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Where and when can you see sea turtles on the hotel reef in Egypt?

Based on 1 discussion with 7 participants · Last activity: 8 days ago

TL;DR

Sea turtles are commonly spotted near the sunken pontoon and buoys on the hotel reef, best seen around midday or evening; the reef is best lit and visible until about 1 PM.

What the community said

A turtle often shows up in the middle of the beach right behind the buoys — a regular feeding spot.

2 days ago buoys in the middle of the beach

In the evening, a turtle was seen to the left of the 'Nemo mound' coral, close to the sand — though visibility was poor.

8 days ago Nemo coral mound

A large turtle (about 50 cm shell) was seen on the sunken pontoon around 11 AM, near the fifth buoy from the left, before swimming back out to sea.

9 days ago fifth buoy from the left, ~11 AM

The reef is rich with life — turtles, rays, manta rays, moray eels, lionfish; best visibility and lighting before 1 PM, with the most interesting spots further from the entry point.

14 days ago before 1 PM

A turtle was spotted right from the hotel reef's pontoon, along with rays and moray eels in the same area.

22 days ago hotel reef pontoon

A useful landmark for spotting turtles is the large red buoy near a deep spot with a distinctive mound on the seabed.

28 days ago large red buoy

Turtles can be spotted near the red flag around midday or in the evening — sometimes you can see their head poking out of the water right from the shore.

31 days ago near the red flag marker