Dive Spots Sharm el Sheikh

Werner Lau Diving Center and the Sinai Divers present the Dive Resort “The Oasis” in Marsa Alam, Egypt.

This intimate comfortable hotel with house reef does attract the “Lau clients” spoiled by the Maldives, Bali and Sinai. There they also feel comfortable in the South of Egypt. Tranquility, relaxation and very good diving in a small hotel for divers with a maximum of 48 rooms. Wellness is not missing out. A new jewel in the Red Sea. The weel organized Dinving Centre offers dinving course at Pedi or CMAS standards. After the first step in the pool, it starts dircelty with House reef diving.

Dive spots like elphinston, Dolphin House and Abu Dabbab are close to the dive centre and are reachable within short boat trips. The "Oasis" house reef promises beautiful dives, also dives with Nitrox is possible. The leisure time is possible with relaxing at the nice pool, sport or excursion. Several exursions are available: Sunset in the desert, Astro-Tour, combination of the Sunset Tour and the Astro Tour, Shelatin – the door to Africa, The Emerald Cities - National Park Wadi el Gemal, The Gold Tour, A Night in the Desert.
Also well known plaxe in Egypt are Sharm el Sheikh, Dahab, Taba, Hurghada, Brothers, Ras Mohamed and the Thistlegorm.

Ras Katy
	Position : 27° 51.000 N / 34° 18.200 E Access : 45 min.
	Short Briefing :	Difficulty : 1 Current : 1 Easy dives suitable for beginners and check dives. Rich reef fauna in an interesting underwater environment. This site is recommended for night dives and snorkeling. Diving is best in the aftrenoon. Beware of the Triggerfish during the nesting period.
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	Description :	Ras Katy is a few hundred meters west of Temple and in some respects has a similar configuration. Boats usually moor from the bow side at the 'shamandura', which is located near a large coral pinnacle. Since this site is well sheltered from prevailing winds you can moor there without any problem. Dives are made at the coral pinnacle which rises up from a sandy plateau which stretches from a depth of about 5 meters to 16-18 meters where the reef drops off. Here you will find gorgonian fan corals. While exploring the plateau you will see two more coral pinnacles a few dozen meters from one another that are filled with Alcyonarians with numerous specimens of Lithophython arboreum, or Broccoli coral. These pinnacles are a favourite haunt of abundant and varied reef fauna, especially Anthias and Butterfly fish (the genera Chaetodon and Heniochus). Hidden in crevices on the pinnacles you will see Glassfish, Lionfish and Bigeyes, while along the sandy bottom there are Crocodile fish (Cociella crocodila), Blue spotted stingrays (Taeniura lymma) and some Scorpion fish (Scorpaenopsis sp.). Sometimes, when the tide is rising, you may come upon a rather strong local current that will allow you to make a drift dive towards Temple (about 400 m away),going over numerous coral formations and large Acroporidae.