Blue Hole

Blue Hole: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this cave: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Blue Hole

Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Blue Hole — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 24.70788, 35.09146. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Hole

• Sharm El Luli · beach · Red Sea · ~22 km · Must-see
• Shaab Marsa Alam · beach · Red Sea · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dilta Wādī el-Gimāl · attraction · Red Sea · ~6 km
• Wadi Gemal Island · river spot · Red Sea · ~10 km
• Jazīrat Wādī Jimāl · river spot · Red Sea · ~11 km
• Wādī el-Gimāl · attraction · Red Sea · ~18 km
• Umm Kābū · fort · Red Sea · ~33 km
• Wadi El-Gemal - Hamata National Park · sanctuary · Red Sea · ~33 km
• Abu Ghuṣūn · attraction · Red Sea · ~38 km
• Large Temple · fort · Red Sea · ~39 km
• South-Sikait · fort · Red Sea · ~39 km
• Jabal al Luwaywi · viewpoint · Red Sea · ~40 km
• Wadi Nugrus · fort · Red Sea · ~42 km
• Naslat Marfua · viewpoint · Red Sea · ~44 km
• Jabal Shawab · viewpoint · Red Sea · ~47 km
• Mersa Samadai · beach · Red Sea · ~47 km
• Mons Smaragdus · fort · Red Sea · ~48 km
• Naslat Marfua · viewpoint · Red Sea · ~49 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Hole

Other caves near Blue Hole

• Salt Grotto · cave · Red Sea · ~95 km

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