“Northern wrecks and the walls of Brothers”

North & Brothers

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

The best of both worlds: a full day at the Brothers Islands, in the open sea, followed by the most famous wrecks and reefs of the north.

Day 1

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

Day 2

Check dive, second dive and night dive. Sailing towards Brothers.

Day 3

Three dives at the Brothers Islands. Overnight sailing to Abu Nuhas.

Day 4

Abu Nuhas: Giannis D, Carnatic and Yellow Reef, plus night dive. Sailing to Ras Mohammed.

Day 5

Shark & Yolanda Reef, Jack Fish Alley, Dunraven and night dive.

Day 6

SS Thistlegorm, Gubal and night dive.

Day 7

Two dives at Sha'ab El Erg (Dolphin House) and return to port.

Day 8

Breakfast and check-out.

Dive sites

Wall · open water

Brothers Islands

Two islets in the open sea, with almost untouched coral walls and excellent visibility. The place to look for hammerheads and oceanic whitetip sharks. Currents can be strong.

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.

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.

Wreck

Dunraven

A 19th-century steamship next to Beacon Rock, at the tip of Sinai, surrounded by abundant life.

Wreck · about 30 m

SS Thistlegorm

A British cargo ship sunk in 1941, in the middle of the Second World War. Trucks, motorbikes and military equipment are still in its holds, covered in coral. You dive it outside and inside, among schools of fish and turtles. One of the best wrecks in the world.

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: Hammerheads and oceanic whitetips at Brothers; turtles and schools of fish on the Thistlegorm.

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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