Temple.
A group of large coral blocks, surrounded by smaller pinnacles, rising from the seabed at the approach to Sharm el-Sheikh's harbour. It is sheltered, usually has no current and is less than ten minutes by boat from the harbour. It is used as a mooring dive for first dives, training and night dives. The main difficulty is finding the way back to the mooring among the blocks.
What's down there.
- Several large coral blocks (the 'temple')
- Smaller pinnacles around them
- Coral garden
- Butterflyfish
- Coral garden
Several large coral blocks rise from the seabed to within a few metres of the surface. Wannadive gives an average depth of 12 m and a maximum of 19 m; Red Sea Diving College quotes its standard 30 m limit.
There is little or no current. It is normally a mooring dive and is rated beginner to intermediate (Red Sea Diving College) or suitable for all levels (Wannadive). It is less than 10 minutes by boat (Wannadive), and Wannadive members recommend it as a night dive. Protected status: not established from the sources consulted.
2 dives.
From the log — the dates follow the pattern I dived, so read them as representative rather than exact.