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The Elphinstone reef is one of the great reefs in the Red Sea.

The reef is some distance from the mainland, therefore there is a good chance to see large animals, like Sharks around the reef.
In the southern end of the reef, there is a plateau at around 40 metres of depth, what a lot of divers does not know, is that there is a tunnel going through the reef, called The Arch.

In 2006 I had the great pleasure of diving though The Arch, together with out egyptian guide Muhammed and my good diving friend Frank.

Even though the nitrogen narcosis is quite high at 55-60 metres of depth, the pleasure was great. In the middle of the arch there are 3 large stone blocks formed like coffins. The fairy tail is that there is a Pharaoh buried in one of these ‘coffins’.

In may 2008 I am going back to Elphinstone, i really hope to get a chance to dive The Arch again.

Here is a video of divers using scooters going through The Arch.

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