Itinerary Highlights

Simply the Best!

This itinerary connects four of the Red Sea’s most legendary offshore dive sites: Brothers Islands, Daedalus Reef, Elphinstone, and Abu Dabab. Known for dramatic walls, pristine coral, and the chance to encounter sharks that call these reefs home, it’s a favourite among experienced divers.

The Brothers feature sheer drop-offs, thriving marine life, and two historic wrecks — the Numidia and the Aida. Different species of sharks are encountered here throughout the year, including oceanic whitetips, threshers, and hammerheads. Daedalus Reef, a remote seamount, attracts schooling hammerheads and manta rays, especially in warmer months. Elphinstone adds vertical drama, colourful soft corals, and a strong chance of oceanic whitetip encounters in autumn. Abu Dabab rounds out the week with calm conditions and abundant reef life.

While sightings are seasonal and never guaranteed, shark encounters are possible year-round, and the diving remains exceptional in every season. This route requires Advanced Open Water certification or Deep Dive Speciality — both can be completed onboard. Trips may start or end in Hurghada or Port Ghalib, or sail one-way between them.

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Brothers These islands offer some incredible marine life with the possibility of spotting hammerheads, oceanic white tips, silky sharks, manta rays and the occasional thresher shark. You may also see jackfish, snappers and large tuna. Brothers offer incredible wall diving and two wrecks on the Big Brother – Aida at 30-60m and Numidia at 10-85m (not for recreational divers). This is a spectacularly diverse location, packed with vibrant corals and forests of gorgonians. With breathtaking scenery, there are over a dozen world-class sites that can be dived here.

Elphinstone This expansive dive site is only 12km from shore and is perfect for drifting along walls adorned with lots of coral species. You might see oceanic white tips, hammerheads or reef sharks, so keep an eye out into the blue.

Daedalus Reef Daedalus Reef (also known as Abu Kizan) is in top condition. Known for large schools of hammerheads, divers may also see oceanic white tips, manta rays, thresher and reef sharks in the blue. This isolated reef is packed with Red Sea species and home to a beautiful selection of corals.

Abu Dabbab Located near Elphinstone in the Marsa Allam area, Abu Dabbab offers beautiful reefs, coral gardens and a spectacular canyon swim-through. There's also a small wreck from 2004. Currents may be stronger in this area, but the underwater landscape protects divers from the current, so it’s suitable for all levels of divers.

Route Program

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  • check Please be aware that the schedule will vary depending on weather, other logistical or force majeure conditions.
  • check Night dives are prohibited at all marine park islands.

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