Rare seagrass-grazing 'sea cow', Marsa Alam's living legend.
Distant cousin of the manatee, found in only a handful of places on earth. Two adult dugongs live in Abu Dabbab bay and graze the seagrass meadow daily. Sightings are reliable but they choose their own approach distance. Protected by Egyptian law.
Abu Dabbab (best), occasional Marsa Mubarak.
These trips go where this species lives. It is a wild animal, so a sighting is possible and never promised.
One of the few places on Earth where you can swim with the rare and gentle dugong.
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A protected bay famous for resident green turtles and a chance of dugong encounter.
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Look, don't touch. Endangered, protected species. Stay 3 m away, never block surface route.
Abu Dabbab (best), occasional Marsa Mubarak. These trips go where this species lives. It is a wild animal, so a sighting is possible and never promised.
2.5–3.0 m
