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Lighthouse

The old light house can hardly been seen inbetween the houses and huts at the northernd end of Dahab’s bay. The entry of the dive spot is directly in front of the restaurant Lazy Days. The slowly descending sandy ground is often used for beginner classes. At windy weather one has to count with surfers as well. The northern reef wall initially seems to be relatively bald.

The little coral block at 8m depth is circled by a group of lion fishes.

With sporadic terraces and some big coral blocks the reef drops off to a depth of 40m.

Between the first coral block at 14m and the reef wall lies an approx. 8m wide canyon. At its botton often a crocodile fish can be found.

In north direction the seciding reef edge gets more and more shallow.

Just in front of a little sandy bay, which reaches up to the beach, a mural-like rock formation drops down into the open sea. Often one can meet a turtle here.

Due to the little drive time and the diversified wild life the light house is a frequently used spot for night dives.

Another possibility is a drift dive from the Eel Garden to the Lighthouse.

The Eel Garden is about 700 to 800m northwards of the Lighthouse. For this distance we need about 45-60 minutes.

Yet seen: turtle, lion fishes, corcodile fish, a lot of swarm fishes (snapper), murays, stone fish.

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