Itineraries Index
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Brothers Islands: A diver's dream come true.
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)
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14 night Marine Parks Tour
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.
To join this trip you should not be suffering from sea sickness and should have good experience in diving.
On this trip we guarantee an extraordinary adventure.
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)
Marine Park - North
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)
Marine Park - South
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 Brothers Route
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)
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.
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)
St John's Tour
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.
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)
Southern Safari
In the beginning of the 90s the Egyptian Government opened the dive sites south of El Quseir till St.John for diving. The reefs of the south are totally different from the reefs of the north. The whole coastline is a coral barrier that slopes down to a big plateau; it`s a place of mighty stone coral formation in which a lot of reefs and supmerged coral formation outline the coast. One of the most popular sites is the Elphinstone reef with its impressive walls where encounters with pelagics like the oceanic white tip sharks are expected all year round.
The sailing distance during the whole week is 400 km and it`s possible to achieve during the whole year and it begins and ends in Port Ghalib.
[The exact itinerary and reefs visited depends on weather conditions and the diver`s level of experience) |
