Daedalus & Fury Shoals

Large 6 mile long horseshoe shaped reef. In the lagoon some families of dolphins have been living for a long time, easy to meet. It is an excellent shelter for the night, <br/>Here we moor our boat so you can snorkel along the beautiful spinner dolphins.

Daedalus Reef (AKA Abu Kizan) is the most offshore of all the reefs in the Egyptian Red Sea. It is approximately 52 NM (=96 km) east of Marsa Alam, it is included in Egypt's Red Sea Marine Park. The island is 400 meter long and 100 meter wide, it is marked by a lighthouse which forms the only break on the horizon for many miles in any direction. Daedalus Reef features an excellent opportunity for spotting big pelagic including hammerheads, manta rays, whale sharks and more. All around its steep walls there is an extreme variety of fish life. The reef is a huge submerged reef table and the surrounding reef wall drops off at 30-40m to depths of 500m. There is abundant growth of soft corals. Typical of Daedalus are its huge and pristine hard coral formations.

This long finger like reef runs from north to south in the open Red Sea. Steep walls drop to the depths on the reef’s east and west sides, while the north and south ends of the reefs are marked by submerged plateau. Sharks often swim by the spot to feed on the abundant reef fish population. This is one of the most famous dive site in Egypt. The Elphinstone Reef is full of healthy corals, magnificent clear blue water, and rich marine life. It is also a great destination to see your first shark.

If you want an amazing diving trip, full of adventure and underwater excitement, then Egypt Red Sea is the place to go. Shaab Maksour South, A great dive site located in Egypt Red Sea (Hamata, South Dive Sites)..offering amazing scuba diving opportunities with some of the most pristine reefs in Egypt. The hard and soft coral are unspoiled and are a highlight of many dive sites

Dive site is 20 Miles South of Port Ghaleb. The perfect place for a Check dive around the reef surrounded by magnificent coral gardens! A small wreck can also be discovered on the southside. There you may encounter dolphins, stingrays, sea turtles, scorpionfish, crocodile fish, Napoleon wrasse, and parrotfish.

Abu Dabbab reef, Fishermen have numbered the reefs of the entire formation from north to south with the numbers one to six, which has to lead to the individual names Abu Dabbab Wahid, Ithnain and Thalata (1, 2 and 3 respectively). The site lies just 4 km off the mainland, 10 NM south of Port Ghalib and 15NM north of Marsa Alam, ideal for check dive right at the beginning of a tour, or for the last dive at the end. Because of its close to Elphinstone, which is just 3NM away, Abu Dabbab has become a popular site for shallow dives for those who have done a deep dive in Elphinstone, which occasionally makes it crowded on the surface and underwater.

the playground in the Fury shoals area, fantastic landscape and one of the best areas with formations of hard coral´s

an amazing dive site that allows you to experience the reef from inside and as well from outside, swim through,caves & Tunnels

Galawa Abu Kebir is a popular stopover for liveaboard´s. It is a fantastic dive site. The wreck of the Chinese tug boat Tien Hsing (Tienstin) lies here. The 34 meter tug is fully covered with bouquets of beautiful soft and hard corals. The wreck is an impressive sight that makes you want to dive it.

To the western end of the main crescent shaped reef is a smaller reef piece with gullies and swim-throughs in it. On the southwest side of this is the wreck of small sailboat at the base of the reef, which lies on its starboard side in 18m of water on a sandy sea floor. Reported by local guides as an American sailboat which sank in 2002

This dive is similar to the dive at the famous Elphinstone reef further north. A long reef with 2 drop off walls on the north and south side. The advantage of Shaab Sharm is the reef position is east to west so we can avoid the normal current and it has less divers. The east features a very nice plateau where you can meet some surprise visitors!

large semi-circle reef in the form of a “bean”, surrounded by a sandy bottom, full of rock formations and reefs. The part of the northeast is home to a rich coral garden, descending in the deep. In the inner part, near a big rock, in a depth of 11-12 meters, we find a small wreck, about 25 meters in length.