10 days: Safaga-Daedalus-Fury Shoals

10 days: Safaga-Daedalus-Fury Shoals

Itinerary Highlights

  • Safaga: Abu Qifan legendary for hammerhead shark sightings in late spring and manta rays in winter. This 300 meter long and narrow reef offers a plateau at the north and south tips. Panorama Reef: one of the largest reefs in Safaga with numerous grottoes and overhangs where gorgonians and soft corals thrive with the frequent, nurturing currents. Due to the size of the barrier, there are at least three different dives here: the southern plateau and the east and west slopes
  • Tobia Arbaa: The “seven pillars” were named after the small pinnacles that protrude from a sandy bottom. One of the best dives in Safaga, despite the shallow bottom which sometimes results in less than perfect visibility. Soft corals cover all seven ergfish, glassfish, gorgonians, giant puffers, octopuses, bluespotted rays, moray eels, lionfish, sergeant majors, nudibranchs, etc.
  • Daedalus Reef is surrounded by a sloping cliff and has a plateau on the south side that drops from 30m at the wall to 40m at the edge. The fish population is impressive: schools of fusiliers, surgeonfish and mackerel, more diverse and abundant than anywhere else.
  • Located in the southern Red Sea, Fury Shoals are a dolphin mecca. There are countless beautiful reefs here with thousands of colorful fish. The biological diversity of hard and soft corals is astonishing. Dives here vary in difficulty and vary from easy to challenging depending on where you dive.

Dive sites in this itinerary

  • Sataya (Dolphine reef)

    Sataya – Fury Shoal – South: South of Marsa Alam, in the area of Wadi Gimal there is Shaab Sharm. A huge reef with colorful overgrown drop offs on the north and north-west side and a gorgoniawall between 17m and 22m in the east direction. The plateau on the east side, starting from 18m to 32m depth, with its coral block formations is the home of a lot of marine life. Doctor fishes, different kinds of reef fishes, napoleons and small critters – very often you see a turtle eating and resting. The plateau continues small along the south side of the main reef. Dolphins, sharks and mantas patrol along the reef in the blue. Shilineat in Wadi Gimal is the aquarium. Along the beautiful hard coral garden on the west side and in the high amount of blocks in the sandy area beside the reef you can rummage for camouflage artists and small critters. In maximum 16m and with the white sand and the sunlight it is amazing and full of small fishes and species. Very often there are turtles or dolphins around.

  • Daedalus Reef

    The Daedalus Reef is a huge reef formation that lies at about 180km south of Brother Islands. The reef is surrounded by a sheer wall all around, featuring a plateau on its southern side that goes from 28m beside the reef to 40m on the edge of the drop-off. If the weather is good, try to get as far north as possible and drift along one of the sides of the reef. Reef and hammerhead sharks are often spotted here. Underwater marine life is here more abundant than anywhere else, with schools of surgeons, fusiliers, carangids.

  • Elphinstone

    This long finger like reef runs from north to south in the open Red Sea. Steep walls drop to the depths on the reef’s east and west sides, while the north and south ends of the reefs are marked by submerged plateau. Sharks often swim by the spot to feed on the abundant reef fish population.

  • Fury Shoals

    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. The marine life is also really great with all the usual reef fishes of the Red Sea and various species of reef Sharks (Whitetip, Grey) and even sometimes the curious Oceanic Whitetip Shark. Pelagic fishes such Barracudas, Giant Trevallies, Dogtooth Tunas are also common in the area.

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    The most famous dive sites in Safaga: Abu Kufan legendary for hammerhead sightings in late spring and manta rays in wintertime. This 300 m long and narrow reef offers a plateau in both north and south tips. Panorama Reef: one of the largest reefs in Safaga, featuring numerous grottos and overhangs, where gorgonians and soft corals thrive with the frequent nurturing currents. Due to the size of the barrier, there are at least three different dives to be done here: the south plateau and the east and the west drop- offs Tobia Arbaa: Named the "seven pillars" after the small pinnacles rising from a sandy bottom. One of the best dives in Safaga, despite the shallow bottom, sometimes cause of not perfect visibility. Soft corals cover all the seven ergs, glass fish, gorgonians, giant puffer fish, octopus, blue spotted rays, morays, lion fish, sergeant majors, nudibranchs and many more.

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