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 Torfa Fanous West

Egypt, Hurghada

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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ]
Precision: Approximate

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Latitude: 27° 15.857' N
Longitude: 33° 52.793' E

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English (Translate this text in English): Northwest of Giftun Island. 45min by boat from Hurghada.

English (Translate this text in English): Northwest of Giftun Island. 45min by boat from Hurghada.

Northwest of Giftun Island. 45min by boat from Hurghada.

English (Translate this text in English): Northwest of Giftun Island. 45min by boat from Hurghada.

English (Translate this text in English): Northwest of Giftun Island. 45min by boat from Hurghada.

English (Translate this text in English): Northwest of Giftun Island. 45min by boat from Hurghada.

English (Translate this text in English): Northwest of Giftun Island. 45min by boat from Hurghada.

English (Translate this text in English): Northwest of Giftun Island. 45min by boat from Hurghada.

English (Translate this text in English): Northwest of Giftun Island. 45min by boat from Hurghada.

How? By boat

Distance Long boat time (> 30min)

Easy to find? Easy to find

 Dive site Characteristics

Alternative name Fanus West

Average depth 18 m / 59.1 ft

Max depth 22 m / 72.2 ft

Current Low ( < 1 knot)

Visibility Good ( 10 - 30 m)

Quality

Dive site quality Standard

Experience CMAS * / OW

Bio interest Interesting

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- Reef

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- Marine biology
- Snorkeling / Free diving
- Photography

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- Boat trafic

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 Torfa Fanous West
By divingstcon
Aug 13, 2007
- Another name of this site is Dolphins' House.
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Torfa Fanous West
By divingstcon
Aug 10, 2007
Dolphins' Dive - Saw 2 Dolphins underwater (out of 5 at surface), which "danced" around our group showing out their bodies as on beauty show.
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Torfa Fanous West
By Christopherweldon
Apr 12, 2007
Second Red Sea Dive - Just Across the bay from Fanous East is Fanous West.  This was my second RS dive, and first with my daughter Rylis.  She had to do an orientation dive with an instructor for the first dive of the day.  Again, this whole trip was book
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 Trip: Hurghada 2007, with both kids
By divingstcon
From Aug 4, 2007 to Aug 18, 2007
Decided to try Hurghada. Took both kids with us - unforgettable trip! Ira (little one) learnt how to swim (5-y.o). We had good 10 dives each, but all, except 2 were quite shallow (+/- 15-17 m)
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Trip: Red Sea (Hurghada)
By Christopherweldon
From Apr 12, 2007 to Apr 16, 2007
My family and I recently returned from Egypt and an outstanding week of diving in the Red Sea!!   We booked the entire trip through a small company in Hurghaa called Sunshine Diving ( http://www.sunshinediving.com )  and they were
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