This trip is well suited to lovers of wrecks and

first timers. It visits some of the best wrecks

in the Red Sea including the Thistlegorm

(weather permitting) at Shaab Ali - a military supply ship with trucks, motorbikes and even a locomotive.

Other spectacular sites usually visited include the reefs of Abu Nuhas and

Shaab Mahmoud -

the resting place of the wrecks Carnatic and

Giannis D; Carless Reef; Sha'ab el Erg; Shedwan; Shabrur Siyul.

The Brothers' Islands, tops of two undersea mountains

rising from the depth, are located about 50 miles offshore.

A protected area within the Marine Parks, they offer breathtaking underwater scenery. Their walls are covered in a kaleidoscope of soft corals, of black coral & forests of fan corals, making every dive spectacular.

The Thresher Shark, an Oceanic species, very rarely spotted close to reefs,

circles the walls of the Brothers on a regular basis. Daedalus Reef,

also part of the Marine Park, is the most offshore of all the reefs in the Egyptian Red Sea. It is a big, oval reef with a lighthouse, and its perimeter of

walls offer stunning dives. Last but not least, this itinerary finishes with Elphinstone,

a truly legendary reef, with its northern and southern plateaus, walls festooned in soft corals.

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