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Dive site guides

Every legendary Red Sea dive site, explained.

From the wreck of the Thistlegorm to the sharks of Elphinstone — depth, conditions, what you'll see and the trips that take you there.

Northern Red Sea & Sinai

Wreck16–30 m

SS Thistlegorm

Strait of Gubal

One of the world's great wreck dives — cargo holds, locomotives, batfish and trevally.

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Wall / drop-off10–40 m

Ras Mohammed

Sharm el-Sheikh

Big schools of snapper and barracuda, soft corals, and the scattered Yolanda cargo.

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Wall / drop-offReef 7–30 m

The Blue Hole

Dahab

Dramatic coral wall, the 'Bells' entry, and the open-water reef garden.

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Wreck4–28 m

Abu Nuhas

Strait of Gubal

The Giannis D and Carnatic wrecks, glassfish swarms and resident lionfish.

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Hurghada · Safaga

Drift dive5–25 m

Giftun Island reefs

Hurghada

Easy drifts, anthias clouds and frequent turtle and ray encounters.

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Coral reef12–30 m

Careless Reef

Hurghada

Moray eels, groupers and the chance of passing reef sharks in the blue.

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Coral reef5–15 m

Gota Abu Ramada

Hurghada

Goatfish, glassfish, masked butterflyfish and easy conditions for all levels.

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Wreck12–30 m

Salem Express

Safaga

An intact, moving wreck; dived respectfully as a maritime grave.

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Wall / drop-off5–40 m

Panorama Reef

Safaga

Soft coral walls, tuna and trevally, and excellent visibility.

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Marsa Alam & the Deep South

Wall / drop-offWall to 40 m+

Elphinstone Reef

Marsa Alam

Oceanic whitetip sharks in season, soft corals and big pelagic action.

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Wall / drop-offWall to 40 m+

Daedalus Reef

Offshore (liveaboard)

Hammerhead schools, a famous anemone city and pristine walls.

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Wall / drop-offWall to 40 m+

The Brothers Islands

Offshore (liveaboard)

Thresher and grey reef sharks, the Numidia and Aida wrecks, vivid soft coral.

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Coral reef3–15 m

Abu Dabbab

Marsa Alam

Green turtles and the chance of seeing a dugong grazing the seagrass.

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Coral reef5–20 m

Sha'ab Samadai

Marsa Alam

A resident pod of spinner dolphins, coral pinnacles and shallow ergs.

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Coral reef5–30 m

Fury Shoals

Deep South

Hard coral gardens, swim-throughs and a friendly dolphin population.

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Coral reef5–30 m

St John's Reef

Deep South (liveaboard)

Caves and swim-throughs at Habili Ali, untouched coral and reef sharks.

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