El Gilwa East, Egypt
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Sahl Hasheesh, 54 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HRG (HRG), 43 km.
About El Gilwa East
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 S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 26 km away. The sea is about 22°C in February, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Sahl Hasheesh, 54 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HRG (HRG), 43 km. Within 5 km we also list 4 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 26 km away.
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Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 km.
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Water about 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 15 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, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec (about 15 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.
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 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 30 from the airport to El Gilwa East.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Sahl Hasheesh, 54 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HRG (HRG), 43 km.
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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 £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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