Daedalus reef, Fury Shoals, Elphinstone
ELPHINSTONE-REEF Famous for its exhilarating drift dives, abundance of sharks and unspoiled reef teaming with life, Elphinstone is quiet rightly regarded as one of the best sites in the world.
THE FURY SHOALS make up several reefs along the Southwest Red Sea coast, 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 such as the Fury Shoal Garden
QUALIFICATION NEEDED:
You must be a PADI Open Water diver or equivalent and have logged a minimum of 30 dives to join this safari.
As with all diving activities, the dive guide has the final decision regarding any divers' competency to complete any particular dive.
This itinerary combines the spectacular drop-offs and big pelagics of Daedalus Reef, Elphinstone Reef with the stunning reefs and coral gardens of Fury Shoals. This is a great opportunity to dive some of the most famous sites in the Red Sea.
Please note that
night diving and snorkeling will only be allowed on some parts of this itinerary as it includes marine parks where this is prohibited To get the most out of these superb dive sites, several dives will be from a RIB.
The marine life is also really great with all the usual reef fishes of the Red Sea and various species of reef Sharks (White-tip, Grey) and even sometimes the curious Oceanic White-tip Shark. Pelagic fishes such Barracudas, Giant Trevallies; Dogtooth Tunas are also common in the area.
Various kinds of dive sites are available depending on what you fancy (or what gets your heart rate going!): fringing reefs, lagoons, drop-offs or wrecks are some of the options so you certainly won’t get bored here diving amongst these magnificent coral formations. A very famous dive site in The Fury Shoals is called the Dolphin Reef (Sha’ab Sataya).
A pod of Dolphins is living there and can be often spotted while scuba diving or Snorkeling.
DAEDALUS REEF OFFERS some of the Best diving in the Red Sea! It is an offshore reef located 80km East of Marsa Alam. It features pristine hard and soft coral and an amazing marine life. Here you can see various species of oceanic sharks like the curious Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Schooling Hammerhead Sharks as well as Grey Reef Sharks and even the very rare Tresher Shark if you are lucky!
Most of the dives on Daedalus Reef are drift dives along amazing deep walls covered by superb coral. In addition to the Sharks, you can also encounter various pelagic fishes such as the Giant Trevally or the Dogtooth Tuna and even Manta Rays can be spotted! The Daedalus Reef is located within a Marine Park which combined with its remote location, really is the most pristine dive site around Egypt and the Red Sea.
Please note that
the itineraries are examples only, We reserve the right to change the itinerary or specific agreed services, if force major, unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances require us to do so The last dive will be on the last day of the trip.
Divers are recommended to wait for 24hours before flying after the last dive.
The most important part from the BEGINNING, during the booking procedure, until we join YOUR ADVENTURE is the contact to you and communication about your PERSONAL WISHES!
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