Daedalus, Rocky Island & Zabargad

This safari departs from Marsa Alam and includes Daedalus Reef, Rocky Island and Zabargad.

Note: The Egyptian government requires all divers to have a minimum of 50 logged dives and an Advanced Open water diver or the equivalent.
Night diving is forbidden within the marine park area.  This means that it is often only three dives a day.  This came into place due to the fact that the currents can be very strong in this area. 

Daedalus

This small, isolated reef, also known as Abu el-Kizan lies nearly halfway to Saudi Arabia. Its walls are equally as good as the Brothers Islands, carpeted in softcorals, hard corals & enormous sea fans . Some of the hard coral is awesome and and the underwater scenery is just as spectacular as Little Brother.

Dived less often and more unspoiled this place is our pick of all the southern sites. Expect to see schooling Baraccuda, Jacks, Tuna, Rainbow runners, Grey Reef Sharks and Hammerheads. Threshers and Dolphins can also be seen on occasions as can Mantas and Whale Sharks. A large field of beautiful anemones/clownfish, easily ranks with Anemone City at Ras Mohammed.

Rocky Island and Zabargad

These Islands lie just a few kilometres north of Sudan and offer very different dives. At Rocky the walls drop sharply from just a few metres below the surface, tall dangling sea whips sprout from deeper water, while several great caves and overhangs offer a great place to watch the sharks go by.

Zabagard is the largest island for miles around and has the most fantastic turquoise lagoon. Underwater on the southern side a sandy slope with a lovely coral tower leads to the drop off where hammerheads and manta rays can sometimes be encountered cruising up and down. There are several wrecks round the island most have yet to be identified.