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Wall / drop-offMarsa Alam & the Deep South

The Brothers Islands

Offshore (liveaboard)

Wall / drop-off
Type
Wall to 40 m+
Depth
Offshore (liveaboard)
Area
6 highlights
Marine life

About The Brothers Islands

Two tiny offshore islands, Big and Little Brother, ringed by current-swept walls.

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

Where it is & conditions today

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Today's conditions

What you might see

Best chances by season — sightings are never guaranteed.

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Oceanic whitetip sharks

Oct–Dec

Curious open-water sharks gather around offshore reefs in late autumn.

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Scalloped hammerheads

Jun–Aug

Summer schools patrol the offshore plateaus — an advanced, blue-water highlight.

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Thresher sharks

May–Sep

Long-tailed threshers cruise the walls of the remote offshore islands.

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Grey reef sharks

Year-round

Patrol current-swept walls and corners on the southern and offshore reefs.

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Napoleon wrasse

Year-round

Giant, friendly humphead wrasse patrol healthy reefs across the Red Sea.

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Soft-coral walls

Year-round

Clouds of orange anthias over technicolour soft coral — the Red Sea's signature scene.

See the full Red Sea marine-life calendar