Red Sea North & Wrecks (8 Days / 7 Nights - 21 Dives)
Trip highlights: dolphins, turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Thistlegorm, Abu Nuhas wrecks (Giannis D, Carnatic, Kimon M, Chrisoula K), Ras Mohamed: Shag Rock, Sha'ab El Erg and Gubal
Day 1
The transfer from Hurghada airport to the marine where MY Blue Horizon is moored takes about 20 minutes. The crew will welcome you as you board. The tour leader will provide a briefing on the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Dinner will be served that evening giving you a chance to say hello to your fellow guests. Then, after a good night’s sleep in the calm waters of the port, the boat sets off to the first dive site.
Core Days
The best-known wreck in the Red Sea is The SS Thistlegorm which sits upright on the sea-floor at 32m maximum depth. It is a fascinating experience to dive around its cargo of tanks, motorcycles, trucks, weapons, railway carriage and 2 railway engines. The Abu Nuhas reef is best known for its 4 wrecks, which attract divers from around the world. They attract numerous reef fish and are now encrusted with beautiful corals. Endless clouds of glassfish lurk in shallow sections inside the wrecks. The Ras Mohammed marine park promises excellent diving, particularly at Yolanda reef and Shark reef. Both feature excellent hard and soft coral coverage, large numbers of fish and sharks, especially on early morning dives.
Normally you can expect 4 dives a day; 2 morning dives, a 3rd in the afternoon, and a night dive or sunset dive. On the last day before disembarkation, there will only be 2 dives before the boat sails back to port.
Dishes are mostly international favourites plus a number of local specialties. Snacks such as fresh fruit, cookies and juice are always available, as is a range of black, green and herbal teas. Dining gets underway with a full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef.
Day 8
Check out is after breakfast on the final day. Say your goodbyes to the crew and your new-found friends and be transferred to the airport or hotel.
Red Sea North & Tiran Straits (8 Days / 7 Nights - 21 Dives)
Trip highlights: turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: SS Thistlegorm, Dunraven, Ras Mohammed: Shark Reef and Yolanda Reef, Tiran, Sha'ab El Erg, Gubal
Day 1
Upon exiting the airport in Hurghada the crew will meet you and transfer you the 20 minutes journey to the marina in Port Ghalib where the boat awaits you for boarding. There will be a full briefing from the tour leader about the boat and many aspects of the cruise. After being assigned and settling into your cabin, dinner will be served. On the first evening you can get to know your fellow guests before a restful night's sleep in port ahead of leaving port the next morning.
Core Days
The SS Thistlegorm is without doubt the most famous wreck in the Red Sea. It lies upright on the sea-bed at a maximum depth of 32m. Diving around and through its various holds you can see its cargo of motorcycles, tanks, trucks, weapons, a railway carriage and 2 railway engines. The northern marine park of Ras Mohammed is home to some excellent diving. At Yolanda reef and Shark reef there is impressive hard and soft coral coverage, as well as large numbers of sharks and sharks. This is especially true on on early morning dives. You will also explore the4 famous reefs of the Strait of Tiran. They are called Jackson, Woodhouse, Thomas & Gordon. Rising from the depths these spectacular formations are often frequented by large pelagics due to the abundance of currents.
You can expect 4 dives a day normally. There will be 2 morning dives, a 3rd in the afternoon, and a night dive or sunset dive. On the last day before disembarkation, there will only be 2 dives before the boat sails back to port.
Dishes are mostly international fare plus a number of local delicacies. Dining gets underway with a full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Snacks such as fresh fruit, cookies and juice are always available, as is a range of black, green and herbal teas. Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef.
Day 8
After breakfast on the final day you can check out. You will then be transferred to the airport or local hotel, depending on your plans.
Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 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
MY Blue Horizon is moored at Port Ghalib. You will be transferred there the 2 hours van ride from Hurghada airport. Alternatively if you fly to Marsa Alam, it is only 10 minutes away. Upon boarding you will be welcomed by the crew and receive a full boat and cruise briefing from the tour leader. You will be assigned your cabin and settle in before dinner which is your first chance to get to know your fellow guests. The boat leaves port the following morning after a calm night's sleep.
Core Days
The much-loved famous Brother Islands are among the first names in Red Sea diving. These 2 exposed promontories act as a magnet for marine life. Sharks are often sighted here: scalloped hammerheads, grey reef sharks, silvertips and whitetips being the most frequent. There is a colourful wreck called the Numidia lying in the shallows. It is adorned with hard and soft corals and gorgonians fans. You will dive along walls festooned with soft corals, anemones and brightly coloured sponges.
At Daedalus and Elphinstone the reefs are full of an impressive variety of tropical fish as well as healthy schools of trevallies, fusiliers and surgeonfish. Sharks here are more likely to be oceanic whitetips, thresher sharks and hammerheads. In the summer months you can also often encounter mantas rays.
Under normal circumstances you can expect 4 dives per day in the marine parks; 2 morning dives and a 3rd afternoon dive. There will only be 2 dives on the last day before disembarkation, after which the boat sails back to port.
Awaken each morning to a hearty fully cooked breakfast with eggs cooked to order and a vast spread of breakfast choices. A buffet lunch and dinner every day will include plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef. The menu is mostly international fare as well as a range of interesting Egyptian and middle-eastern specialties. Snacks like cookies and fresh fruit are always on hand should you need a nibble. Juices and a range of black, green and herbal teas are always available.
Day 8
On the final day you can enjoy a final, farewell breakfast before check out, The crew will transfer you to the airport or hotel. Please note that these trips sometimes use different departure or arrival ports - see above for details.
Daedalus & St. John's (8 Days / 7 Nights - 19 Dives)
Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, dugongs/manatees, turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, very popular, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: St. Johns, Fury Shoals, Daedalus Reef and Elphinstone
Day 1
After arriving at the airport you will be met and transferred to the boat in Port Ghalib marina; Hurghada airport (3 hours) Marsa Alam airport (10 minutes).The crew will welcome you on board and the tour leader will brief you about the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Dinner will be served and allow you to meet your fellow guests, before bedding down for a good night’s sleep. The fun stats before the fun days ahead.
Core Days
St. John's Reefs dive sites are very close to each other so it is easy cruising from one site to the other. Enjoy diving the drop-offs, tunnels, huge gorgonians and colourful soft corals, pinnacles and amazing hard-coral reefs. These sites are home to rays, sharks, octopus, large schools of fish, lionfish, nudibranchs and frogfish. Photographers are never short of a subject. Mantas, silvertip and grey reef sharks can often be seen in the blue.
Common encounters include with curious turtles, whitetips and Napoleon wrasses, while dugongs are more rare but certainly possible.
The Fury Shoals is a vast reef system. Malahi features mazes and friendly turtles. Abu Galawa Soraya is home to a fantastic coral garden and a wreck of a private sailing boat swarmed by glassfish. Shaab Claude is a classic dive with its famous swim-throughs and huge porites corals, Sataya has a resident spinner dolphin population and is a must for snorkelling between dives, as well as having some good underwater offerings. Daedalus and Elphinstone are reefs teeming with myriad tropical fish plus schools of fusiliers, trevallies and surgeonfish. Sharks here are more likely to be threshers, hammerheads and oceanic whitetips. Manta rays are more likely to be encountered in the summer time.
There are usually 3 dives a day in the Red Sea marine parks with 2 morning dives and 1 afternoon dive. On the last full diving day, there will only be 2 dives. After the 2nd the boat returns to port.
The menu consists of mostly international fare plus a number of local delicacies. Breakfast is a plated, cooked affair with eggs to order, pancakes, sausages and more. Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef. Snacks such as fresh fruit and cookies and are always available throughout the day. There is juice and a range of black, green and herbal teas to slake any daytime thirst..
Day 8
On the final day you can enjoy a last breakfast and then check out. Depending whether you are going to a local hotel or airport, the crew will transfer you.
Red Sea North, Wrecks & Brothers (8 Days / 7 Nights - 20 Dives)
Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Big Brother, Little Brother, SS Thistlegorm, Rosalie Moller, Ras Mohamed, Shag Rock, Sha'ab El Erg and Gubal
Day 1
A 20 minute air-conditioned van ride will take you from Hurghada airport to the marina where MY Blue Horizon is moored. The tour leader and crew will welcome you on board brief you about the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Dinner will be served before bedding down for a good night’s sleep before the fun days ahead.
Core Days
Diving the Brother Islands are a must for all experienced divers. You will encounter lots of curious turtles, whitetip reef sharks and Napoleon wrasses. The diving features drop-offs, wrecks, huge gorgonians and colourful soft corals. Bucket list encounters include hammerheads, oceanic whitetips, whale sharks, thresher sharks and manta rays. Other creatures include octopus, lionfish, nudibranchs, frogfish, large schools of fish. it is an underwater photographer’s dream!
This route also allows you to visit famous wrecks in the northern Red Sea where you will experience a mix of wreck dives and reef dives. The most famous wreck in the Red Sea, the SS Thistlegorm, will leave you in awe: it was sunk in 1941 after being bombed by the German Luftwaffe! With its historical cargo of World War II machinery and equipment, all neatly stowed in its open holds, the Thistlegorm would be a highlight of diving anywhere in the world. The Rosalie Moeller, carrying a cargo of coal, suffered the same fate just 2 days later. Ras Mohamed is one of the best kept national parks in Egypt. Its waters are rich in nutrients, attracting pelagics.
On the penultimate day of the tour the boat will head back to port, after 2 morning dives.
The menu is mostly international fare plus a number of local Egyptian and middle-eastern delicacies. Snacks such as fresh fruit and cookies are always available. as is a range of black, green and herbal teas.
Dining gets underway with a full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef.
Day 8
After breakfast on the final day you can check out, Say your goodbyes to the crew and be transferred to the airport or hotel.
Rocky, Zabargad & St. John's (8 Days / 7 Nights - 19 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, dolphins, manta rays, dugongs/manatees, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, very popular, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Rocky Island, Zabargad, St. Johns Reef, Fury Shoals, Elphinstone Reef
Day 1
Upon arrival at Marsa Alam Airport you will be met at the arrival terminal and transferred the 10 minutes to Port Ghalib marina. Here you can board the splendid Blue Horizon from 6pm the evening before departure. The tour leader and crew will welcome you on board and give you a briefing about the boat and the cruise. Then you will be assigned your cabin and given time to settle in. Dinner will be served while the boat remains at port as it does the first night as you slumber. Early next morning you will set off for dive site number 1.
Core Days
The dive sites at St. John's Reefs are very close to each other so it is easy to navigate among them. Topographically they consist of drop-offs, pinnacles, tunnels and amazing hard-coral reefs. Colour is provided by the huge gorgonians and brightly hued soft corals. Mantas, grey reef and silvertip sharks can often be seen in the blue. Octopus, lionfish, nudibranchs, frogfish, large schools of fish are all commonly sighted. There are also likely encounters with curious turtles, Napoleon wrasses and whitetip reef sharks, while dugongs are more difficult creatures to find.
By contrast, The Fury Shoals is a vast reef system. Shaab Claude is a classic dive with its famous swim-throughs and huge porites corals, while Malahi features maze-like topography and friendly turtles. Abu Galawa Soraya is home to both a fantastic coral garden and a wreck of a private sailing boat with thick schools of glassfish all around. Sataya, with its resident spinner dolphin population, is a must for snorkelling between dives, as well as having some good underwater sights.
At Rocky Island and Elphinstone the reefs are full of myriad tropical fish and schools of surgeonfish, trevally and fusiliers. In these areas, more likely shark encounters are with hammerhead sharks, oceanic whitetips and thresher sharks. In summer months manta rays frequently put in an appearance.
Normally you can expect 3 dives a day in the Red Sea marine parks; 2 morning dives and a 3rd in the afternoon. On the last day before disembarkation, there will only be 2 dives before the boat sails back to port.
A full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Lunch and dinner, served buffet-style, include fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, chicken, beef and fresh fish. Dishes are mostly international fare plus a number of local delicacies. Snacks such as fresh fruit, cookies and juice are always available, as is a range of black, green and herbal teas.
Day 8
After breakfast on the final day you can check out. You will then be transferred to the airport or hotel.
Red Sea South (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)
Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, very popular, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Rocky Island, Zabargad, Fury Shoals, Daedalus, Elphinstone Reef
Day 1
When you arrive at Marsa Alam Airport you will be met at the arrival terminal and transferred the 10 minutes to Port Ghalib marina where the Blue Horizon is moored. The tour leader and crew will welcome you on board brief you about the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Guests will arrive throughout the day. Dinner will be served before bedding down for a good night’s sleep before the fun days ahead.
Core Days
The Fury Shoals is a vast reef system. Malahi features mazes and friendly turtles, and Abu Galawa Soraya boasts fantastic coral gardens and a wreck of a private sailing boat smothered with glassfish. Shaab Claude is a classic dive with its famous swim-throughs and huge porites corals. Sataya, with its resident spinner dolphin population, is a must for snorkelling between dives, as well as having some good underwater offerings.
At Rocky Island and Elphinstone the reefs are full of a variety of tropical fish plus schools of surgeonfish, trevallies and fusiliers. Sharks here are more likely to be oceanic whitetips, hammerheads and threshers. You can also see manta rays in the summer time.
Normally you can expect 3 dives a day in the Red Sea marine parks; 2 morning dives and a 3rd in the afternoon. On the last day before disembarkation, there will only be 2 dives before the boat sails back to port.
Breakfast each morning includes choices of eggs cooked to order, cereal, toast, pancakes, cheese and sausages. Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, beef and chicken. Dishes are mostly international favourites plus a number of local middle-eastern delicacies. Snacks such as fresh fruit, cookies and juice are always available, as is a range of black, green and herbal teas.
Day 8
After breakfast on the final day you can check out, say your goodbyes to the crew and be transferred to the airport or hotel.
Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers (8 Days / 7 Nights - 20 Dives)
Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Big Brother, Little Brother, Abu Nuhas (Carnatic, Chrisoula K, Kimon M and Giannis D), Straits of Gubal, SS Thistlegorm, Ras Mohamed, Rosalie Moller, Panorama Reef, Salem Express, El Mina, Mohamed Hassabella
Day 1
A 20 minute air-conditioned van ride will take you from Hurghada airport to the marina where MY Blue Horizon is moored. Boarding takes place during the evening before departure and the tour leader and crew will welcome you on board brief you about the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Dinner will be served before bedding down for a good night’s sleep before the fun days ahead.
Core Days
Diving the Brother Islands are a must for all experienced divers, with drop-offs, wrecks, huge gorgonians and colourful soft corals that are home to lionfish, nudibranchs, frogfish, octopus, large schools of fish: an underwater photographer’s dream! Bucket list encounters include oceanic whitetips, whale sharks, thresher sharks, hammerheads and manta rays. Common encounters include curious turtles, Napoleon wrasses and whitetip reef sharks.
This cruise itinerary also allows you to visit famous wrecks in the northern Red Sea. Shaab El Erg boasts beautiful hard coral gardens and dolphins. 4 fun wrecks will be the highlights of diving at Abu Nuhas, all offering spectacular dives and plenty of marine life. The most famous wreck in the Red Sea is the SS Thistlegorm. Diving here will leave you in awe! It was bombed and sank in 1941! The Thistlegorm would be a highlight of diving anywhere in the world. Marvel at its historical cargo of World War II machinery and equipment, all neatly stowed in its open holds - unforgettable. The Rosalie Moeller, carrying a cargo of coal, suffered the same fate just 2 days later. Ras Mohamed is one of the best kept national parks in Egypt. Its waters are rich in nutrients, attracting pelagics.
Safaga too has some great diving, offering a blend of shallow reef dives such as Panorama Reef, and drop-offs, as well as unforgettable wreck diving like on the Salem Express. This is an eerie 100-metre ferry boat that hosts frogfish, blue-spotted stingrays, schools of angel and butterfly fish. On the last diving day of the tour, MY Blue Fin will return to port, after 2 morning dives.
The menu is mostly international fare plus a number of local Egyptian and middle-eastern delicacies. Snacks such as fresh fruit and cookies are always available. as is a range of black, green and herbal teas.
Dining gets underway with a full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef.
Day 8
After breakfast on the final day you can check out, Say your goodbyes to the crew and be transferred to the airport or hotel.
Red Sea of Egypt (11 Days / 10 Nights - 29 Dives)
Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Sha'ab El Erg, Abu Nuhas, Strait of Tiran, SS Thistegorm, Brother Islands, Daedalus, Elphinstone, Safaga, Salem Express
Day 1
The MY Blue Horizon is moored at Hurghada marina. The tour leader and crew will welcome you on board brief you about the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Dinner will be served before bedding down for a good night’s sleep before the fun days ahead.
Core Days
The SS Thistlegorm is by far the best-known wreck in the Red Sea. It sits upright on the sea-floor at a maximum of 32m depth. You can see and dive around its cargo of tanks, motorcycles, trucks, weapons, railway carriage and 2 railway engines. The famous Brother Islands are among the best loved sites of the Red Sea. They are 2 exposed promontories which act as a magnet for marine life. You can dive along walls festooned with soft corals, anemones and brightly coloured sponges. Sharks are frequently sighted here: scalloped hammerheads, silvertips, whitetips and grey reef sharks being the most numerous. At Big Brother there is a wreck called the Numidia which lies in the shallows and is bedecked in hard and soft corals and gorgonians fans. At Daedalus and Elphinstone the reefs are full of myriad tropical fish plus schools of trevallies, fusiliers and surgeonfish. Sharks here are more likely to be hammerheads, oceanic whitetips and threshers. You can also see manta rays in the summer time.
Normally you can expect 4 dives a day (3 when inside the marine parks); 2 morning dives, a 3rd in the afternoon, and a night dive or sunset dive. On the last day before disembarkation, there will only be 2 dives before the boat sails back to port.
Day 11
After breakfast on the final day you can check out, Say your goodbyes to the crew and be transferred to the airport or hotel.
Note: this itinerary uses either Port Ghalib or Hurghada Marina - check port details for your trip.
[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].
