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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

Marsa El Shouna
Depth 5-25
Type Beginner
Description

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)

Shaa'b Sataya (Dolphin reef)
Depth 5-100
Type Beginner
Description

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

Elphinstone
Depth 5-100
Type Advanced
Description

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"

UM Khararim "SJ Caves"
Depth 5-18
Type Beginner
Description

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

Zabargad Island
Depth 5-25
Type Beginner
Description

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

Rocky Island
Depth 5-100
Type Advanced
Description

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

Shaa'b Maksour
Depth 5-100
Type Advanced
Description

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 system
Depth 5-15
Type Beginner
Description

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

Fury Shoal
Depth 5-40
Type Beginner
Description

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

Habili Ali
Depth 5-140
Type Advanced
Description

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

Big Gotta

Big Gotta
Depth 5-25
Type Beginner
Description

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

Om Orouk

Om Orouk
Depth 5-22
Type Beginner
Description

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

Habilli Gaffar

Habilli Gaffar
Depth 5-100
Type Advanced
Description

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

Small Gotta

Small Gotta
Depth 5-100
Type Beginner
Description

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

Dangerous Reef
Depth 5-24
Type Beginner
Description

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

Sirnaka Island
Depth 5-30
Type Beginner
Description

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

El Malahi
Depth 5-20
Type Beginner
Description

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

Claudia reef

Claudia reef
Depth 5-20
Type Beginner
Description

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

Abu Galawa Big
Depth 5-22
Type Beginner
Description

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

El Shiliniat
Depth 5-15
Type Beginner
Description

Small reef at wadi el Gimal area, offers a great shallow dive with a fantastic coral garden

Shaa'b Sharm

Shaa'b Sharm
Depth 5-70
Type Beginner
Description

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

Shaab Marsa Alam
Depth 5-18
Type Beginner
Description

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

• Check•In onboard starts from 17:00
• First meal served on board plan (Dinner)
• First night spent onboard at Port

Day 2

•Departure at around 8•10 am.
•Check dives near Marsa Alam coast
• Second dive than sailing to Rocky island.

Day 3

• Three Dives around Rocky and Zabargad Islands.
Note: Night dives are prohibited at all Marine Park islands
• Sailing to St. Johns for the Night Dive

Day 4

• Three dive around St. Johns
Possible Sites: (Habili Ali • Small Gotta • St. Johns caves)
• Possible night dive at Fury Shoals (If Time Permit)

Day 5

• Three day dives around Fury Shoal Area
• Possible night dive (if Weather & Time Permit)
• Sailing up to Elphinstone after night dive

Day 6

• Two to Three dives at Elphinstone
• Night dive at Abu Dabbab Reef

Day 7

• Two dives than back to port.
• Last night spent onboard at Port

Day 8

• Last meal served on board plan (Breakfast)
• Check•out from Cabin at 10:00 A.M
• Check•out from boat latest 12:00 Noon
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