THE BROTHERS

To those who know it, the two islands located in the middle of the Red Sea, represent some of the most challenging but, nevertheless, most beautiful and enchanting dive sites in the Red Sea.

Due to the strong currents that frequently hit the Brothers, you can expect to find some of the most fantastic marine life in the Red Sea. It`s a daily encounter with sharks or other predators.

The highlights of the big brother are the fascinating; gravity defying shipwrecks of Aida and Numbia with their amazing growth of soft corals.

A few considerations:
- The diver considering a visit to the Brothers should have some experience in that sort of diving.
- By Egyptian law we have to start this itinerary from Hurghada or Port Ghalib.
- Due to the fact that The Brothers are exposed to wind and elements, this itinerary is only possible from spring to autumn.
- The sailing distance is between 350 and 450 km depending on where we start the trip.

[The exact itinerary and reefs visited depends on weather conditions and the diver`s level of experience)

14 NIGHT MARINE PARK

This trip will take you to the absolute highlights of the Red Sea.

It starts in Hurghada or in Port Ghalib, then to "The Brothers" followed by Daedalus reef then Zabargad and Rocky Islands, (all part of the Marine Park reserve), beside which you will visit a lot of sites, along the coast, between the port of departure and St. Johns.

On this trip we guarantee an extraordinary adventure.

You need to know:
To join this trip you should not be suffering from sea sickness and should have good experience in diving.

It is only possible to make this tour between spring and autumn.

[The exact itinerary and reefs visited depends on weather conditions and the diver`s level of experience)

DAEDALUS AND ELPHINSTONE

Daedalus Reef, Abu El Kizan in Arabic, is the foremost offshore amongst all the reefs in the Egyptian Red Sea. With walls surrounding its entire perimeter, it is famous for its huge hard coral formations, schooling hammerheads and sightings of thresher sharks and whale sharks. Big napoleon wrasse are also frequent and interact with divers and the shear walls are covered in soft coral. Its anemone garden guarded by swarms of clown fish offer the diver and underwater photographer an experience of memorable beauty.

Last but not least, this itinerary finishes with Elphinstone, a truly legendary reef, with its northern and southern plateaus and walls festooned in soft coral. Hammerheads, grey reef and Oceanic sharks can also be spotted here on a regular basis. Some of the best dives are made in the early morning, when you are most likely to spot schooling hammerheads and grey reef sharks hovering around the reefs, as on the northern plateau of the famous and exposed reef of Elphinstone with its shear walls covered in soft corals.

You need to know:
- This trip is better suited to the more experience diver which is why we ask that divers to have 30 logged dives and be PADI advanced or equivalent.
- By Egyptian law we have to start this itinerary from Hurghada or Port Ghalib.
- The sailing distance is between 350 and 500 km depending on where we start the trip.

(The exact itinerary and reefs visited depends on weather conditions and the diver`s level of experience)

NORTH MARINE PARKS

This tour begins and ends in Hurghada or Port Ghalib. In this itinerary you will be visiting the reefs between Hurghada, Safaga or Port Ghalib and Daedalus Reef.

Sailing distance is around 450 km.

[The exact itinerary and reefs visited depends on weather conditions and the diver`s level of experience)

SOUTH MARINE PARKS

This tour begins and ends in Port Ghalib. On this trip you will visit the reefs between Port Ghalib and Zabargad/Rocky.

Here are some examples of diving sites you will visit:

* Daedalus Reef
* Rocky Island
* Zabargad
* Elphinstone

[The exact itinerary and reefs visited depends on weather conditions and the diver`s level of experience)

NORTH SAFARI - RED SEA WRECKS

This is the classic Red Sea itinerary. To the North of Hurghada, the Red Sea splits into two arms embracing the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba. The Mediterranean is connected to the Red Sea via the man made Suez Canal that opens to the very busy strait of Gubal, east of Hurghada. The straits of Gubal, being laden with reefs, is consequently the resting place of many shipwrecks.

This itinerary combines the most famous wrecks of the Red Sea with stunning walls, drop offs and reef diving.

The trip includes:
Diving the ‘wreck graveyard’ at Abu Nuhas. This reef lies close to the shipping lane of the Suez Canal and has claimed more wrecks than any other. These wrecks are fairly open and covered in beautiful coral-a photographers dream.

At the tip of the Sinai and fed with nutrient rich waters from the Gulf of Aqaba is the National Park, Ras Mohamed. It is famous for its breath taking walls and drop offs. It teams with large shoals of fish, hard and soft coral gardens and magnificent fan corals.

You need to know:
- The estimated sailing time during the week is around 200 km.
- What makes this trip so popular is that it is possible throughout the whole year.
- It starts and ends in Hurghada.

[The exact itinerary and reefs visited depends on weather conditions and the diver’s level of experience)

NORTH BROTHERS SAFARI

This is a fascinating combination of the wrecks of the "North" and "The Brothers". A divers dream come true.

To the north of Hurghada the Red Sea splits in two arms embracing the Sinai, the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aquaba. The Mediterranean is connected to the Red Sea via the man made Suez Channel that opens into the busy strait of Gubal, east of Hurghada.

The strait of Gubal being laden with reefs is consequently the resting place of many shipwrecks including the ‘wreck graveyard’ at Abu Nuhas, Rosalie Moller and the SS Thistlegorm. The northern wreck safari also has fabulous dive sites to offer like Bluff Point or Blind Reef with their colourful soft corals.

To those who know it, the two islands are located in the middle of the Red Sea, representing some of the most challenging but nevertheless most beautiful and enchanting dive sites in the Red Sea.

Due to the strong currents that frequently hit the Brothers, you can expect to find some of the most fantastic marine life in the Red Sea. It’s a daily encounter with sharks or other predators.

The highlights of the big brother are the fascinating, gravity defying shipwrecks of Aida and Numbia with their amazing growth of soft corals.

The diver considering a visit to the brother should have some experience in that sort of diving.

Due to the fact that "The Brothers" are exposed to wind and elements, this itinerary is only possible between spring and autumn.

The sailing distance is between 350 and 450 km depending on where we start the trip.

[The exact itinerary and reefs visited depends on weather conditions and the diver’s level of experience

ROCKY AND ST JOHN'S

Start and end in Port Ghalib; this tour visits reefs between Port Ghalib and St. John's Reef.

This itinerary is a beautiful way to discover the south. Deep drop offs covered with vibrant corals in the bluest of blue sea. Shark and other large pelagic are common as they come in to the reef and up from the deep. This is an astounding reef safari and a photographer's dream.

You need to know:
- This trip is better suited to the more experience diver which is why we ask that divers to have 30 logged dives and be PADI advanced or equivalent.
- The sailing distance during the whole week is 750 km and the itinerary runs throughout the year.

(The exact itinerary and reefs visited depends on weather conditions and the diver`s level of experience)

Here are some examples of sites you expect to visit during the week:
* Abu Dabab
* Elphinstone
* Shaab Claudia
* Dolphin Reef (Sataya)
* Shaab Sharm
* St. John Reef (Habili Ali, Small Gota...)
* Fury Shoal
* Marsa Shouna
* and others...

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