulfur Damsel Pomacentrus sulfureus tmenut

Crescent-tail Bigeye Priacanthus hamrur tmenut

Species data from iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)