North Umm Gamaar

Site Position

90 minutes cruising from Hurghada; north of Big Guftun.

Sea Conditions

Current can be ripping. Experience required.

Profile/Specifics

Depth 0-24 meters. Sandy bottom sloping towards two huge coral boulders. Sheer vertical wall on southside. There’s a cave at 8 meters.

Aquatic Panorama

• Hard coral
• Soft coral
• Gorgonians
• Lyretail anthias
• Emperor snapper
• Purple-streak parrotfish
• Sixspot groupers
• Threadfin butterflyfish