MP South (Daedalus/Zabargad/Rocky Island)

About this tour

• Daedalus – Zabargad – Rocky Island
• The Marine Park South Tour starts from Port Ghaleb – after 2 dives we head directly south to Daedalus Reef. The striking lighthouse of Daedalus can be seen from far away. The reef extends over a length of more than 1.2 km. Steep wall diving in the regular current and shark encounters characterise the dives around Daedalus.
• Now it’s on to the reefs of Zabargad and Rocky Island, the islands furthest south in the Egyptian Red Sea. Countless soft and hard corals await divers here in the deep south. On the way back we visit the sites of Sataya, Malahi, Abu Diab, Shaab Maksur, Shaab Claudia, Abu Galawa and Gota Sharm, so there is plenty of variety! Shark encounters also await you here with great regularity – only about half a dozen safari boats go to these far southern reefs.
• Before we return to Port Ghaleb, Elphinstone Reef is another treat! The northern tip offers the best conditions to meet some hammerhead sharks on an “early morning” dive.

Elphinstone

From Marsa Alam the boat goes about one and a half hours north to Elphinstone Reef! The reef top of Elphinstone Reef lies at a depth of between one and three meters, depending on the water level. Strong surface currents and lots of boat traffic make snorkeling here impossible.

Divers, however, can dive right into a challenging treat! The reef is known for its exceptional biodiversity and, of course, sightings of large fish. In the north we dive on a sloping plateau from 18 to 40 meters and in the south on the underwater terraces. The west and east walls drop off steeply into the depths. The Elphinstone reef has a total length of about 600 meters and a width of 70 meters.
In large numbers we can see hard and soft corals in all colors. In addition, there are turtles, moray eels, loceanic white tip sharks, hammerhead sharks and pretty much everything that the Red Sea has to offer.