Stairway to Heaven is a sloping reef in the Fury Shoals complex, accessible by speedboat from Hamata. The name comes from the experience of the dive: you begin on a broad hard coral slope and work upward through dense formations, table corals, brain corals, plate formations, until the reef levels and opens into an arch, a natural archway in the reef structure that frames the open water above. The climb and the arch are the dive.

The reef is predominantly hard coral and in exceptional condition. The coverage is dense from the base of the slope up to the shallows, largely undisturbed by the low traffic this part of the Red Sea receives. Sea fans and soft coral appear on the upper sections where the reef meets open water. Turtles are frequently encountered resting on the slope or grazing the coral. Whitetip reef sharks rest in crevices along the base. Eagle rays and stingrays cross the sandy patches between coral formations.

The site is largely sheltered from the prevailing Red Sea current, the reef structure breaks the flow and diving here is manageable across a wide range of surface conditions, though mild currents can still occur. Wadi Lahami runs speedboat day trips from Hamata when conditions allow, and this is often the first Fury Shoals site divers encounter. Advanced Open Water is the minimum, not for difficulty, but for the depth range the slope presents and the need for a controlled ascent on the way to the arch.