Sha'ab Rumi

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Port Sudan, Sudan

Best timeOctober to June

Water temp26-30°C / 79-86°F

Visibility10-40m / 33-130ft

AccessBoat Dive

Dive typesScuba

DifficultyAdvanced

Max depth40 m

Avg depth20 m

Nearest airportPZU

Hammerhead sharksPrecontinent IIJacques Cousteau site

Scuba

Sha'ab Rumi is Sudan's most famous reef, where Jacques Cousteau conducted his Precontinent II experiment, leaving behind underwater structures. The reef's plateaus are one of the best places in the world for reliable encounters with schools of scalloped hammerheads.

Features

A reef famous for two things: the remnants of Cousteau's underwater habitat experiment, and the spectacular shark action. The south plateau is a prime spot for seeing large schools of scalloped hammerheads, as well as grey reef and silvertip sharks.

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