Pillpusher
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As a redirected follow up from my other post, I'd love to hear from anyone that has dove the Egyptian Red Sea in late March. After seeing numerous websites stating that "March to May, and Sept-Nov" are the best times of the year to dive there, I'm now reading on here that, for the most part, it's the exact opposite. I mean, is there really any benefit for March-May? What are they talking about?
I'll be doing two back to back liveaboard trips. One to the south, and one BDE trip, as I'm far more interested in gorgeous reefs and pelagics than I am wrecks. As for pelagics, hammerheads, whale sharks, dolphins, and mantas are of high priority for me (Oceanic white tips are at the top as well, but I know it's a crap shoot unless you're there in Oct-Dec, and that's not an option for me this year). The rest is all gravy, baby.
I currently have flights booked to be there from March 15th - April 4th. But, I'm considering pushing it back a couple of months to the end of May and beginning of June. Keeping my plans as they currently are is obviously preferred and far more convenient, but if the consensus is that it's worth it to make the change, I'm going to try to. On the other hand, I came across this chart that shows that there really isn't that huge of a difference between March/April and May/June, other than with whale sharks. So I wonder how accurate y'all feel this is. If that's the case, I'll just buy a 7mm, hood, and head there as planned in March.
Thanks in advance!
I'll be doing two back to back liveaboard trips. One to the south, and one BDE trip, as I'm far more interested in gorgeous reefs and pelagics than I am wrecks. As for pelagics, hammerheads, whale sharks, dolphins, and mantas are of high priority for me (Oceanic white tips are at the top as well, but I know it's a crap shoot unless you're there in Oct-Dec, and that's not an option for me this year). The rest is all gravy, baby.
I currently have flights booked to be there from March 15th - April 4th. But, I'm considering pushing it back a couple of months to the end of May and beginning of June. Keeping my plans as they currently are is obviously preferred and far more convenient, but if the consensus is that it's worth it to make the change, I'm going to try to. On the other hand, I came across this chart that shows that there really isn't that huge of a difference between March/April and May/June, other than with whale sharks. So I wonder how accurate y'all feel this is. If that's the case, I'll just buy a 7mm, hood, and head there as planned in March.
Thanks in advance!