Flamenco Beach House Reef

The long jetty at Flamenco Beach House Reef runs over the edge of the fringing reef, so that divers and snorkelers do not walk on the corals. In the north of the reef stands an imposing rock formation that local guides named "The Rock". Inside this hollowed-out reef block there are small schools of glassfish, tiny shrimps and orange clownfish with a small anemone.

A little further north of "The Rock" begins a dense coral garden, with many scorpionfish and moray eels. On the terrace to the north there are intact hard corals and soft corals, which feed turtles. In the caves and sandy recesses, small schools, blue-spotted stingrays, lionfish, porcupinefish and snails appear. Towards the south, the reef is covered with hard coral blocks, where anthias, butterflyfish and angelfish gather. At night, nocturnal animals such as the basket star and feather stars appear on the house reef.

Fusiliers, eagle rays and moray eels are also seen on the house reef. Tuna and dolphins are often sighted. In the blue in front of the house reef, with luck, barracudas or eagle rays also pass by. In the El Quseir region, the best time to dive is usually from April to October, with water between 20 and 28 °C.