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Diving to wrecks is one of the biggest thrills a scuba diver can experience. The ship may have sunk in wartime or in peace, due to stormy seas a fire collision with a reef, sudden displacement of its cargo or ramming by another vessel - whatever the case, its wreck is the scene of a tragedy. The sea has an extraordinary ability to hide its treasures from view and to protect them against the passage of time, for much longer and more effectively than happens above the surface.

Here you will find some information on the sites that we visit:

North itinerary:

Giftun Islands - Gubal Islands - Sha'ab Ali ( Thistlegorm wreck) - Abu Nuhas ( Carnatic wreck)

Two choices are provided, one southwards to the Safaga area, and the other in the direction of the Hurghada archipelago. The southern cruise provides fascinating underwater expeditions along the Panorama reef and the wreck of the Salem Express, and also includes the Middle reef and Abu Kefan, while the Hurghada archipelago cruise, which is probably the more beautiful of the two, provides underwater diving expeditions at Sha'ab El Erg, famous for its manta rays, and Shabrur Syul with its fabulous madreporic formations. It then continues to Umm Usk and from there to the wrecks at Abu Nuhas; the Giannis, Carnatic, Chrisoula and Kimon. The cruise almost always ends with a visit to the famous Thistlegorm wreck that was sunk just off the amazing reefs of Sha'ab Ali. The cruise includes a minimum of fifteen underwater diving expeditions, of which at least one or two are nocturnal.

South itinerary:

Giftun Islands-Abu Hashish Isl.-Panorama Reef-Abu Kifan Reef-Sha'ab Shaer ( Salem Express wreck)

A minibus is provided to take passengers to South Hurghada (El Quseir, Ras Galeb), where embarkation takes place. The first stop is at Elphinstone, the most exciting and splendid of the Red Sea reefs. From here on until Wadi Gimal, the cruise follows one of the most fascinating underwater diving routes that the Egyptian Red Sea has to offer. The itinerary includes diving expeditions at Sha'ab Alam, famous for its great branching black coral, at Erg Alam with its amazing turrets of madrepora, and at Ras Samadai, the horseshoe-shaped reef that provides an excellent place to anchor for the night and the chance of an underwater diving expedition along underwater tunnels and in and out of passing grottoes. Ras Samadai also provides the added attraction of being able to share an underwater adventure with some resident bottlenosed dolphins. The cruise then proceeds towards Gota El Sharm, the temple of the giant sea fans constantly presided over by deep sea fish, before reaching Wadi Gimal. Underwater diving expeditions at Elphistone can be organised both at the beginning and at the end of the trip. The entire reef is extremely interesting; its northern end (Punta Nord) is the exclusive territory of the hammer shark, its eastern wall is characterised by a multitude of barrier fish and its western wall is completely carpeted by multicoloured Alcyonaria, while its southern end is the favourite hunting ground of tunny shoals and carangidae. There are also cruises of one or two weeks with even more southerly routes reaching as far south as Dolpin reef and the reefs of St. John, but these trips are dependent on clearance from the Egyptian authorities and previously established embarcation points. Dolphin reef is famous for its great number of friendly resident dolphins that can be easily approached in the water ( snorkling), whereas the reefs of St. John promise underwater encounters of every nature, not to mention the wealth of life on its coral.

Marine Parks:

Minimum requirement for all Marine parks is an Advanced certification (or similar) and 50 logged dives or more. No night dives are allowed in the marine park areas.

The Brothers

El Akawein, the Brothers, are two small islands in the middle of the Red Sea, some 40 miles offshore from El Quseir. The islands, just a five minute boat ride apart are the peaks of two pillars rising up from the depth. Due to the exposed location rough seas and strong currents are common. Once you mastered the rough journey, stunning underwater scenery is awaiting you.

The islands are surrounded by costal reefs with sheer vertical walls and absolute fantastic coral growth. Soft corals, gorgonians, black corals and rich fish life everywhere you look. Tunas, sharks and barracudas cruise by to check the shoals of snappers and jackfish hanging around. In summer you might even see mantas around the Brothers.

If you get tired of coral and fish watching, you will find two strikingly beautiful wrecks on the western slopes of the Big Brother Island. Aida II is an 82 meter long Egyptian military vessel that sank in 1957 and Numidia is a British cargo ship that carried locomotive spare parts when it sank here on its way to India 1901.

Safaris to the Brothers start north from Hurghada or south from Marsa Alam. Leaving from Hurghada and weather allowing, we will spend three days exploring the Brothers. From Marsa Alam we will spend two days in the Brothers and the rest in the Marsa Alam area.

Daedalus Reef

Daedalus is a large oval reef with a lighthouse, 96 km off the coast from Marsa Alam, almost half the way to Saudi Arabia.

The reef has spectacular sheer walls carpeted in soft and hard corals and huge sea fans. The vertical walls drop away quite steeply on all sides with the exception of the South where we find a beautiful plateau with a bottom at 40 meters. The east side has caves and overhangs where large groupers hide. On the west side is beautiful hard coral formations.

Expect to see barracuda, jacks, tuna and turtles. Daedalus is also a good place for spotting hammerheads, gray reef sharks and thresher sharks. Even mantas and whale sharks cruise by in autumn. Some rate Daedalus as spectacular as the Brothers.

Daedalus can be combined with a South or Brothers safari from Marsa Alam.

The Island of Zabargad and Rocky Island

These two islands lie just a few kilometer north of Sudan and offer very different dives.

Zabargad offers beautiful wall dives as well as more shallow areas with dozens of coral towers to explore. Beautiful coral growth and easily approachable groupers make this a dream for underwater photographing. Just off the island, lying at 24 meters, is a large cargo vessel worth examining.

Rocky is a small island, elliptical in shape and surrounded by surface level reefs. The walls covered in soft corals and gorgonians go down to more than 1000 meters of water. The island is home to a large amount of fish, which again attracts sharks, dolphins and manta rays looking for pray. Rocky has often very strong currents.

We do one week Deep South cruises from Hamata that include St John's reef, Zabargad and Rocky.