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Dolphins & Sharks

Minimum certification: AdvancedDeparture from Marsa Alam7 nightsUp to 20 dives

Snorkelling with dolphins at Sataya, the Dolphin House, and two full days at Daedalus looking for sharks. It ends at Elphinstone, one of the most famous reefs in the south.

Day 1

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

Day 2

Check dive and second dive. Sailing to Sataya.

Day 3

Sataya reef and snorkelling with dolphins, Malahi, Sha'ab Claudia and night dive. Sailing to Daedalus.

Day 4

First full day at Daedalus.

Day 5

Second day at Daedalus: six dives in total. Overnight sailing to Elphinstone.

Day 6

Two dives at Elphinstone, Abu Dabab and night dive.

Day 7

Two dives and return to Marsa Alam marina.

Day 8

Breakfast and check-out.

Dive sites

Reef · snorkelling with dolphins

Sataya (Dolphin House)

Vibrant reefs and crystal-clear water, home to pods of spinner dolphins famous for their acrobatics. Snorkelling with them, coral gardens and clownfish.

Reef · Fury Shoals

Malahi

Gentle currents and lots of life. With luck, mantas and dolphins swimming alongside the group.

Reef · Fury Shoals

Sha'ab Claudia

Coral gardens with turtles and sharks, colourful reefs and very varied marine life.

Wall · lighthouse

Daedalus

The reef furthest from the Egyptian coast, with its lighthouse as a landmark: you can climb it and watch the sunset from the top. Walls full of life, exceptional visibility, oceanic whitetips and, with luck, hammerheads. Currents can sometimes be demanding.

Wall · north and south plateaus

Elphinstone

Coral walls dropping into the deep blue and two plateaus, north and south. Turtles, schools of colourful fish and frequent shark encounters, including hammerheads and oceanic whitetips if you are lucky.

Fauna: Spinner dolphins at Sataya; mantas and dolphins at Malahi; hammerheads, thresher sharks and oceanic whitetips at Daedalus and Elphinstone.

See departures

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