Red Sea: Brothers or St. Johns?

[JPTM]

I've been to the North (Ras Mohammed, Strait of Tiran, Thistlegorm, etc.) and now I'm planning to go south. I'm considering a liveaboard and I've two options: Brothers and Daedalus or St. John. Does anyone have a recommendation on the best option?

Regards,

 

[ben arthur]

Difficult one this.....I've just got back from a 2 week liveaboard trip on the Miss Veena and we visited all 3 areas. All offered outstanding diving, with possibly Daedalus pipping the others to the post.

Personally I'd go for the Brothers and Daedalus, as some of the reefs around St Johns are relativley unchartered and consequently there may be problems finding some sites.

Hope this helps...any other queries just ask

 

[Christian]

I would reccomend you to visit Brother Islands. It is a unique place, not only in the Red Sea, but compared to diving in the rest of the world also. Dedalus can be very good as well, but is more depending on what you encounter since the reef is not as colourful as e.g. the soft coral on Little Brother or the Numidia wreck. St Johns is, as Ben point out, not very well charted. From what I have seen of the area so far, it is not on par with Brothers, Deadalus or Elphinstone (my favourites in Egypt). Rocky Island can be good for sharks, but in the later years there seems to be less sharks for some reason. So St Johns-area and south towards the Sudanese border is more of a chance. You might find a brilliant untouched spot, you might find zilch.

good luck

Christian