Undoubtedly one of the cruises, the best known and renowned in Egypt. Lovers of wreck diving will be thrilled on this tour that will take us to the area close to the mouth of the Suez Canal between the islands and Gubal Shadwan. The route continues to the tip of the Sinai in the reserve of Ras Mohamed. Reputed to be one of the best diving in the world with its sheer walls and steep drop-offs up to 800 meters! And huge schools of fish.

Sample Itinerary:

Day 1: Check-in day. Guests are able to check in from 5 pm up until 3 am the following morning to get to the boat in time. Services start on day 1 after check-in and the evening dinner is included on board. The boat leaves between 9 and 10 am on day 2.

Day 2: Departure for St. Johns after breakfast.

Days 3 - 6: Up to 3 dives a day exploring the stunning reefs.

Day 7: Dives are planned but it depends on the flight schedule of the guests. The boat will be back in the afternoon. The last night will be spent at the marina and dinner will be served aboard.

Day 8: Breakfast included and check out between 8 and 9 am. Guests can go straight to the airport to catch their flight. Transfers are organized by boat.

Dive Area Highlights:

Sha'ab El Erg
Is a beautiful reef in the shape of a horseshoe that has regular schools of dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). We will do our first dive from the back "in fins." (weight ...) So we can watch the dolphins either diving or by PMT. They are very often outside the reef or the lagoon

Ras Mohamed
This famous national park is located at the end south point of the Sinai, is the meeting points of Suez and el Aqaba gulfs. The water gathering of both gulfs can sometimes form strong current areas, the reason why many caranxes gather often near its abyssal blue fallings.
This drift diving will begin at the extreme southern point called “Shark Reef” and “Yolanda Reef”. Both are considered the most extraordinary in the park. We will immerse in the “Shark Reef” and its falling side that descends to 800 m deep. We will go along this side and ascend toward the “Yolanda Reef”. We can observe numerous coral formations all covered by alcyonarians and gorgonians. We will pass by this magnificent area inhabited by huge Morays, Napoleons, turtles, groupers, and enormous schools of batfish to end our dive by the Cyprus shipwreck that sank in 1980

Thistlegorm
This English freighter sank on October 6, 1941, bombed by German aircraft while carrying a cargo of munitions and war material for the English to North Africa (Trucks, cars, motorcycles, ...). You can see all these remains are still present in the wreck. This is one of the most famous wrecks in the world

The Northern Plateau of Small Brother
We will dive at around 35/40 m. deep on top of the northern plateau. This is the spot where you will probably get the chance to see Gray Sharks and Hammer Sharks. Mantas could also be on the rendezvous or Moony fish schools (Mola Mola). We will then leave the plateau and the deep zone to go (depending on the current direction) toward the western side filled up with different forms of lives multicolored alcyonarians, magnificent gorgonians, and extremely varied fauna: Morays, Barracudas… On this islet, you can get the chance to see an unbelievable number of shark species: Grey reef, silver tip, silky, hammer, thresher, and of course near the surface, the one waiting for the Oceanic whitetip shark.

Aida II Wreck (Big Brother)
A 1426 tons wreck, sank in 1957 north/west of Big Brother. The zodiac will bring you before the wrecks’ spot in the current direction. You will descend to reach 30 m. deep and there lies the Aida. You will discover first a whole from which hang ropes covered with multicolored corals formations. if you look inside you could see clouds of glassfish. You will continue discovering to reach the rear of the boat lying at -40 m deep. The area is filled with multicolored corals transforming the back of the ship into a real garden.

The Numidia (Big Brother)
The 130 m. long, Numidia weighs 6400 tons and lies at the northern point of Big Brother Island since July 1901. The ship was on its’ first trip from Glasgow to India with railway equipment as cargo. Today it lies on its’ side between 10 and 80 m. deep. As soon as we get underwater we descend towards the ship to discover the wreck covered with corals and filled with different life forms. In the wedge in the early morning don’t forget to look into the “blue” you’ll see some grey or hammer sharks, it’s their domain! We will then drift dive to discover one side of the reef or the other.

Designed by our experts in the region, the golden ring takes you from Hurghada to the Brothers Islands and Sharm El Sheik. Some of the best dives in Egypt are on schedule, which will delight sharks, sharks, and dolphins addicts.

Highlights:

• The Ras Mohamed reserve
• The mythical wreck of the Thistlegorm
• The sharks of the Brothers Islands

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.