I have done this dive in 2004 a part of my PADI Advanced certification. It’s one of the famous dives that can be done in Dahab, the other one being the El Bells to Blue Hole drift dive.

The canyon is a large crack in the rocks, with a sandy bottom at 25 to 35 metres. When you approach the Canyon and there are other divers in there already (which usually is the case), it’s quite surreal to see their bubbles appearing from the rocky bottom of the sea. Search for “Canyon Dahab” on Youtube to see what it’s like.

Creatures I spotted: Napoleon fish, young lion fish, baby lion fish, garden eels, puffer fish and a flounder right at the saddle near the entrance.