
Daedalus & St. John's
- Northern Reefs & Wrecks
- Northern Wrecks & Strait Of Tiran
- North, Tiran & Dahab
- North & Brothers (N & B)
- Brothers Island
- Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone (BDE)
- Fury Shoals
- St. John's
- Daedalus, Zabargad & Rocky island (DZR)
- Rocky, Zabargad & St. John's (RZS)
- Brothers, Daedalus & Fury
- Daedalus & Fury Shoals
Upcoming Trip
- boat SS Grand
- Dates 19/06/2025 - 26/06/2025
- free Places 11 Places Left
- Depart from PG
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Itinerary Hightlights
This route allows you explore the beauty of the southern Red Sea with the added bonus of visiting the marine park of Daedalus Reef.
St. Johns is located on the Tropic of Cancer, this chain of reefs is the furthest South you will get, with a lot of variety to your dives: drop-offs, tunnels and stunning hard-coral formations. One of these dives (St John's Caves or Umm Kharalim) is truly unique with rays of light filtering through into the beautiful tunnels. Daedalus is a large, remote reef covered in hard and soft coral formations and offers beautiful scenic dives with an abundance of marine life.

- Marsa El Shouna
- Shaa'b Sataya (Dolphin reef)
- Daedalus Reef
- Elphinstone
- UM Khararim "SJ Caves"
- Shaa'b Maksour
- Abu Dabbab reef system
- Habili Ali
- Om Orouk
- Habilli Gaffar
- Dangerous Reef
- Claudia reef
- Abu Galawa Big
- Abu Galawa Small
- Shaa'b Sharm
- Shaab Marsa Alam
Marsa El Shouna

The corner and outside north of Shouna is unique for its sprawling sand plateau. Littered in table corals of all shapes and sizes, pick your depth on the gradual slope and see what's hiding beneath each one. Of course blue spot rays are abundant, but certain times of year bring in breeding guitar rays and other surprises.
Shaa'b Sataya (Dolphin reef)

Large 6 mile long horseshoe shaped reef. In the lagoon some families of dolphins have been living for a long time, easy to meet. It is an excellent shelter for the night, <br/>Here we moor our boat so you can snorkel along the beautiful spinner dolphins.
Daedalus Reef

Daedalus Reef (AKA Abu Kizan) is the most offshore of all the reefs in the Egyptian Red Sea. It is approximately 52 NM (=96 km) east of Marsa Alam, it is included in Egypt's Red Sea Marine Park. The island is 400 meter long and 100 meter wide, it is marked by a lighthouse which forms the only break on the horizon for many miles in any direction. Daedalus Reef features an excellent opportunity for spotting big pelagic including hammerheads, manta rays, whale sharks and more. All around its steep walls there is an extreme variety of fish life. The reef is a huge submerged reef table and the surrounding reef wall drops off at 30-40m to depths of 500m. There is abundant growth of soft corals. Typical of Daedalus are its huge and pristine hard coral formations.
Elphinstone

This long finger like reef runs from north to south in the open Red Sea. Steep walls drop to the depths on the reef’s east and west sides, while the north and south ends of the reefs are marked by submerged plateau. Sharks often swim by the spot to feed on the abundant reef fish population. This is one of the most famous dive site in Egypt. The Elphinstone Reef is full of healthy corals, magnificent clear blue water, and rich marine life. It is also a great destination to see your first shark.
UM Khararim "SJ Caves"

St. Johns Caves (AKA UM Kharariem) offer plenty of tunnels, caverns, overhangs, pristine pinnacles, swim-throughs, and great visibility. The inner areas are most relaxed to dive in buddy pair or with your guide - they know the best ways and you can concentrate on the astonishment. The lagoon is bordered in the south by a large mountain coral garden where there are lots of fish species. Among them is one of the most bizarre species of all: the seamoth, a bottom dweller with a rectangular body shape.
Shaa'b Maksour

If you want an amazing diving trip, full of adventure and underwater excitement, then Egypt Red Sea is the place to go. Shaab Maksour South, A great dive site located in Egypt Red Sea (Hamata, South Dive Sites)..offering amazing scuba diving opportunities with some of the most pristine reefs in Egypt. The hard and soft coral are unspoiled and are a highlight of many dive sites
Abu Dabbab reef system

Abu Dabbab reef, Fishermen have numbered the reefs of the entire formation from north to south with the numbers one to six, which has to lead to the individual names Abu Dabbab Wahid, Ithnain and Thalata (1, 2 and 3 respectively). The site lies just 4 km off the mainland, 10 NM south of Port Ghalib and 15NM north of Marsa Alam, ideal for check dive right at the beginning of a tour, or for the last dive at the end. Because of its close to Elphinstone, which is just 3NM away, Abu Dabbab has become a popular site for shallow dives for those who have done a deep dive in Elphinstone, which occasionally makes it crowded on the surface and underwater.
Habili Ali

A submerched reef that is located at st, john's area, got big forests of Gargonia
Om Orouk

Known as St johns woods, for the amount of pilliars that start just under the surface down to 18 : 20 Meters
Habilli Gaffar

A submerced pinnicale that sart from 5 M down to more than 100 M, Big chance for Hammerhead sharks and Manta rays
Dangerous Reef

Reef at the western side of St.Johns close to the drop off, Tiger sharks, Manta Rays are very common to be spotted there,
Claudia reef

an amazing dive site that allows you to experience the reef from inside and as well from outside, swim through,caves & Tunnels
Abu Galawa Big

Galawa Abu Kebir is a popular stopover for liveaboard´s. It is a fantastic dive site. The wreck of the Chinese tug boat Tien Hsing (Tienstin) lies here. The 34 meter tug is fully covered with bouquets of beautiful soft and hard corals. The wreck is an impressive sight that makes you want to dive it.
Abu Galawa Small

To the western end of the main crescent shaped reef is a smaller reef piece with gullies and swim-throughs in it. On the southwest side of this is the wreck of small sailboat at the base of the reef, which lies on its starboard side in 18m of water on a sandy sea floor. Reported by local guides as an American sailboat which sank in 2002
Shaa'b Sharm

This dive is similar to the dive at the famous Elphinstone reef further north. A long reef with 2 drop off walls on the north and south side. The advantage of Shaab Sharm is the reef position is east to west so we can avoid the normal current and it has less divers. The east features a very nice plateau where you can meet some surprise visitors!
Shaab Marsa Alam

large semi-circle reef in the form of a “bean”, surrounded by a sandy bottom, full of rock formations and reefs. The part of the northeast is home to a rich coral garden, descending in the deep. In the inner part, near a big rock, in a depth of 11-12 meters, we find a small wreck, about 25 meters in length.
Route
Day 1
• First meal served on board plan (Dinner)
• First night spent onboard at Port
Day 2
•Check dives near Marsa Alam coast
• Second dive, sailing to St. John's
Day 3
Day 4
• Two dives includes night dive, sail to Daedalus Reef
Day 5 - 6
• Sail to Elphinstone on the 6th day after the third dive
Day 7
• Last night spent onboard at Port
Day 8
• Check•out from Cabin at 10:00 A.M
• Check•out from boat latest 12:00 Noon