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Abu Lou Lou, Egypt

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Nuweiba, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TCP (TCP), 69 km.

About Abu Lou Lou

A reef dive. It goes down to 25 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 47 km away. The sea is about 22°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Nuweiba, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TCP (TCP), 69 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 25 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 47 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 25 km.

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Water about 26°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility over 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Aug and Sep (over 30 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 22 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to AQJ, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 40 from the airport to Abu Lou Lou.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Nuweiba, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TCP (TCP), 69 km.

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Where it is

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Dive site

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Forecast

Not for Open Water divers. Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. See it for Advanced divers.

Rough cost

About £845–£1,685 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £585–£1,215
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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