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Tobia Hamra

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# Tobia Hamra Dive Site

Dive Conditions

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Depth
5m – 40m
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Level
Advanced
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Current
🌀 Strong
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Best Season
Dry season

Tobia Hamra, located in Qesm Safaga along Egypt’s Red Sea coast, is a premier diving destination featuring a dramatic offshore reef system. This site offers depths ranging from 5 to 40+ meters, making it suitable for intermediate to advanced divers.

The site’s signature attraction is its steep reef walls and pinnacles, which showcase vibrant coral formations and intricate underwater topography. Divers encounter abundant marine life including schools of jacks, snappers, and trevally, along with reef sharks, sea turtles, and rays. Smaller residents include groupers, lionfish, and numerous colorful reef fish species.

The Red Sea’s exceptional visibility and rich biodiversity make Tobia Hamra ideal for both recreational and technical diving. Strong currents are common, requiring solid diving experience and proper buoyancy control. The site’s challenging conditions reward experienced divers with spectacular encounters and remarkable photography opportunities.

Best visited during Egypt’s dry season, Tobia Hamra delivers an authentic Red Sea diving experience with pristine reefs and diverse marine ecosystems.

🐠 Marine Life at This Dive Site

mottled scallop — seen at this dive site
mottled scallop Gloripallium maculosum lovelyclemmy
Scissortail Sergeant — seen at this dive site
Scissortail Sergeant Abudefduf sexfasciatus francoislibert
Arabian Picasso Triggerfish — seen at this dive site
Arabian Picasso Triggerfish Rhinecanthus assasi lovelyclemmy
Blue-spotted Cornetfish — seen at this dive site
Blue-spotted Cornetfish Fistularia commersonii luispb
Tiger Cardinalfish — seen at this dive site
Tiger Cardinalfish Cheilodipterus macrodon lovelyclemmy
White-spotted Puffer — seen at this dive site
White-spotted Puffer Arothron hispidus motalec

Species data from iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)

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Max Depth 40 m
Min Depth 5 m
Difficulty Advanced
Current Strong
Best Season Dry season
GPS 26.8250°, 33.9854°