Day 1 (2 dives only)

  • Abu Dabbab
  • Sha’ab Sharm west or Habili Ghadir

Day 2

  • Daedalus
  • Daedalus
  • Daedalus

Day 3

  • Rocky Island
  • Rocky Island
  • Zabargad Island

Day 4

  • Sha’ab Sataya South or Sha’ab Maksour.
  • Dolphin House (if possible)
  • Sha’ab Malahi or Sha’ab Claudia
  • Sha’ab Shelinat
  • Dahra Wady Gemal (night dive)

Day 5

  • Sha’ab Sharm East
  • Sha’ab Ghadir or Sha’ab Marsa Alam or Habili Marsa Alam
  • Elphinstone NW
  • Abu Dabbab (night dive)

Day 6 

  • Elphimstone
  • Elphinstone or Marsa Shona
  • Back to Port Ghalib

Daedalus Reef

Daedalus Reef (Abu Kizan) is a remote, 400m x 100m standalone reef in the Egyptian Red Sea, about 90 km from Marsa Alam. It features deep walls, pristine coral formations, and is a prime diving spot with frequent sightings of hammerhead and grey reef sharks. The reef hosts a 30m lighthouse, built in 1863 and rebuilt in 1931, which remains active with a 2+1 flashing pattern every 30 seconds. Accessible only by boat, it also serves as a station for the Egyptian coast guard and Navy.

Rocky Island

Rocky Island is a small fossil-coral island that emerges from the surface, elliptical in shape, surrounded by a surface level reef. The island sinks it walls down to more that 1000 metres of water. The walls are covered in soft corals and huge gorgonians which float and wave in the current. It is possible to sight many species of shark here as well as sailfish, dolphins and manta rays.

Rocky Island is well known by scuba divers as one that offers among the best diving sites in the Red Sea

Elphinstone

Elphinstone Reef, also known as Sha’ab Abu Hamra, is an isolated reef located in the Egyptian Red Sea, about 30 kilometers north of Marsa Alam. This reef is distinguished by its rich biodiversity, with soft corals, particularly Dendronephthya species, dominating the landscape. Elphinstone is a prime destination for diving enthusiasts, featuring steep walls covered in soft corals, creating an ideal environment for observing Grey Reef Sharks patrolling the plateaus. Additionally, Oceanic White Tip Sharks can often be spotted in the area throughout most of the year.

Zabargad Island

Zabargad Island is a wonderful dive site offering wall diving, a wreck and shallow areas with dozens of slender coral towers. Here live a great many tropical groupers, which are easily approached and photographed during a dive without equals in its category. When diving here at night you will find octopus, crustaceans and nudibranches emerge to crowd through the coral grottos.The island is part of the Elba National Park meaning the island is conserved. However, the island was closed to the public for one year due to damage to corals and the disturbance of birds who breed on the island.

Rocky Island is well known by scuba divers as one that offers among the best diving sites in the Red Sea