It’s one of those dives where you don’t really expect anything. Just jump in the water and dive down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not directly at the house reef \u2013 this time we head a few minutes towards Dahab centre, to Lighthouse Reef. A spot that is known for everything and nothing \u2013 sometimes quiet, sometimes full of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
You glide across the plateau, the sun painting vibrant patterns on the sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then: shadows. Moving, calm. It takes a few seconds for your mind to comprehend what your eyes have already seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A stingray \u2013 majestic and mysterious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It glides along less than two metres below you. A giant, covered with a fine network of dots. Slowly, gracefully. Almost as if in slow motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And you? You forget everything around you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s not the size that impresses you. Nor is it the wingspan or the delicate pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is the calmness of this ray, its serene movement. As if the sea belonged to it \u2013 and anyone who enters it must first introduce themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You stand still. Or float, rather. And you hope that this moment will never end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ray moves on. You don’t follow. Because you know: this was a gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reticulated whipray (Himantura uarnak) is a large, shy creature with a distinctive net-like pattern of spots on its back, which in adult animals forms densely packed dark spots on a light background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the day, it often lies motionless on the sea bed, sometimes even buried in the sand. As a bottom feeder, it mainly feeds on invertebrates living on the sea bed and small bony fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With a wingspan of up to 2 metres and an extremely long, thread-like tail (usually 3\u20133.5 times the width of the disc), equipped with a sting, it is an impressive sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our own house reef at Happy Life Village<\/strong> is beautiful. Triple Pools, Golden Blocks and the Lagona Divers house reef offer fantastic entry points, colourful corals and great conditions \u2013 right on our doorstep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But sometimes we deliberately drive a few minutes further: to Lighthouse Reef<\/strong> in the heart of Dahab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not because it is better, but because it is different<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And because it is precisely there that encounters such as the one with the stingray are possible \u2013 quiet, unexpected, impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are often there. And we will take you with us<\/strong>, of course, if you feel like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Book your dive now \u2192<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you’re in Dahab: Do as the stingray does.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Take it easy. Dive without pressure. And look closely \u2013 often the greatest experience is not far away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See you underwater.<\/p>\n\n\nUnsere Empfehlung<\/h3>\n\n\n\n