Abu Ramada Cave
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About this site
Abu Ramada Cave is a reef on the south-east side of Abu Ramada island, in the Abu Ramada reef complex south of the Giftun Islands near Hurghada. It is built around a large coral block nicknamed the pizza oven, which spans roughly 20 to 31 metres and has a north-facing opening at about 24 metres that divers can look into.
A swim-through of around 10 metres, open at both ends, lies at 38 to 48 metres, below the 40 metre recreational limit. The usual route descends to the cave after the drop-off and returns up along the reef. Current is moderate and visibility ranges from 10 to 30 metres.
Glassfish, pipefish and cleaner shrimps gather around the block, and eagle rays, turtles and parrotfish are seen here.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Leopard / zebra sharkLeopard / zebra sharkReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
BannerfishBannerfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseConfirmed present · 5 independent sources
Reef sharkReef sharkReported here · unconfirmed
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaReported here · unconfirmed
Masked ButterflyfishChaetodon semilarvatusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowfin GoatfishMulloidichthys vanicolensisReported here · unconfirmed
Sulfur DamselPomacentrus sulfureusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermediusReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
PipefishPipefishReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
TunaTunaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
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