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
SS Thistlegorm
Strait of Gubal
One of the world's great wreck dives — cargo holds, locomotives, batfish and trevally.
Read the guideRas Mohammed
Sharm el-Sheikh
Big schools of snapper and barracuda, soft corals, and the scattered Yolanda cargo.
Read the guideThe Blue Hole
Dahab
Dramatic coral wall, the 'Bells' entry, and the open-water reef garden.
Read the guideAbu Nuhas
Strait of Gubal
The Giannis D and Carnatic wrecks, glassfish swarms and resident lionfish.
Read the guideHurghada · Safaga
Giftun Island reefs
Hurghada
Easy drifts, anthias clouds and frequent turtle and ray encounters.
Read the guideCareless Reef
Hurghada
Moray eels, groupers and the chance of passing reef sharks in the blue.
Read the guideGota Abu Ramada
Hurghada
Goatfish, glassfish, masked butterflyfish and easy conditions for all levels.
Read the guideSalem Express
Safaga
An intact, moving wreck; dived respectfully as a maritime grave.
Read the guidePanorama Reef
Safaga
Soft coral walls, tuna and trevally, and excellent visibility.
Read the guideMarsa Alam & the Deep South
Elphinstone Reef
Marsa Alam
Oceanic whitetip sharks in season, soft corals and big pelagic action.
Read the guideDaedalus Reef
Offshore (liveaboard)
Hammerhead schools, a famous anemone city and pristine walls.
Read the guideThe Brothers Islands
Offshore (liveaboard)
Thresher and grey reef sharks, the Numidia and Aida wrecks, vivid soft coral.
Read the guideAbu Dabbab
Marsa Alam
Green turtles and the chance of seeing a dugong grazing the seagrass.
Read the guideSha'ab Samadai
Marsa Alam
A resident pod of spinner dolphins, coral pinnacles and shallow ergs.
Read the guideFury Shoals
Deep South
Hard coral gardens, swim-throughs and a friendly dolphin population.
Read the guideSt John's Reef
Deep South (liveaboard)
Caves and swim-throughs at Habili Ali, untouched coral and reef sharks.
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