Maheleg
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About this site
Maheleg is a quiet, sheltered bay in the Marsa Alam area on Egypt's Red Sea coast. You enter from a pontoon, and it can also be dived from a boat. There is a shallow plateau to the north and coral blocks to the south, and the depth goes beyond 40 metres.
From the pontoon, divers follow a gentle sandy path to either the shallow plateau, which is good for training and skills, or a route south where coral columns shelter reef fish, rays and moray eels. Visibility is excellent. Because the bay is sheltered from wind and waves, it is one of the area's most reliable sites and is often used when conditions elsewhere are challenging, which makes it a comfortable dive for learners and beginners.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Pearl TobyCanthigaster margaritataReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespine UnicornfishNaso unicornisReported here · unconfirmed
Masked PufferArothron diadematusReported here · unconfirmed
White-spotted PufferArothron hispidusReported here · unconfirmed
Regal AngelfishPygoplites diacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
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