Wall / drop-off Marsa Alam
Elphinstone Reef A long offshore reef with sheer walls and two plateaus — an advanced drift dive.
Oceanic whitetip sharks in season, soft corals and big pelagic action.
Wall to 40 m+ Sign in to log
Wall / drop-off Offshore (liveaboard)
Daedalus Reef A remote offshore reef topped by a lighthouse, reached by liveaboard.
Hammerhead schools, a famous anemone city and pristine walls.
Wall to 40 m+ Sign in to log
Wall / drop-off Offshore (liveaboard)
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.
Wall to 40 m+ Sign in to log
Coral reef Marsa Alam
Abu Dabbab A sandy bay with seagrass beds — a gentle shore dive and snorkel site.
Green turtles and the chance of seeing a dugong grazing the seagrass.
3–15 m Sign in to log
Coral reef Marsa Alam
Sha'ab Samadai A horseshoe reef known as Dolphin House, with a protected lagoon zone.
A resident pod of spinner dolphins, coral pinnacles and shallow ergs.
5–20 m Sign in to log
Coral reef Deep South
Fury Shoals A vast network of pristine reefs and lagoons in the far south.
Hard coral gardens, swim-throughs and a friendly dolphin population.
5–30 m Sign in to log
Coral reef Deep South (liveaboard)
St John's Reef The southernmost Egyptian reefs near the Sudanese border, reached by liveaboard.
Caves and swim-throughs at Habili Ali, untouched coral and reef sharks.
5–30 m Sign in to log