This trip will offer the most beautiful of the Red Sea for one week.
The highlights of diving in Egypt:
Daedalus Reef and the hammerhead sharks on magnificent walls of coral.
St John’s Reef with his Habilis, a rich fauna with a million of colors!
And then, Elphinstone, on the northern and southern plateau, you can maybe encounter a longimanus …
The departure and return of the boat will be from/to Port Ghalib in the south.
It is mandatory to be N2 or an experienced ADV with the DEEP DIVER speciality for this tour, because of some dives with strong currents.
The order and the choice of the sites can be modified according to the governmental restrictions and the weather conditions.
On Sunday morning, departure from Port Ghalib, you will dive on the garden of Abu Dabab 3 for a quiet refresh (or Sha’ab Marsa Alam) and the next one on Abili Marsa Alam (or Sheleniat). Then sail overnight to the Daedalus reef.
Arrived on Daedalus Reef: north point to admire the hammerhead sharks, possibility of manta rays on the walls of the falling while the east face is lined with all the riches of the Red Sea fauna.
You can stay 1 or 2 days.
The 3th day, if you don’t stay at Daedalus, you can go to the FURY SHOALS.
With small caves, exceptional lighting effects and all that, in shallow depths. Here you can come across the small reef shark just returning from a cavity, or simply laying on the sand, as if it would make a siesta!
The sites: Sha’ab Maksour, Sha’ab Claudio, Gota Malahi, Gota Sataya. These dives can be replaced by other sites nearby according to your desires and the desires of our instructors who know very well all these sites and will advise you wonderfully! Ability: Angel, Abu Galawa Kebir.
You will dive during these 2 days on the most southern reefs: St John’s Reef. Diving around some habili (high pitons ascending to the surface without the outcrop). Habili Gafar, Habili Ali.
Also, on the Gota (circular reefs flush with the surface): Gota Kebir, Gota Soraya. Umm Arouk for a magnificent night dive and then St John’s Cave, with many small caves and games with the light.
Diving on Elphinstone. The South and North plateaus are magnificent between 15 and 40 m, very colorful and their topographies make dives very special:
Indeed, on the southern tip is the famous “Arche” of Elphinstone between 45 and 60 m. You will be able to explore it equipped with a travel block and an O2 deco. (Certification Nitrox Confirmed: it is possible to carry out the training during the week).
The north point with its break at 42 m. If you continue this reef tongue up to 55 m, you will certainly meet its inhabitants: hammerhead sharks and grey sharks! Attention however to currents that can be very strong and surprising on Elphinstone.
