Harlequin snake eel
Swimming, Snorkeling and Diving to See and Observe the Harlequin snake eel
The banded snake-eel dwells in lagoons and reef flats at depths of around 30 m.
and can use its sharp tail to get backwards into the sand. It remains there, its head at ground level. It is harmless. It is possible to take pictures of them. Their shape and size differences, as well as do the bands on their skin.
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Myrichthys colubrinus
Macro
Anguille-serpent à bandes, Anguille-serpent annelée, Murène-serpent annelée, Serpentine à bandes, Colubrine, Harlequin snake eel, Banded snake eel, Barred snake eel, Broadnose worm eel, Ringed snake eel
Food
During the day it meanders in seagrass beds and shallow waters to hunt fish and crustaceans hidden in the sand. It has a highly sensitive sense of smell which enables it to find prey.
Breeding
The males and females release their reproductive fluids into the water where fertilization takes place. The larvae look like spermatozoa. The banded snake-eel is a solitary animal.
Dive centers
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Daniela Hotel and Diving Center
Egypt
- Dahab

The Daniela Diving Resort Dahab has located 3 km from the center of Dahab, served by a free shuttle bus. To facilitate your diving vacation in Dahab, transfers are organized by the Daniela Diving Resort from and to Sharm El Sheik International Airport, 95 km away. Far from the crowds and mass tourism, Daniela Diving Resort Dahab is located 50 meters from the Red Sea, facing the House reef, ideal for snorkeling and freediving. Take a PADI course here, whether you want to learn to dive or enjoy a more advanced course. With PADI specialties, try new experiences in night diving, drift diving, or marine biology.
The 5* PADI Daniela Diving Center is close to some of the best dive spots in Dahab. Air and nitrox diving packages include a guide and transportation by 4X4. Children's diving is possible from 8 years old. Diving for the disabled is supervised according to the standards of the International Association for Handicapped Divers (IAHD). Camel safaris are organized in the Abu Gallum National Park. A diving package can be combined with a stay at the Daniela Village Hotel including an overnight stay, breakfast, and airport transfer. The 40 rooms of 35m2 each, located in front of the sea, are distributed on two floors. They have air conditioning, private bathrooms, mini-bar, terraces, or balconies.
Within the premises, 2 swimming pools, a restaurant, and a shisha bar allow pleasant after-dives. Activities are possible with the presence of billiards, a tennis table, a game room, a library corner, and meditation and yoga areas. A playground is dedicated to young children. WIFI is free at the reception. Relax on a beautiful 130-meter-long private beach, enjoying nature! [+]
- Accomodations and diving
- Between 10 and 20 dive sites
- Shore diving
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Top Dive Moorea
Polynesia
- Tiahura
  
The TopDive dive center, attached to the Nemoz center, is located at the Intercontinental Resort & SPA of Moorea, northwest of Moorea, in Tiahura. A new annex has also opened on the white sand beach of the Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & SPA, between Cook Bay and Opunohu. The infrastructure has been refurbished with large comfortable spaces, a private pontoon, a compressor room, a workshop, sanitary facilities with showers. From there, you can access the best dive sites of Moorea. The TopDive training center offers FFESSM, SSI, and PADI courses with first dive, Scuba Diver Open Water Diver, and Advanced Open Water.
Dive with Nitrox for free if you already have the certification! Of course, many diving specialties are offered here including shark watching. Moorea is the perfect place for diving, snorkeling, and freediving. Twelve separate passes in the barrier reef lead out of the lagoon into the open sea. You'll never get tired of diving in the warm, clear water, where every coral block is surrounded by a school of sergeant majors and anthias. Take part in night dives, for the atmosphere of peace and quiet that reigns there, but also to observe a different fauna from that of the day. Going to the diving spots in Moorea allows you to swim with many lemon sharks.
For experienced divers, there is also an underwater garden with beautiful Montipora coral roses. When sailing to the outer reef, the scenery in Cook and Opunohu bays is sumptuous. Seen from the open sea, Moorea is a green garden with the smell of humus, tropical trees, lush vegetation, beautiful peaceful rivers, waterfalls, pandanus-roofed houses. Transfers from your accommodation to the Top Dive center are free of charge. Use the Top Dive Pass to dive into each island where the brand is represented. [+]
- Accomodations and diving
- Between 10 and 20 dive sites
- fast boat
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FL-Team Safaga
Egypt
- Safaga
 
The FL-Team Dive Centre (formerly Fred Lombard) is located almost inside the small dive resort Nemo, a stone's throw from the aluminium marina in Safaga. The main entrance is located on the side of the former Divers House. Greg and Agneska welcome you here on the morning of your arrival at 8 a, to complete the formalities. Then, every day, after your free transfer from the hotels north of Safaga, the sailors and instructors welcome you on the deck of the boat Calypso, at the marina. Your equipment and tanks are already on the boat. After 30 to 60 minutes of sailing, you arrive at one of the best dive spots in Safaga such as Abu Kefan or Panorama Reef. After a full briefing, it's time to get in the water for a 45 to 60-minute dive.
A second dive is then arranged at a different dive site or on a different part of the same location. Back on board the boat, it's finally time for a snack with even chocolate pancakes! And finally, the boat returns to the marina between 4 and 5 pm. Also a French FFESSM training centre, FL-Team allows you to start your diving experience with your first dive and to follow PADI diving courses from Open Water Diver to Divemaster. A rebreather course is even available, ideal for underwater photographers who don't want to blow bubbles! Technical diving is also in the spotlight at FL-Team.
From Air Diluent Rebreather to Hypoxic Trimix Rebreather courses are spread over 5 days of training. In Safaga, take the time to specialise in diving with a side-moun or solo diver certification. If diving and snorkelling are your favourite pastimes, then the Nemo dive resort is ideal! Don't hesitate for this nice all-inclusive package at the Nemo, with 7 nights half board, 10 dives over 5 days including lunches on board, taxes and visa. A small private beach and a swimming pool are part of your daily routine. [+]
- Between 20 and 30 dive sites
- Tek training abroad
- Stay without a car
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TGI Mersa Alam
Egypt
- Marsa Alam
 
TGI Diving center is located near the airport of Marsa Alam, Egypt, inside the Sea Club Gorgonia Beach Resort Hotel. The resort is located on the edge of a beautiful natural bay connected to a series of lagoons opening onto reefs full of life.
The diving center includes a store, reception, a room to store, and rinse your equipment, toilets and shower rooms, a classroom equipped with audiovisual teaching aids. Here you can rent recent diving equipment.
The training sessions as well as some explorations take place on the hotel's House reef, accessible from the beach. Experienced instructors offer you SSI training courses ranging from the free pool initiation, Try scuba, to the Divemaster. You have the choice with many specialties such as deep diving, night diving, wreck diving...
Thanks to a unique location near the protected underwater park of Marsa Alam, various excursions are offered both in diving and snorkeling. You can also take a minibus to explore the dive sites around the nearest bays. Full-day boat trips, including 2 dives, take place in Wadi Gimal Park and to the Elphinstone site.
You also have the possibility to swim and dive with longirostris dolphins at Sha'ab Samadai, at the Dolphin House, or to meet a dugong at Marsa Abu Dabab, in Dugong Bay. The sites are adapted according to the levels of the divers. Regarding accommodation, you will find at the Sea Club Gorgonia Beach Resort all the necessary comfort for your stay, with air-conditioned rooms and satellite TV. Various activities and excursions are offered to non-divers, such as lazing on the beach, water sports... [+]
- Accomodations
- Protected Marine Park
- Nautical activities
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Nesima Resort
Egypt
- Dahab
   
Nesima Resort is located in Dahab, in the southern Sinai, one hour's drive from Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport. You arrive at a small, all-white hotel with an integrated diving center and a swimming pool in the middle of the resort, opening out to the sea.
It is located on the seafront promenade, 3 minutes walk from the village center, where Bedouin and Routard cultures intertwine!
Small shishas bars are dotted along the water and in the evening you can see the lights of the cities of Saudi Arabia sparkling on the other side of the Gulf of Aqaba. You are almost guaranteed a change of scenery, with brilliant sunshine all year round, high, breathtaking copper-colored mountains, a beautiful, colorful, and healthy reef, and the clear, warm waters of the Red Sea.
Access to the dive sites is from the coast, by 4X4.
Here you can take advantage of PADI dive courses, from Discover Scuba Diver to Divemaster, and camel and boat diving safaris to Ras Abu Galum and Gabr el Bint.
If you have not dived in the last 6 months, then a refresher dive is offered at no extra charge. If your last dive was more than a year ago, then you can do a scuba review in the pool and in the sea.
Trips are also organized with mini cruises coupled with dives in South Sinai. Feel free to spend a Bedouin evening under the stars, in the desert, by the sea. After the dive, sitting around the campfire, you will enjoy a delicious dinner of koftas, tahina, and ech.
Tip: wait a minimum of 18 to 24 hours between your last dive in Dahab and the flight departure in Sharm el-sheik.
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- Friendly atmosphere
- Near Downtown area
- Nautical activities
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