The “Legends and Brothers” trip brings together the most beautiful parts of the Red Sea!
It is a combination of the wrecks in the north of the Red Sea and the emblematic Brothers islands for the pelagics and other sharks.
The departure of the cruise can be from Hurghada Marina or from Port Ghalib in the south.
It is mandatory to be N2 or an exqperienced ADV for this circuit. ADVs have the opportunity to train for the Deep Dive certification during this week (5 training dives) in order to extend their prerogatives from 30 to 40 m.
The order and the choice of the sites can be modified according to our organization and the weather conditions.
Departure Sunday morning towards the site of Ras Abu Soma.
Then, for the second dive, you will go to Safaga and the beautiful site of Panaorama Reef, the mythical site of Safaga, where we will have the opportunity to explore the northern and southern slopes!
After a night of navigation, you will arrive at the legendary islands of the Brothers for a full day of diving. You will visit the sites of the Numidia and Aida, walk at the end of the day on the south plateau of Big Brothers to observe the arrival of grey sharks. You will also meet the fox shark ballet (very present on these 2 islands) as well as some hammerhead sharks or oceanic sharks (silky sharks or longimanus sharks). The walls of the Brothers islands will enchant you with their lush wildlife (alcyonary and gorgonian).
On the third day, It is around 6 o’clock in the morning that you will dive on the fall of the Red Sea. Located at the end of the Sinai Peninsula, Shark Reef / Yolanda Reef is a vertical wall dropping to almost 800 m depth. This dive can unveil the most beautiful side of the Red Sea.
Then, you will make a stop on the Thistlegorm, considered one of the most beautiful wrecks in the world. You will do 2 dives.
The fourth day will take you to one of the wrecks of the 2nd WW: the Rosalie Moller, on a depth of 50m, this military boat is long of 100m. It had a cargo of coal. A beautiful wreck.
In the afternoon, you will go to the island of Gubal, a protected site from the wind, close to Hurghada.
This little island has a beautiful reef with many colors and great fauna. One night dive on this site.
On the fifth day, you will dive on the reef of Abu Nuhas, a real wreck trap: The stunning Giannis D will open its holds and its secrets, placed at 50 ° on a bank. The water is often very clear, the atmosphere fabulous! And then the Carnatic, cargo steamer of the 19th century carrying precious woods and alcohol. It is said that this wreck also carried gold coins of which only a small part would have been found!
The sixth day will take you to Police Station, part of the Giftun Islands National Park. Its gigantic gorgonians 3 to 4 m in diameter, with a breathtaking grace have made this a dive impossible to miss.
The last dive will be on the reef of Erg Somaya, often a drift dive, to admire the beautiful reef with its many colors and rich fauna.
- Reefs
- Wrecks
- Sharks
- Strong currents
