Shaab Sataya (DOLPHIN REEF)
Access: by boat.
Depth: between 5 and +40 meters.
Minimum level: all levels of divers and snorkelers.
Location: 130 km south of Marsa Alam.
Description: Shaab Sataya in the south east of the Fury Shoals area, stretches for 5 km long, in a crescent shape and sheltering a large lagoon where it is easy to take shelter. It is the ideal place to come for scuba diving but it is also renowned for swimming freely with the long-billed dolphins, to listen to them underwater and to see them playing with each other. The reefs are fabulous, pinnacles adorned with corals and magnificent drop-offs. Species such as trevallies, barracudas, rays, lion fishes, angelfishes, scorpion fishes, crocodile fishes and turtles can be spotted. With a little bit of luck you may even see a whale shark at certain times of the year.