Panorama Reef
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About this site
Panorama Reef North is a reef dive site in the Red Sea near Safaga, Egypt, reached by boat. The northern side of the reef features a plateau at 25 metres adorned with large fan corals and table corals, with a crack in the rock at 27 metres sheltering giant fan corals and a school of glassfish. The maximum depth runs to 40 metres, and the site is accessible to all levels of diver.
The plateau hosts stingrays, lionfish, and moray eels, while scanning the open water off the reef regularly turns up mackerel, tuna, and barracuda. A notably curious Napoleon wrasse is a regular presence and is considered something of a resident caretaker of the reef. During the safety stop, divers can hover above a section known as Anemone City.
When current runs in a favourable direction, Panorama Reef North lends itself to a drift dive. Water temperature sits at 22 °C, and the site is generally protected from strong wind and current, though both wind and currents are listed hazards to be aware of.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Oceanic whitetip sharkOceanic whitetip sharkReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Reef sharkReef sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Jack / amberjackJack / amberjackReported here · unconfirmed
AnthiasAnthiasReported here · unconfirmed
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
MackerelMackerelReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiatorReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Clown CorisCoris aygulaReported here · unconfirmed
Giant Sea FanAnnella mollisReported here · unconfirmed
Zebra AngelfishGenicanthus caudovittatusReported here · unconfirmed
Three-spot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
TunaTunaConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
StonefishStonefishReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 6 independent sources
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermediusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Masked ButterflyfishChaetodon semilarvatusObserved near here · iNaturalist
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