Red Sea advice

[Lord Melch]

Sorry maybe posted in wrong section : http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=191074

 

[Red Sea Shadow]

Hi All,

Done lots of diving around Dahab and some from Sharm (Thistlegorm, Yolanda/Shark reef)

Planning do do more in Sept. These specifically... The Brothers, Safaga, Salem Express,
El Minya, Panorama reef

Good choice ? Any tips appreciated..

The Brothers are extraordinary. Safaga is OK. Salem and Panorama are in Safaga and are OK as well. If you're gonna dive Safaga, give Abu Kifan a try.

El Mina isn't worth it.

The main issue is, during a normal vacation duration, you'll dive either the Brothers or Safaga.

 

[Lord Melch]

The Brothers are extraordinary. Safaga is OK. Salem and Panorama are in Safaga and are OK as well. If you're gonna dive Safaga, give Abu Kifan a try.

El Mina isn't worth it.

The main issue is, during a normal vacation duration, you'll dive either the Brothers or Safaga.

Thanks for the info.
Sounds good - the trip is Brothers and Safaga so sounds ace.

 

[Red Sea Shadow]

Thanks for the info.
Sounds good - the trip is Brothers and Safaga so sounds ace.

If it's Brothers then give Elphinstone a try as well.

 

[Lord Melch]

If it's Brothers then give Elphinstone a try as well.

Are they close ? Unfortunatly I'm not driving the boat

 

[Christian]

To dive Brothers, you'll be on a liveaboard. Nowadays most one week itinerarys to the Brothers also include Elphinstone and Dedalus Reef. The distance between the reefs are pretty vast, but the boat moves at night so you go to bed at one reef (or leave after the last dive of the day) and wake up the following morning on a new one - not wasting valuable dive time on transport. Isn't liveaboard diving wonderful

/christian

 

[Red Sea Shadow]

Are they close ? Unfortunatly I'm not driving the boat

It depends on the embarking port. To dive the Brothers, which is Marine Parks, you have to embark from either Hurghada or Port Ghaleb. If it's Port Ghaleb, Elphinstone will be close.

 

[Lord Melch]

Gents,

Thanks for the info.

Will be departing from Hurgada - well that's the plan.
It'll be my first true liveaboard so should be fun. (and she's a luxury yacht buy all accounts)
April, I did a day trip out to the Thistlegorm and Shark/Yolander which was ace fun. Busy at Thistlegorm by all accounts but fine by me - just glad to be diving.
Also had some amazing trips from Dahab, with and without Nitrox.

The lady who co-owned the boat for the TG trip said some "big fish" come out to play in the summer - I would liked to have done peak summer, but can't so Sept it is.

Isn't life good

 

[Christian]

Gents,

Thanks for the info.

Will be departing from Hurgada - well that's the plan.
It'll be my first true liveaboard so should be fun. (and she's a luxury yacht buy all accounts)
April, I did a day trip out to the Thistlegorm and Shark/Yolander which was ace fun. Busy at Thistlegorm by all accounts but fine by me - just glad to be diving.
Also had some amazing trips from Dahab, with and without Nitrox.

The lady who co-owned the boat for the TG trip said some "big fish" come out to play in the summer - I would liked to have done peak summer, but can't so Sept it is.

Isn't life good

Summer is great in the Egyptian Red Sea. I'll be on Brothers in june

/c

 

[Lord Melch]

Now doing Northern wrecks and reefs
Abu Nuhas, Ras Mohammed, Thistlegorm, Dunraven Rosalie Moller, Gubal Straits, El Minya - in Sept -