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El Fanadir Dacht Dacht, Egypt

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Sahl Hasheesh, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HRG (HRG), 12 km.

About El Fanadir Dacht Dacht

It goes down to 20 m. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. 12 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.2 km away. The sea is about 23°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For experienced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Sahl Hasheesh, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HRG (HRG), 12 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 11 dive sites.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep Down to 20 m.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 12 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.2 km away.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

Water about 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Apr, May, Jun, Jul and Aug (about 20 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 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SSH, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST). About 10 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → SSH · Skyscanner from about £590 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 2 h from the airport to El Fanadir Dacht Dacht.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Sahl Hasheesh, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HRG (HRG), 12 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Dive site

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.3 m. Wind 14 kn gusting 19.

The score for experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at El Fanadir Dacht Dacht
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.3 m14 kn19kn
Mon 19Oct79, good0.4 m15 kn22kn
Tue 20Oct79, good0.4 m15 kn23kn
Wed 21Oct80, good0.4 m15 kn21kn
Thu 22Oct80, good0.4 m15 kn21kn
Fri 23Oct80, good0.3 m14 kn20kn
Sat 24Oct80, good0.2 mflat14 kn18kn
Sun 25Oct80, good0.2 mflat11 kn15kn
Mon 26Oct80, good0.3 m10 kn14kn
Tue 27Oct80, good0.3 m4 kn12kn

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres, halved for a sheltered site. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct7of 7
  11. Nov7of 7
  12. Dec7of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £850–£1,695 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 £590–£1,225
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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