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Hotel Onatti and the Red Sea coastline

EL QUSEIR · RED SEA · EGYPT

Onatti Beach

Arrive. Feel at home. Dive into the extraordinary.

Infinity Diving Safari

Diving at Hotel Onatti

Discover the incredible underwater world of the southern Red Sea with a variety of diving experiences to suit every level.

Whether you choose the house reef, a shore dive, or a full day at sea, our experienced team will ensure a safe, professional, and memorable underwater adventure.

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House Reef Diving

Our house reef is easily accessible via the jetty and offers fantastic diving along the northern and southern reef. The sheltered lagoon is the perfect place for your first dive or to begin your diving course.

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Shore Diving Around El Quseir

Every day, we offer guided shore diving excursions by minibus to the best dive sites around El Quseir. These half-day and full-day trips are suitable for certified divers of all experience levels, and many sites are also ideal for snorkelers.

Zerib Kebir explore the caves

Dive site : Big bay with easy entry. Sand lope which drops off to 40 m. On both side beautiful coral gardens. A rope helps to enter and exit this place. If you are interested in caves, this is a perfect dive site for you.

Distance : Around 15 min in south of Quseir

Difficulty : Easy dive site. Perfect for snorkeling.

Zerib Soraya meet the Anemones

Dive site : Entry over the reef top through small channels leading to a beautiful coral garden and cave.

Distance : Around 15 min in south of Quseir

Difficulty : Middle, not for snorkeling

Marine life : Beautiful anemone garden

Soug Bohar dive into coral gardens

Dive site : Entry, which leads through a canyon to a coral reef. Beautiful reef especially in the south with a nice coral garden. A rope helps to enter and exit this place.

Distance : Around 20 min in south of Quseir

Difficulty : Middle, not for snorkeling.

Marina life : Some caves, big coral garden, sandeals

Abu Sawatir find the fire Anemone

Dive site : Bay with sandy entry. The sandy bottom is slow down going until 40 m on both sides are coral gardens until 30 m. A rope helps to enter and exit the dive site if there is a current. On a pinacle there is a fire Anemone.

Distance : Around 10 min in north of Quseir

Difficulty : Easy, good for snorkeling

Bet Goha dive the canyon

Dive site : The entry is on the reef top in a big hole, followed by a labyrinth of canyons and channels. Beautiful coral garden outside.

Distance : Around 20 min to north of Quseir

Difficulty : Middle, not for snorkeling

Shaab Rahma impressive coral pinnacles

Dive site : The entry is on the reef top followed by a labyrinth of canyons and channels. Into a nice coral garden reach down to 25 m. At the entry area you will find some impressive coral pinnacles.

Distance : Around 25 min to north of Quseir

Difficulty : For experienced divers

Abu Dabab Beach meet the turtles

Dive site: Large bay, with easy accesses. The dive site slopes gently down to 25 meters. The seagrass meadows are home to a population of large sea turtles. With luck there is also a chance of seeing dugongs, rays and dolphins. There is a reef at the northern and southern end.

Distance: Around 30 min away from Port Ghalib and Marsa Alam

Difficulty: Easy dive site. Perfect for snorkeling.

Marsa Walled overgrown reef walls

Dive site: To get in, you walk over the reef top, until you reach a sandy area. Along the rocks, a path leads out to the reef. The wonderfully overgrown reef walls drop to 20 meters. Here you often find blue spotted stingrays, scorpion fish, turtles and sea needles.

Distance: Around 30 min norths of Quseir by bus.

Difficulty: Easy up to middle. A rope helps with the way out to the reef. Not for snorkeling.

Serib Soghayar and the sand eels

Diverse dive: site with many beautiful coral gardens. In a depth of 30 meters there are many Anemones to see. In the sandy bottom you can find sand eels. The diving depths go from 8 to 40 meters.

Distance: Around 15 min. south of Quseir by bus.

Difficulty: Easy dive site, also for snorkeling

Mangrove Beach with Mangrove trees

Dive site: This bay is surrounded by mangroves along the beach, which also reach underwater. There is a north and a south side, whereas the south side is diveable for us. In the middle there is a large seagrass meadow, where there is a chance for turtles.

Distance: About 30 min south of Quseir by bus.

Difficulty: Easy, also excellent for snorkeling.

Hermes Dugong and Turtles

Dive site: After a few min. with the speed boat you reach the big bay with seagrass. With luck, the Dugong is at home to snorkel with it. Also in the bay you find the big turtles.

Distance: About 45 min south of Quseir by bus.

Difficulty: Perfect for snorkeling and easy for diving.

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Daily boat trips

You can also join our daily boat trips departing from Port Ghalib. Enjoy two guided dives at some of the southern Red Sea's most beautiful reefs, relax on board, and savour a freshly prepared lunch.

For snorkelers, we also offer excursions to highlights such as Marsa Alam, Sataya (Dolphin Reef), and the Hamata Islands, where unforgettable marine life encounters await.

Elphinstone home of Longimanus

Dive site : The famous reef upcoming from the depth with many wonderful corals. Max diving depth according to dive level max 40 m.

Distance : Around 120 min in south of Port Ghalib

Difficulty : Only for experienced divers with AOWD and minimum 50 logged dives, buoy required.

Korafi and colorful blocks

Dive site : Beautiful coral garden with colorful coral blocks.

Distance : Around 15 min in north of Port Ghalib

Difficulty : Easy, good for snorkeling

Marsa Elshona colors about colors

Dive site : Shallow bay with seagrass and many blocks.

Distance : Around 45 min in south direction from Port Ghalib

Difficulty : Easy, perfect for snorkeling

Marsa Mubarak and the dugong

Dive site : Big bay with seagrass. Starting from the shallow to a depth of max 25 m, due to the shallow water. Good light and strong colours of the marine life. With luck you will meet the dugong there

Distance : Around 15 min in south of Port Ghalib

Difficulty : Easy dive site. Perfect for snorkeling

Gota Abu Dabab and its turtles

Dive site: There are several dive sites with beautiful, colourful reefs where there is a lot to discover down to 20 m. There are small caves and canyons, which captivate with their play of light. You can find countless reef fish and with luck also turtles.

Distance: Around 2 hours from Port Ghalib by boat.

Difficulty: Easy dive site, also for snorkeling.

Abu Sail and the mushroom shaped block

Dive site: In the north there is a fringing reef covered with many hard corals. On the south side there are many overgrown blocks. At the anchorage there is a big mushroom shaped block that starts at 16 m and goes down to 40 meters.

Distance: around 60 min from Port Ghalib by boat.

Difficulty: Easy, great for snorkeling

Sataya and its dolphins

Snorkeling: Enjoy one of the unique chance to swim and snorkel with the dolphins in Sataya.

Distance: around 100 min from Port of Hamata by boat.

Difficulty: Just for snorkeling, easy bay

Hamata the small island

Snorkeling: Visit the small Hamata Island, feel the sand under your feet and snorkel along the surrounding stunning reef.

Distance: around 40 min from Port of Hamata by boat.

Difficulty: Just for snorkeling

Salem Express

Dive site: The wreck lies at a depth of 11 to 32 metres and is still very well preserved from the outside and beautifully overgrown with corals and lots of marine life on it. Depending on the situation, it is allowed to dive in the hold. Here you dive in a place that demands great respect.

Distance: about 70 min from Safaga by boat

Difficulty: medium depending on the current, not suitable for snorkelers.

Opening Hours

Monday – Sunday
08:00 – 18:00

We are open daily from 08:00 to 18:00 and look forward to welcoming you at our Dive Centre.

Pick-up or transfer is possible from any hotel in El Quseir.

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Whether you're looking for relaxed shore dives, exciting boat adventures, or unforgettable snorkeling experiences, we look forward to welcoming you and sharing the incredible underwater world of the Red Sea with you.

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