Umm El Sid Dive Site Dahab

Umm Sid is a diverse and less-frequented Dahab dive site offering a rich reef experience—from playful garden eels and anthias clouds to majestic gorgonians and varied soft coral zones. It suits a range of diver levels, though currents and deeper areas demand experience. Dive with local knowledge, time your visit for calmer seas, and enjoy one of Dahab’s most rewarding underwater landscapes

 Situated in Dahab's Southern Oasis, this site lies approximately 15 km south of Dahab town. Entry is from the shore via a wide sandy corridor carved into a steep sloping reef  Begin by entering through the sloping reef corridor.

Dive around and beneath a “massive coral tongue,” leading to a sandy slope densely inhabited by garden eels Follow the slope deeper into a vibrant coral garden. Advanced divers can descend further to admire giant gorgonians—often paired, rising from deeper levels.

The ascent brings you past table corals, soft corals, and abundant anthias, where spotting nudibranchs, glassfish, and more marine life is common including Garden eels, longnose hawkfish, nudibranchs, scorpionfish, moray eels, octopuses, stonefish, pufferfish, tube eels, coral groupers, Blue Spotted Stingrays, glassfish, and occasionally eagle rays or turtles

The currents can often be strong and unpredictable—especially at depth.