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Every article on the Aquarius Red Sea diving blog — currently 19 guides covering dive sites, marine life, training and gear across all seven Red Sea bases.

Every article on the Aquarius Red Sea diving blog — currently 19 guides covering dive sites, marine life, training and gear across all seven Red Sea bases.

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Sharm El Sheikh Featured Sharm El Sheikh coastline with Sinai mountains and Red Sea coral reef
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Why Book Your Next Diving Trip to Sharm El Sheikh?

6 min read

Sharm El Sheikh sits between Sinai's mountains and the Red Sea — daily access to Ras Mohammed, Tiran Island, the SS Thistlegorm wreck and Dahab. Here's why we love diving from this hub.

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Hurghada Featured Coral gardens at Giftun Island Hurghada
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Top 10 Dive Sites in Hurghada – Updated 2026

9 min read Updated April 10, 2026

New visibility records at Giftun Islands plus a strong whale shark season — full updated dive site rankings for 2026 from PADI instructors diving Hurghada weekly.

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Sharm El Sheikh Featured SS Thistlegorm wreck Red Sea motorbikes cargo hold
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Diving the Thistlegorm – Complete 2026 Wreck Guide

12 min read

The world's most famous wreck dive — cargo holds, motorbikes, rifles, locomotives. Everything you need to know about depth, currents, penetration routes and booking from Sharm or Hurghada.

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Hurghada El Mina wreck diving Hurghada
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El Mina Wreck — Hurghada's Egyptian Minesweeper

9 min read

A 70-metre Soviet-built warship sunk by Israeli aircraft in 1970, resting at 25-32m just twenty minutes from Hurghada Marina. Honest guide to the dive, the history, and what to expect underwater.

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All Red Sea Salem Express wreck Safaga
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Salem Express — Egypt's Maritime Tomb

10 min read

A 115-metre passenger ferry that sank in 1991 carrying hundreds of pilgrims home from Mecca. The wreck, the history, and the ethical question every diver must answer for themselves.

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Sharm El Sheikh Ras Ghamila shore diving Sharm El Sheikh
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Ras Ghamila — Our Sharm House Reef

9 min read

Sharm's most northerly local dive site, accessed directly from our Coral Sea Imperial base. The biggest sea fan forest in Sharm, drift dive to Enterprise Passage, day or night.

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Sharm El Sheikh Jackson Reef diving Tiran
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Jackson Reef — Tiran's Best Drift Dive

9 min read

Sharm's fastest, most dramatic drift dive. Hammerhead schools in late summer, walls dropping into infinite blue, the visible remains of the Lara shipwreck.

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