Elba Reef

• Elba Reef is located at the Halaib Triangle on the Egyptian and Sudanese border with very nice plateaus on its North and South sides. It is a triangle-shaped reef. The Plateau in the North is long and starts at around 20 m and ends at around 45 m depth. At the edge of the plateau, plenty of huge coral fans can be found. One of the main attractions, at the edge of a deep drop-off at the South plateau, is the large wreck of “SS Isola di Levanzo” that sank in the early 1900's. She is a rarely visited beautiful Wreck that is surrounded by scattered sherry bottles all over the sea bottom. The propeller of the ship lies at 18 m and the entire upper or stern section can be penetrated. Further inshore, the reef is relatively shallow but well-grown with a variety of corals all around the reef. Fish life is interesting as from reef species to sharks everything can be spotted.

Rocky Island

• The site features several submerged rocks surrounded by sandy areas with a nice swim-through at around 20 m deep. There is beautiful staghorn and hard coral. You can often find a leopard shark and a whitetip reef shark resting on the sand. Turtles and pelagic fishes like the Giant Trevally are common too. The maximum depth is around 39 meters deep but most of the dive is done around 15 meters. The current can be quite strong and this dive spot is better suited to open-water advanced divers.

Zabargad

• The island of Zabargad has been known since the time of the pharaohs for the presence of the ancient mines from which olivine was extracted, a green stone similar to the emerald. In Zabargad you will dive along the south wall characterized by a multitude of very scenic passages.

St Johns

• This vast reef system lies furthest to the south on the Egyptian side, 10 miles from the Sudanese border. There are dozens of excellent dives. Its reefs rise up from a gigantic underwater plateau hidden in the inky blue water.

Daedalus Reef

• The Daedalus Reef is a huge reef formation that lies about 180km south of Brother Islands. The reef is surrounded by a sheer wall all around, featuring a plateau on its southern side that goes from 28m beside the reef to 40m on the edge of the drop-off. If the weather is good, try to get as far north as possible and drift along one of the sides of the reef. Reef and hammerhead sharks are often spotted here. Underwater marine life is here more abundant than anywhere else, with schools of surgeons, fusiliers, and carangids.

Elphinstone

• This long finger-like reef runs from north to south in the open Red Sea. Steep walls drop to the depths on the reef’s east and west sides, while the north and south ends of the reefs are marked by a submerged plateau. Sharks often swim by the spot to feed on the abundant reef fish population.

Brother Islands

• The Brother Islands are one of the best diving spots in the world. The Islands – the Big Brother and the Little Brother – are two small exposed promontories that just come out of the water in the middle of the sea at around 60km from the Egyptian coastline. The Little Brother has a very high concentration of life in a much-reduced area. The walls are covered literally with sponges, anemones, and hard and soft corals in an astonishing variety of colors and shapes. Of course, you will find here plenty of fish. It is not unusual to see sharks: hammerheads, thresher sharks, grey reef sharks, silvertip, and whitetip reef sharks. About one km north of the Little Brother lays the Big Brother. Situated, in the middle of the island, is a lighthouse. When it is not too windy, you can proceed to dive the Wreck NUMIDIA which lies upon the reef on the northern side of the island between 5m and 80m. This 150m long ship sunk in 1901 and is now completely covered with both hard and soft corals and gorgonias. On the NW side of the island, you will find the other Wreck: the AIDA. This 82m long steamship sunk in 1957. The remaining pieces of the Wreck are scattered all over the reef and just the back side of the hull can be found between 34m and 60m. It is nicely overgrown and worth visiting. Because of strong currents and maybe high waves, it is not easy to dive at the Brothers. This safari is only for experienced divers.
  
  

Itinerary Sample

• Check-in onboard on the arrival day at 06:00 p.m.
  
  
• Leaving the marina on the next day before noon.
  
  
• 14 days in the sea – 3-4 dives per day, depending on the routing. The realization of a Diving Cruise depends on the weather, sea conditions, local regulations, as well as from the skill of the divers taking part. A guarantee for the journey of certain reefs cannot be given for these reasons.
  
  
• Last day (a day before departure) max. 2 dives, afterward back to the marina.
  
  
• Board: Full Board during Cruise (Except for Arrival Day "dinner" and Departure Day "breakfast")
  
  
• Check-out latest on departure day (10:00 a.m.)
  
  
• Depending on the organization or because of the technical reason it is possible to accommodate our guests last night (based on HB) in a hotel.
  
  
• Transfer back to the airport.
  
  
• Changes are possible

The last dive will be on the penultimate day of the trip. Divers are recommended to wait for 24 hours before flying after the last dive.

Sample itineraries and maps are for illustrative purposes only. The exact route and sites visited are subject to change based on local regulations, guest experience, weather, and logistics and are at the Captain's discretion.