8Sataya Reef & Samadai Reef, Egypt

The clear visibility of Egypt’s Red Sea with its colorful coral and fish life are enough to satisfy any underwater enthusiast. Egypt and the Red Sea have no shortage of epic dive sites. From the famed SS Thistlegorm to the biodiverse Straits of Tiran, Brothers and Ras Mohammed Marine Reserve. To make the area even better, it’s home to many resident dolphin pods with spinner, bottlenose, common and Risso’s species all making an appearance.

Head to the famous reefs near Marsa Alam in the southern Red Sea. Samadai, known locally as the “Dolphin House”, and Sataya Reef both offer chances to dive and snorkel at the edge of the reef where you wait for the highly inquisitive dolphins to come out of their resting lagoon to check you out. When to Go: Year round, although the best time is May to July Type of Dolphins: Mainly Spinner dolphins, with occasional sightings of bottlenose, common and Risso’s dolphins

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