Best Diving in Marsa Alam
Marsa Alam is one of the world's great places to dive and to learn — warm water year-round, CDWS-licensed centres, and sites running from sheltered training bays to walls and wrecks with real reputations.
Local truth: certification requirements here are enforced at booking (not at the boat), valet setups are standard, and autumn brings the visibility everyone photographs.
30 bookable picks, ranked by traveller demand
Elphinstone Reef — 2 Dives
A legendary drift wall for certified divers, with the chance of oceanic whitetips.
Speedboat Dive — Elphinstone Reef
Fast morning run to the legendary Elphinstone drift wall — two dives for experienced divers.
PADI Open Water Diver Course — Marsa Alam
Learn to dive on the rich, quiet house reefs of the deep south over 3–4 days.
PADI Discover Scuba — Marsa Alam House Reef
Try scuba for the first time from the beach on one of Egypt's best house reefs.
AIDA 2 Freediving Course — Marsa Alam
Learn to freedive in the calm, clear deep-south water — AIDA 2 over two days.
Marsa Mubarak Speedboat — 2 Dives
Two easy dives in Marsa Mubarak's seagrass bay with turtles, guitar sharks and coral ergs.
Fury Shoals Day Dive Safari
Long-range safari boat to the Fury Shoals for two dives among caverns, pinnacles and reef sharks.
Marsa Alam House Reef — 2 Guided Dives
Two relaxed shore dives on a superb southern house reef — walk in, no boat needed.
Private Freediving Coaching — Marsa Alam
One-to-one freediving coaching in calm deep-south water — technique, depth and relaxation.