“Depths that surprise”

Deep North

Minimum certification: Open Water*Departure from Hurghada7 nightsUp to 20 dives

The most complete northern route, all the way to Dahab: the Blue Hole and The Canyon, the reefs of the Strait of Tiran, Ras Mohammed and the wrecks of Abu Nuhas.

Day 1

Arrival, check-in, briefing and dinner. Night in port.

Day 2

Check dive, second dive and night dive. Sailing to Sinai.

Day 3

Shark & Yolanda Reef, Jack Fish Alley and night dive at Ras Umm El Sid. Sailing to Dahab.

Day 4

Blue Hole, The Canyon and night dive at Gabr El Bint. Sailing to Tiran.

Day 5

Jackson Reef, Wood House and night dive at Gordon Reef. Sailing to Abu Nuhas.

Day 6

Giannis D, Carnatic, Yellow Reef and night dive. Sailing to the Hurghada area.

Day 7

Sha'ab El Erg and Careless Reef. Return to port.

Day 8

Breakfast and check-out.

Dive sites

National park · reefs

Ras Mohammed

Egypt’s first protected park (1983), which has grown from 97 to 480 km². Abundant, colourful marine life at Shark & Yolanda Reef, Jack Fish Alley and Shark Observatory. One of the best areas of the northern Red Sea.

Cave · canyon · reef

Dahab

The Blue Hole, the most famous underwater sinkhole in the Red Sea; The Canyon, a crack with vertical walls and incredible plays of light; and Gabr El Bint, a reef with abundant life that we dive at night.

Reefs

Strait of Tiran

Jackson Reef, with spectacular, very photogenic coral walls; Wood House, with coral gardens and turtles; and Gordon Reef, with a great variety of fish.

Wrecks · ship graveyard

Abu Nuhas

The reef that has sunk more ships than any other in the Red Sea, with several wrecks a few minutes apart:

Giannis D (about 28 m): a Greek cargo ship that sank in 1983 after hitting the reef, very well preserved. Turtles and colourful fish.
Carnatic (about 30 m): a steamship that sank in 1869, with remains of its pottery cargo. Tuna and groupers.
Yellow Reef: a reef of living corals full of life.

Reef · Hurghada

Sha'ab El Erg (Dolphin House)

A large horseshoe-shaped reef north of Hurghada, with coral gardens. Famous because dolphins are often around.

Fauna: Turtles at Wood House, corals and tropical fish all along the route.

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* Your certification determines which dives and maximum depth you can do. To complete the full programme you need an Advanced certification or equivalent.

The route and dive sites may change depending on the weather, sea conditions or instructions from the captain and local authorities, always putting safety first.

Seven routes across the Red Sea