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.
A turquoise lagoon on Giftun Island, 17 km off Hurghada — the Red Sea's most popular beach-and-snorkel day trip: what to expect, what to pack, and what divers can do on the Giftun reefs nearby.
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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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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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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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The 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.
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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'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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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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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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Ras 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.
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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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