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Red Sea — Dahab · shore

The Canyon

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North Dahab

28.55430°N, 34.52140°E

A shore dive into a narrow crack in the reef, dropping from about 18 m to a sandy floor near 30 m beneath a swarm of glassfish.

Depth
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Vis
15–25 m

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Current
mild
Health
Unscored

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Geo (surface approx.)
28.55430°N, 34.52140°E

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Entry / access
shore

Divers swim out from a shallow lagoon along the reef slope, then drop into a long fissure that runs down to a sandy floor around 30 m. The canyon is open to the surface above, but the old exit through the Fish Bowl chamber is now closed. The dive returns over the drop-off to finish between coral pinnacles in the shallows.

Difficulty
intermediate

Advanced Open Water recommended for the 30 m canyon floor; deeper exits are technical

Best season
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Last reviewed
20 Oct 2026 by editorial

Hazards

  • medium · Fish Bowl exit closed by the protected-area authority over collapse risk
  • medium · Deeper canyon exits (~50 m+) are technical-only

Marine life

Typical: glassfish, sweepers, lionfish, napoleon wrasse, moray eel, scorpionfish, octopus, anthias

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Is The Canyon suitable for beginners?

intermediate — Advanced Open Water recommended for the 30 m canyon floor; deeper exits are technical

Sources

Where sources disagree

Level intermediate (Circle Divers) vs all levels (Dive Site Directory); one Dive Site Directory reviewer gives the canyon as only 10 m deep.

Listed by: Circle Divers

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