Abu Ramada

Abu Ramada is a popular reef dive built on a coral plateau with rocky pinnacles and a steep wall, featuring dense hard and soft corals and large gorgonian fans. Notable attractions include a shallow "eel garden" of dense garden eels and a small shallow wreck that often holds crocodilefish. Dives are conducted from a boat using a surface mooring, typically dropped onto the reef plateau. Depths range from a shallow plateau of about 10–15 m and a wreck at about 5 m to a slope of 20–30 m and a vertical drop-off past 60 m. Visibility is generally good, often around 20–30 m, and water temperatures are warm year-round. Currents can be moderate to strong, so dives are commonly run as drift dives along the reef edge; at slack tide divers may explore the plateau and pinnacles before descending. The site is exposed to weather, and the depth and currents mean deeper excursions may require extended safety stops or decompression planning, so some experience is recommended. A small shallow wreck at about 5 m is a local feature that attracts crocodilefish.