
Rocky, Zabargad & St. John's (RZS)
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- boat SS Excellence
- Dates 24/04/2025 - 01/05/2025
- free Places 7 Places Left
- Depart from PG
- Starting From 1,400 EUR/person
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Itinerary Hightlights
As the most southern Red Sea dive destinations Rocky and Zabargad iterate their belief that this is the best diving in the Red Sea. With abundant marine life, uncrowded dive sites and crystal clear visibility, it’s easy to understand why.
St. John’s is a healthy reef system lying 25 miles (40 kilometers) southwest of Rocky Island. Habili Ali and Habili Gafaar are two reef dives known for their abundant soft corals and black corals as well as their schooling pelagic fish species.

- Marsa El Shouna
- Shaa'b Sataya (Dolphin reef)
- Elphinstone
- UM Khararim "SJ Caves"
- Zabargad Island
- Rocky Island
- Shaa'b Maksour
- Abu Dabbab reef system
- Fury Shoal
- Habili Ali
- Big Gotta
- Om Orouk
- Habilli Gaffar
- Small Gotta
- Dangerous Reef
- Sirnaka Island
- El Malahi
- Claudia reef
- Abu Galawa Big
- El Shiliniat
- 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.
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.
Zabargad Island

The island of Zabargad has been known since the time of the pharaohs for the presence of the ancient mines from which olivine was extracted, a green stone similar to the emerald. Zabargad Islands lie close together to the south-east of Ras Banas, walls are covered in a stunning forests of soft and fan corals. Zabargad Island, amazing in its spectacular beauty. The shear walls plunge steeply into the blue richly decorated with soft and fan corals.
Rocky Island

The site features several submerged rocks surrounded by sandy areas with a nice swim-through at around 20 m deep. There is beautiful staghorn and hard coral. You can often find a leopard shark and a whitetip reef shark resting on the sand. Turtles and pelagis fishes like the Giant Trevally are common too. The maximum depth is around 40 meters deep but most of the dive is done around 15 meters. The current can be quite strong and this dive spot is better suited to advanced divers.
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.
Fury Shoal

The Fury Shoals make up several reefs along the Southwest Red Sea coast, 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 such as the Fury Shoal Garden. The marine life is also really great with all the usual reef fishes of the Red Sea and various species of reef Sharks (Whitetip, Grey) and even sometimes the curious Oceanic Whitetip Shark. Pelagic fishes such Barracudas, Giant Trevallies, Dogtooth Tunas are also common in the area.
Habili Ali

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

egg shape reef located at the area of St Johns, offers some caves that do accomadate white tip sharks
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
Small Gotta

A round reef that breaks the surface and goes down to more than 200 Meters, Manta rays is very common at the season and bottle nose dolphins too
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,
Sirnaka Island

An island close to Ras Banas, could be a good spot for night dives and can be used as a shelter from strong winds, lies there a famous fishing boat on depth of 30 meters next to a field of Eels garden
El Malahi

the playground in the Fury shoals area, fantastic landscape and one of the best areas with formations of hard coral´s
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.
El Shiliniat

Small reef at wadi el Gimal area, offers a great shallow dive with a fantastic coral garden
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 than sailing to Rocky island.
Day 3
Note: Night dives are prohibited at all Marine Park islands
• Sailing to St. Johns for the Night Dive
Day 4
Possible Sites: (Habili Ali • Small Gotta • St. Johns caves)
• Possible night dive at Fury Shoals (If Time Permit)
Day 5
• Possible night dive (if Weather & Time Permit)
• Sailing up to Elphinstone after night dive
Day 6
• Night dive at Abu Dabbab Reef
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
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