Marsa Alam
Brothers Islands · Egypt
Marsa Alam (Arabic: مَرْسَىٰ عَلَم Marsā ʿAlam [ˈmæɾsæ ˈʕælæm], Classical Arabic lit. 'Anchorage Mountain') is a tourist town in south-eastern Egypt, located on the western shore of the Red Sea.
Conditions
Depth
10 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
20 to 30°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Bluespotted Fantail Ray
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Indian Lionfish
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Masked Puffer
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Red Sea Anemonefish
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Green Sea Turtle
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Red Sea Bannerfish
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Masked Butterflyfish
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Freckled Hawkfish
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Gear