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Giftun Stone Beach

Beginner 📍 Hurghada, Egypt
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# Giftun Stone Beach Dive Site

Dive Conditions

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Depth
5m – 15m
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Level
Beginner
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Current
〜 Mild

Giftun Stone Beach, located in Hurghada’s Red Sea, offers an accessible diving experience suitable for beginners and intermediate divers. This shallow reef site features depths ranging from 5 to 15 meters, making it ideal for recreational diving and training.

Divers exploring this site encounter vibrant coral formations, particularly hard corals and colorful soft corals lining the underwater landscape. The marine life is abundant and diverse, including reef fish species such as parrotfish, angelfish, groupers, and triggerfish. Divers may also spot sea turtles, rays, and occasionally larger pelagic fish passing through the area.

The site’s rocky formations and sandy patches create interesting topography for underwater exploration. Water clarity is generally good, with excellent visibility during optimal seasonal conditions. The protected location provides calm conditions suitable for developing diving skills.

Giftun Stone Beach represents a quintessential Red Sea diving destination, combining ease of access, manageable depths, and rich marine biodiversity. It’s perfect for certification courses and leisurely reef exploration in Egypt’s premier diving destination.

🐠 Marine Life at This Dive Site

Arabian Picasso Triggerfish — seen at this dive site
Arabian Picasso Triggerfish Rhinecanthus assasi ruseva
Indian Lionfish — seen at this dive site
Indian Lionfish Pterois miles rodrigonunes125
Ehrenberg's Snapper — seen at this dive site
Ehrenberg's Snapper Lutjanus ehrenbergii krokozavr
Broomtail Wrasse — seen at this dive site
Broomtail Wrasse Cheilinus lunulatus ardatov_ivan
Yellow Boxfish — seen at this dive site
Yellow Boxfish Ostracion cubicum naturalist76191
Masked Puffer — seen at this dive site
Masked Puffer Arothron diadematus rowanhowe

Species data from iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)

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Max Depth 15 m
Min Depth 5 m
Difficulty Beginner
Current Mild
GPS 27.2415°, 33.9332°