Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone (8 Days / 7 Nights - 17 Dives)
Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, very popular, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Big Brother, Little Brother, Aida II wreck, Numidia wreck, Daedalus Reef and Elphinstone
Day 1
The Al Farouk staff will be at the arrival terminal of Hurghada Airport or Marsa Alam Airport to welcome you. An air-conditioned van will take you to Port Ghalib or Hurghada marina where the dive cruise ship is moored. The journey from Hurghada to Port Ghalib takes about 4 hours. Otherwise it’s only a few minutes to Port Ghalib from Marsa Alam Airport if you have landed there, and a similar distance to Hurghada marina from Hurghada Airport. Once onboard the liveaboard you will be met by the boat crew and the tour leader, who will assign you to your cabin and provide a briefing on boat safety and the upcoming week of activities. Enjoy your dinner in the air-conditioned saloon before going to bed; your diving will start tomorrow.
Days 2-7
The Brother Islands are 2 small exposed promontories in the middle of the sea. They boast an impressive proliferation of marine life making them the most popular southern Red Sea dive sites. Sharks are commonly sighted here. You may encounter grey reef sharks, silvertips, whitetips and scallopped hammerheads. The walls here are festooned in colourful sponges hard corals, soft corals and fans. There is also a wreck dive here called The Numidia which lies in the shallows and is bedecked in brightly coloured benthic life.
The reef at Daedalus and Elphinstone are home to schools of surgeonfish, fusiliers, trevallies and colourful reef fish. Hammerheads, oceanic whitetips and thresher sharks can be seen here, as well as manta rays, usually seen during the summer months.
3 dives a day are the norm in the Red Sea marine parks. A typical day will start with a morning dive at 7 am, breakfast at 8 am, 2nd dive at 10 am, lunch at noon, 3rd dive at 2 pm, snacks at 4 pm, night dive when permitted at 7 pm. Dinner around at 8 pm. There will only 2 dives on the last day as the boat then sails back to port.
Expect 3 delicious buffet-style meals every day of the cruise. Breakfast involves a variety of choices: cereal, fresh fruits, juices, bread and toast, pancakes, eggs (cooked to order) and of course coffee, tea and milk. Lunch and dinner can be a mix of local and international fare cooked with the freshest ingredients. You can expect rice, noodles, soups, lots of fresh vegetable, various meat and fish dishes, bread and desserts. Some snacks and hot and cold drinks are available around the clock.
Day 8
Check out time is normally at 10 am after a breakfast and farewells with the crew, before being transferred either to the airport or your local hotel. Please note that these trips use Hurghada marina and Port Ghalib for embarkation and disembarkation - check above for details.
[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].