Southern Red Sea – Egypt

South of Safaga the Egyptian coast becomes quieter and the reefs wilder. Marsa Alam is the base for shore diving, dugong and turtle bays and day boats to Elphinstone. Far offshore, the Brothers islands and Daedalus reef rise from great depth and are known for sharks, including oceanic whitetips and hammerheads in season. Further south, the Fury Shoals, St. John's reefs and Rocky Island and Zabargad offer soft corals, caverns and resident dolphins, mostly visited by liveaboard.

Dive sites

• Abu Dabbab offshore reefs (Ithnain & Thalata, Heaven One wreck)
• Abu Galawa Kebir (Tien Hsing tugboat)
• Abu Galawa Soraya (yacht wreck)
• Aida wreck
• Big Brother
• Daedalus Reef
• Elphinstone Reef
• Gota Kebir
• Gota Soraya
• Habili Ali
• Habili Gafaar
• Khanka wreck (Zabargad)
• Little Brother
• Malahi
• Marsa Abu Dabbab
• Marsa Mubarak
• Marsa Shagra house reef
• Marsa Shouna
• Numidia wreck
• Paradise Reef (St. John's)
• Ras Torombi
• Rocky Island
• Sha'ab Claudio
• Sha'ab Maksur
• Sha'ab Samadai (Dolphin House)
• Sha'ab Sataya (Dolphin Reef)
• Sha'ab Sharm
• Umm Khararim (Cave Reef)
• Zabargad Island (reefs & Turtle Bay)