Simply the Best

The “Simply the Best” route covers Brothers Islands, Daedalus Reef, and Elphinstone — the three main offshore reefs of the southern Red Sea. Dives along sheer walls with soft corals and gorgonians.

Brothers Islands — two island peaks of underwater mountains 60 nautical miles from El Quseir. Abundant marine growth attracts numerous fish: tuna, barracuda, trevally, snapper. On Big Brother lie the sunken Egyptian cargo vessels Aida II and Numidia. Hammerhead sharks, mantas, and rare thresher sharks.

Daedalus — a large oval reef with a lighthouse, the most remote from shore in the Egyptian Red Sea. Elphinstone — sheer walls covered in soft corals, and oceanic whitetip sharks. Minimum 50 dives in logbook required.