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Dolfijnen op de terugweg
Thomas Reef
This reef is one of the most spectacular diving
sites in the northern Red Sea. The lack of mooring points makes drift diving necessary:
the southern corner of the reef is the classic starting point for your underwater
itinerary, which continues along the eastern side where the wall, rich in multicoloured
coral, descends to a sandy plateau that begins at a depth of about 25 meters and has a
slight incline. Here on the wall, you can see large Alcyonarians (Dendronephthya sp.),
impressive gorgonians and whip corals, colonies of black
The deep canyon of Thomas Reef
coral (genus Antipathes) and other Antipatharians (genus Cirrhipathes) with their
characteristic spiral shape. After passing a double line of gorgonians, at 35 meters a
splendid and extremely deep canyon opens out, runningparallel to the reef and
crossed by three impressive arches. At the eastern corner of the reef, you may come
upon a very strong counter-current. If you can get past this point and conditions are
favourable, you can go around the entire reef. This will allow you to explore the
northern wall, which has some nice shelters and splits, and the western one, where
you will see many crevices and caves, and a wealth of fauna
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