Three Pools

Three Pools takes its name from three natural sandy-floored pools in the reef plate, lined up one behind the other and connected by saddles of coral. The dive starts at the first one, crosses all three in sequence and heads out to the open sea after the third, which is the largest. High tide tends to be the best time to dive the site, as the entry tends to be easier and the surge tends to be lower. When conditions allow, you can carry on north and finish the dive at Moray Garden instead of turning back.

In the last pool there is Red Sea Moses sole half-buried in the sand, and along the way blackspotted pufferfish and bluespotted ribbontail rays appear. There are also anemones with anemonefish, butterflyfish, bluespine unicornfish, parrotfish and blue triggerfish. Outside the pools, the reef opens into a coral garden with massive porites, salad corals and brain corals, where lionfish and nudibranchs also live. In the final part of the dive, the coral blocks seem to compete for the sun's rays and show red details.

In Dahab, the best time to dive tends to be from March to June or from September to December, thanks to more comfortable temperatures in and out of the water.