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The arch at the top of ‘ Stairway to Heaven ’, Fury Shoals
Marsa Nakari village by a wandering octopus , wiggly Spanish dancer nudibranchs , and voracious lionfish hunting in your torchlight .
For those with 50 dives or more , Marsa Shagra is the gateway to the legendary , world-class diving at Elphinstone , an offshore reef some 30 minutes RIB-ride from the resort . Divers can often have close encounters with large sharks ( oceanic white tips , silkies , hammerheads ) while being immersed in clouds of innumerable bright orange anthias darting in and out of the pristine coral heads . Currents can
PHOTO : Ahmet Magdy
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