The Dive Sites and Diving Center At Dahlak Islands, Eritrea

The dive sites
Sehil: under water rockformation, depth 36 m, soft and hard corals, groupers, turtles, reef sharks
Camel: under water rockformation, depth 28 m, soft and hard corals, rays, barracudas, reef sharks
N/W: colourful reef, corals down to 15 m, from 25 m on rock formation down to 40 m, turtles, reef sharks

Madote
small uninhabited island with beautiful coral reef, depth to 15 m, nice soft- and hard corals, on 5 m coral garden, different fishes, sharks, moray, turtles
Shomma
the insider tip in Eritrea! Beautiful intact soft corals around the island, many fishes, morays, rays, doctor fishes, 3 amazing reefs around the island, max. depth 18 m

Enteara
a sand bank which looks like a Caribbean paradise. Ideal also for snorkeling and night dives, nice coral reef, big fishes, napoleon, morays etc.
max. depth 10 m.

Dur Gaam
nice and colourful reef, max. depth 16 m, special for this island are turtles, lionfishes, morays. Perfect for night dives.

Dur Ghella
similar island like Dur Gaam, max. depth 11 m, you can expect a dive like in an aquarium.

Dohul Bahot
a special coral island, colourful, fish schools, barracudas, turtles, max. depth 10 m

Dahret
sister island of Dohul Bahot, max. depth 10 m

Dahlak Kebir

Dry Dock
An old russian dry dock, from the surface down to 20 m, on deck an unforgettable crowd of soft corals, inside the dry dock you can see many spare parts like lamps and lifting platforms, full of small fishes.

Nocra Channel
In the channel of Dahlak Kebir you dive through a wonderful coral garden with caves, in which some big fishes try to hide. Depending from the tide very strong current is to expect, max. depth 23 m, aspecially with current you will be overtaken by sharks, turtles and big groupers.

Urania
An italian cargo ship, sunken at the end of the second world war in the bay of Dahlak Kebir, from the surface down to 20 m, back on back with an unknown ferry, many small fishes. This wreck is perfect for an adventurous dive.

Eritrea Diving Center

The PADI certified diving center in Massawa was established in 1992. It has 13 years of experience diving the Dahlaks, the Eritrea Diving Center offers unique diving excursion to the Dahlak Islands. There will not be any other diving boats except yours, as this governmental diving center is the only one in Eritrea. The center is staffed with 2 PADI qualified dive instructors, 4 dive masters and 3 skippers.

The center possesses 3 fast boats, with them you can reach the islands and the dive sites within 45 minutes. In a few months the Eritrea Diving Center is bringing a modern high-tech luxurious fast boat
that will ensure comfortable and safe excursions to the open sea and the different islands.
Eritrea Tours
Richard-Arnold-Str. 2
71642 Ludwigsburg
Germany
Tel/Fax (+49) 7141-565099
E-mail: info@eritreatours.com
Web: http://www.eritreatours.com