Tobia Hamra

Tobia Hamra stretches along a north–south axis, sloping gently and cut by ridges, canyons and many sandy channels, with Tobia Island at one end and Sandy Island at the other. The site is called "Coral Garden" because of its coral fields. Part of the site is a maze of ridges and canyons, and you can make three or four different dives along the same reef system. One of the sandy channels ends in a lagoon running north to south between the main reef and the coral garden. The site lies in the wind shadow of Ras Abu Soma.

Turtles and moray eels are a familiar sight at the site. On the reef there are butterflyfish, angelfish, batfish, emperor fish, stonefish and the Red Sea walkman, and the site is also home to octopuses, anemones and scorpionfish. Jackfish and barracuda hunt there, and eagle rays are occasionally spotted at the drop-off. In August 2008, a diver reported an octopus, barracudas and lots of tuna and other big fish just below the surface.

In the Safaga region, diving usually goes on all year; summer tends to bring the warmest water, and spring and autumn the most comfortable air. Along this coast, it is the wind that tends to decide which reefs are open in each season.