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Elba - Rocky - Zabargad - Saint John's

An exclusive, adventurous cruise for experienced divers to a remote area near the Sudanese border, known for its untouched marine ecosystems, high density of marine life from colorful reef fish, juvenile species, large animals like various sharks, turtles, and manta rays, hammerheads, and dolphins. Elba Reef is one of the least-dived areas in the Egyptian Red Sea with healthy coral formations, dramatic walls, steep drop-offs, and wrecks.
Starting at Daedalus Reef, we sail to Zabargad island for more fascinating dives and to Rocky Island. Venturing further South to Saint Johns, then to majestic Elba Reef.
Next, to Fury Shoals, including the famous Claudia reef and the picturesque Dolphin House lagoon.

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Daedalus Reef

Daedalus Reef features pristine hard and soft corals and an amazing marine life. Here you will meet curious Oceanic Whitetip Sharks, Schooling Hammerhead Sharks, Grey Reef Sharks, Tresher Sharks. The drift dives along amazing deep walls covered by superb corals will let you observe numerous pelagic fishes: Giant Trevally, Dogtooth Tuna, Manta Rays. This dive site is one of the most impressive in the Egyptian Red Sea.

Zabargad island

A rarely visited due to its far location Zabargad island is a superb dive spot. Formed by an enormous mountain reaching out of the water, surrounded by a lagoon and reefs Zabargad hosts a great variety of corals, reef and pelagic fish. Neptuna Wreck, the Russian minesweeper of 1941 found its eternal peace on the reef at 20m depth.

Saint John's

Located near Northern Sudanese border at the Tropic of Cancer, Saint John's is a large reef system 13 x 8 miles. There are hundreds of superb dive sites: pinnacles, caves, coral gardens, walls, aquariums, plateaus inhabited by millions of sea dwellers including turtles, morays, sharks, coral fishes of all possible colours, nudibranches, anemons, mantas, whale sharks. It is possible to spend a month in Saint John's discovering new wonders on every dive.

Rocky island

Rocky island which drops to the abyss with steep walls and overhangs is hosting a fringing reef that circles its entire perimeter and is a lush setting for some amazing big fish encounters. At 25m a shelf juts from the reef wall, forming a natural shark theatre. Soft corals and delicate branching forms are particularly beautiful here.

Elba Reef

Rising in solitary splendor from the open waters at the border of Sudan, Elba Reef (officially known as Sanganeb Atoll) is a legendary dive site of the Red Sea. This isolated oceanic atoll, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the epitome of a deep-blue diving adventure.

Its sheer walls, untouched by proximity to land, plunge into the abyss, adorned with vibrant soft corals and giant gorgonian fans. The reef's remote location makes it a magnet for pelagic action; schools of barracuda and trevelli swirl in the blue, while encounters with scalloped hammerhead sharks are a world-renowned spectacle. Silky and whitetip reef sharks patrol the currents, and lucky divers might spot a majestic manta ray or a passing whale shark.

More than just a dive site, Elba Reef is a pristine marine sanctuary—a breathtaking, wild frontier where the full force of the Red Sea's power and beauty is on magnificent display.

Fury Shoals

To the North of Ras Banas there is one of the most beautiful diving areas of the Red sea - Fury Shoals with its intact coral gadens, magnificent underwater formations, lagoons, caves inhabited by barracudas, sharks, giant trevallies, dog-tooth tuna, turtles, octopuses, dolphins and millions of coral fish. Famous dive sites of the area are Sataya (Dolphin reef), a common place to meet schools of bottle-nose dolphins, Claudia reef with its carousel of caves and canyons, Abu Galawa reef famous for the Chinease wreck of the Second World War times, Shaab Maksour remarkable for its strong currents, considerable depth and sharks encounters.

Claudia reef

Claudia (Sha’ab Claudia) is a beautiful cavernous reef with an expansive and spectacular system of caves of 6m - 9m which can be easily penetrated. The caves open from the top allow an amazing game of colors and lights inside which make Claudia a favorite spot for underwater photography. Soft corals, clown fish stations, turtles, Napoleons complete the dive picture.

Sataya (Dolphin House)

Large horseshoe-shaped Shaab Sataya reef also known as the Dolphin Reef or Dolphin House, with its steep walls leading down to a sandy slope scattered with a great variety of coral heads with depths varying 4m - 40m is named after the friendly mammals that can be spotted regularly on site. You'll be also amazed by whitetip sharks, fusiliers, Spanish dancers and parrotfish. This site is also a perfect destination for snorkelling.

Important Note

The time, sites and ports of this itinerary are subject to change at any time without prior notice due to weather conditions or other factors. Direct transfers to/from the yacht are always included. Egyptian Cruising Company reserves the right to cancel the booking for the safety of passengers if it is not possible to change the time and route due to poor weather conditions.

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