We rested in Dahab at the Happy Life Village 4 * hotel (review posted). We read a lot about the main attraction of Dahab, a cult place - an underwater vertical cave called the Blue Hole.
The tour was bought in Dahab in a street agency (if you need contacts, write in a personal message). The tour is private. The price includes a transfer by car with a driver to the reserve itself, rental of a mask and flippers (we have our own), entrance to the reserve ($10 per person), snorkeling and lunch ($5 per person, you could not take it). You can choose the start time of the tour. We chose 10-00 am on December 30.2019. We agreed that we would wait at the reception.
At the agreed time, a car came for us, but the driver's security did not let us in and did not tell us that he was waiting for us. It was a small dirty trick for the fact that we did not buy a tour at the hotel. We held each other for 40 minutes at a distance of 20 m, then called the agency.
There we were informed that the driver had been waiting for us for a long time. Well then, let's go. The road through Dahab was about an hour. There was an opportunity to explore the surroundings. Dahab is a small village surrounded by mountains. Another Egypt. Saudi Arabia is visible through the Gulf of Akkab.
We drove directly to the territory of the reserve. Entry $10 per person. Near the Blue Hole, I received a message that we are in Saudi Arabia))). There are several cafes and shops on the territory, construction work is in full swing. The driver brought us to one of the cafes. There were groups of tourists and instructors. There is a changing cabin, change clothes, take equipment, leave things.
We were shown where the entrance to the Hole was. Carefully entered and swam into the cave itself. The cave is vertical, in the form of a bowl, depth 130 m, width 150 m. They swam it 3 times. Honestly, it's not interesting for snorkeling, we have seen places much brighter and richer in underwater inhabitants.
The fauna is represented by amphiprions, anthias, butterflies, picassos, surgeons, zebrosomes, swallows and aboudebdufs. There are not many living creatures. On the cover of the coral floated to the outer wall. There the reef is much more colorful and there are more living creatures, but we have seen better. We swam along the coral wall for a long time.
We returned to the cafe. The workers said that lunch had to wait 3 hours. We regretted taking the tour with lunch. You could ask to call our driver, and dine at the hotel. But we had already paid, we had to wait. For 1 hour we walked around the neighborhood: the sea and mountains, for another 2 hours we did not know where to put ourselves. Tip: don't take the tour with lunch. In addition, it turned out that the toilet and shower are paid.
We waited for dinner. It should be noted that the grilled chicken was cooked perfectly. Our driver came and took us to the hotel.
What is the specificity of this place? In the coral, nature has created a natural bowl 150 m deep - the Blue Hole.
In this hole, at a depth of 54 m, there is a horizontal cave that opens onto the outer wall of the coral into the open sea.
Divers and freedivers from all over the world test their strength and skill trying to pass this horizontal cave. Unfortunately, this is very difficult to do, the depth is very large. It takes great skill and experience. Many die. The Blue Hole is also called the grave of divers. On a rock near the Blue Hole, nail plaques with the names of those who died from all over the world. They say that new signs are not hung up so as not to scare away tourists.
During the tour, we saw at least a hundred divers. I think that people dive into the Blue Hole not to admire the coral, but to overcome themselves. It's like Everest, but for divers.
I would recommend visiting this place if you are nearby.
The tour was bought in Dahab in a street agency (if you need contacts, write in a personal message). The tour is private. The price includes a transfer by car with a driver to the reserve itself, rental of a mask and flippers (we have our own), entrance to the reserve ($10 per person), snorkeling and lunch ($5 per person, you could not take it). You can choose the start time of the tour. We chose 10-00 am on December 30.2019. We agreed that we would wait at the reception.
At the agreed time, a car came for us, but the driver's security did not let us in and did not tell us that he was waiting for us. It was a small dirty trick for the fact that we did not buy a tour at the hotel. We held each other for 40 minutes at a distance of 20 m, then called the agency.
There we were informed that the driver had been waiting for us for a long time. Well then, let's go. The road through Dahab was about an hour. There was an opportunity to explore the surroundings. Dahab is a small village surrounded by mountains. Another Egypt. Saudi Arabia is visible through the Gulf of Akkab.
We drove directly to the territory of the reserve. Entry $10 per person. Near the Blue Hole, I received a message that we are in Saudi Arabia))). There are several cafes and shops on the territory, construction work is in full swing. The driver brought us to one of the cafes. There were groups of tourists and instructors. There is a changing cabin, change clothes, take equipment, leave things.
We were shown where the entrance to the Hole was. Carefully entered and swam into the cave itself. The cave is vertical, in the form of a bowl, depth 130 m, width 150 m. They swam it 3 times. Honestly, it's not interesting for snorkeling, we have seen places much brighter and richer in underwater inhabitants.
The fauna is represented by amphiprions, anthias, butterflies, picassos, surgeons, zebrosomes, swallows and aboudebdufs. There are not many living creatures. On the cover of the coral floated to the outer wall. There the reef is much more colorful and there are more living creatures, but we have seen better. We swam along the coral wall for a long time.
We returned to the cafe. The workers said that lunch had to wait 3 hours. We regretted taking the tour with lunch. You could ask to call our driver, and dine at the hotel. But we had already paid, we had to wait. For 1 hour we walked around the neighborhood: the sea and mountains, for another 2 hours we did not know where to put ourselves. Tip: don't take the tour with lunch. In addition, it turned out that the toilet and shower are paid.
We waited for dinner. It should be noted that the grilled chicken was cooked perfectly. Our driver came and took us to the hotel.
What is the specificity of this place? In the coral, nature has created a natural bowl 150 m deep - the Blue Hole.
In this hole, at a depth of 54 m, there is a horizontal cave that opens onto the outer wall of the coral into the open sea.
Divers and freedivers from all over the world test their strength and skill trying to pass this horizontal cave. Unfortunately, this is very difficult to do, the depth is very large. It takes great skill and experience. Many die. The Blue Hole is also called the grave of divers. On a rock near the Blue Hole, nail plaques with the names of those who died from all over the world. They say that new signs are not hung up so as not to scare away tourists.
During the tour, we saw at least a hundred divers. I think that people dive into the Blue Hole not to admire the coral, but to overcome themselves. It's like Everest, but for divers.
I would recommend visiting this place if you are nearby.
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