Water temperature:
24°C (75°F) in January to 32°C (90°F) in AugustSuit:A 3mm wetsuit or even a shortie will be appropriate in the summer months but from November through to April a 5mm is necessary and you may even need a hood and gloves.

Visibility:
20 - 60 (65 - 200 feet) metres, 30 - 40 metres (100 - 130 feet) on average.

Type of diving:
Coral pinnacles, lagoons, drop offs, fast drifts.

Marine life:
Hammerhead sharks, silvertip sharks, white tip reef sharks, grey reef sharks, bumphead parrotfish, turtles, spinner dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, surgeonfish, jacks, tuna, reef fish, colourful coral, sponges

When to go:
It is possible to dive at Marsa Alam throughout the year, but conditions are best during the summer months. There is a plankton bloom for a few weeks a year around April to May when visibility is reduced. Whale sharks visit the area during late spring and early summer.

How to get there:
Entry visas are required when visiting Egypt. These can be purchased at the airport itself at a cost of about $25 USD / £15 GBP. Flights are now available from Europe to the new airport in Marsa Alam.

Marsa Alam, situated in eastern Egypt and on the west coast of the Red Sea, is one of the fastest growing holiday destinations on the Red Sea Riviera. Although until recent times a small fishing village, the introduction of an International Airport in 2001 has seen Marsa Alam’s popularity grow, so much so that it is soon expected to rival fellow Egyptian holiday resorts Hurghada and Sharm el Sheikh.

The appeal of Marsa Alam lies in its tropical appearance, boasting rich blue sea coasts fringed with coral reef barriers, paradisiacal beaches and proud palm trees. Marsa Alam has as a result become a favourite of divers eager to explore the resorts numerous unspoilt diving In The Poolsites where spinner dolphins and sea turtles swim freely.

Other holidaymakers are attracted to the resort’s undisturbed tranquillity. Marsa Alam’s relatively remote location, approximately four hours away Turtles Swimmingfrom the popular Hurghada resort, makes it the ideal destination for a peaceful, relaxing vacation.

Though Marsa Alam remains relatively undiscovered for now, a major boom in the resort’s tourism market is inevitably on the horizon. A flood of investment capital, funding new hotel, leisure and entertainment developments, is set to transform the area in to a vibrant, world renowned holiday destination.