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Wreck Gubal, Egypt

No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Sharm El Sheikh, is 62 km away. Nearest airport: HRG (HRG), 53 km.

About Wreck Gubal

A reef dive. It goes down to 14 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 29 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 bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Sharm El Sheikh, is 62 km away. Nearest airport: HRG (HRG), 53 km. Within 5 km we also list 4 dive sites.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 14 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 29 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 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, 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 30 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.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Wreck Gubal.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Sharm El Sheikh, is 62 km away. Nearest airport: HRG (HRG), 53 km.

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Where it is

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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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