Snorkel with spinner dolphins at Sataya Reef in the southern Red Sea, where a horseshoe of coral shelters a resting lagoon for several hundred dolphins by day. From April to November, day boats and liveaboards from Marsa Alam bring snorkelers to the reef edge, where the dolphins rest and socialise after hunting at night. Diving is banned and access is controlled to protect the pod, best from May to July.
Snorkel with spinner dolphins at Sataya Reef in the southern Red Sea, where a horseshoe of coral shelters a resting lagoon for several hundred dolphins by day. From April to November, day boats and liveaboards from Marsa Alam bring snorkelers to the reef edge, where the dolphins rest and socialise after hunting at night. Diving is banned and access is controlled to protect the pod, best from May to July.
Up to 90% sighting chance in Sataya Reef / Samadai (Marsa Alam, Egypt). Best months: May, June, July.
April to November, best May to July, with the calmest and clearest conditions.
No. Diving is banned at Sataya to protect the resting dolphins; only snorkeling at the reef edge is allowed, under access controls.
On day boats or liveaboards from Marsa Alam in the southern Red Sea.
Several hundred Red Sea spinner dolphins use Sataya, and nearby Samadai (Dolphin House), as daytime resting lagoons.
