Straight off the beach at the Hilton Hotel in Nuweiba, you’ll find the famous Abu Lou Lou Reef, also referred to as the Hilton House Reef. It is known for the incredible richness of marine life, including stonefish, turtles and lionfish, a fact that led some divers to nickname it the “lionfish city”. The amazement you’ll experience at Abu Lou Lou is indescribable, since the amount of underwater species you’ll spot down there exceeds by far what you might have already seen while Diving in more popular Red Sea reefs, which tend to be a lot busier. Some divers had had the chance to encounter a friendly dolphin who pays a visit from time to time.
Abu Lou Lou or Hilton House Reef is a gradual sandy slope goes down to about 12 m, where it flattens out to an even platform. After going to the right you will find a small reef formation where if you look closely you can spot things like sea horses, nudibranchs and the rare shortfin dwarf lionfish.
Abu Lou Lou or Hilton House Reef is a truly interesting diving site for people who just want to look take a closer look for the smaller creatures of the Red Sea. Not long ago two manta’s were seen here on a daily base. Even a whale shark has made an appearance here in the past.
Abu Lou Lou is also a great night dive, and a particularly enjoyable snorkeling location.
You don’t have to be a Hilton guest to be able to dive this reef, contact us (ETL Egypt Travel Link), your hotel’s dive operator or any Nuweiba operator to organize a dive at Abu Lou Lou.
Depth: 2-20 m
Visibility: 15-25 m