Sharm El Sheikh vs Hurghada — Honest Diving Comparison
After 30 years running boats in both destinations, the honest answer to the most asked question in Red Sea diving — which base is right for your trip?
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In-depth guides to the best dive sites in the Egyptian Red Sea — Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh, Makadi Bay and Sahl Hasheesh. Site-by-site breakdowns of depth, conditions, marine life and skill requiremen
In-depth guides to the best dive sites in the Egyptian Red Sea — Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh, Makadi Bay and Sahl Hasheesh. Site-by-site breakdowns of depth, conditions, marine life and skill requirements from PADI instructors who dive these reefs every week.
After 30 years running boats in both destinations, the honest answer to the most asked question in Red Sea diving — which base is right for your trip?
Read MoreThe truth about the Blue Hole's reputation, the safe recreational route via El Bells, the Canyon's underwater shafts of light, and how to dive both as a day trip from Sharm El Sheikh.
Read MoreSharm 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.
Read MoreNew visibility records at Giftun Islands plus a strong whale shark season — full updated dive site rankings for 2026 from PADI instructors diving Hurghada weekly.
Read MoreRas Mohammed, Shark Reef, Yolanda, Jackson and Woodhouse — honest rankings of Sharm El Sheikh's iconic dive sites with 2026 conditions, skill levels and insider timing tips.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreSharm'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.
Read MoreSharm'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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