Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt
Panorama Reef takes its name from the panoramic underwater views off its plateaus and vertical walls. The reef is so large that it offers at least three different dives: the south plateau and the east and west walls. At "anemone city", in the southwest corner of the wall, an anemone field is home to over 40 anemone fish. Gorgonians and soft corals thrive in the grottos and overhangs, and on the east wall there is a forest of gorgonians.
Along the plateau edge, bigeye trevally and barracuda hunt through vast schools of fusilier, and schools of blue lunar fusiliers cross the plateau. Tuna visit from time to time and eagle rays turn up regularly. The reef is also home to stonefish and scorpionfish.
Diving here runs all year, as the sea allows: on calm days the whole reef is usually accessible, and wind can close it.
Information on this page, including technical data such as depth, current, visibility, access, and recommended level, is informational and may vary. Confirm actual conditions with a local operator before the dive.
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