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Route Description - North-Brother Islands

This Red Sea diving itinerary offers an exploration of iconic underwater sites. Dive into the historic wreck of the SS Thistlegorm, teeming with wartime artifacts. Experience the Brother Islands, renowned for their rich marine life and challenging dives on the Numidia and Aida wrecks. Discover the vibrant corals and diverse fish at Ras Mohammed’s Shark Reef and Yolanda Reef. Explore the sandy bottoms and coral heads at Gotta Abu Nugar South. Lastly, dive the famous wrecks of Abu Nuhas, including the Giannis D and Carnatic, each offering a unique and thrilling underwater adventure.

SS Thistlegorm
The Thistlegorm, on the west coast of the Sinai Peninsula and 40 km from Sharm El Sheikh, is the best known and most popular Wreck dive in the Red Sea. The 125m long British army freighter sank after just 18 months of her launch in April 1940. Her last voyage commenced on the 2nd of June 1941 as she sailed to Alexandria and was loaded with wartime supplies during World War II. A long list of inventory includes armored tracked vehicles, aircraft, armored vehicles, Jeeps and Bedford trucks. In spite of being privately owned and operated, the HMS Thistlegorm was nevertheless fitted with a 4" anti-aircraft gun and a heavy caliber machine gun when she was drafted for war duty. But it was never to be. In the early hours of 6th October 1941 the Thistlegorm was split in 2 and sank almost instantly after being hit by 2 bombs from a German long range bomber. The hit only blew a hole in the port side of hold number 5 but then cargo tank ammunition ignited, causing the bulk of the damage.

Brother Islands
The Brother Islands one of the best diving spots in the world. The Islands – the Big Brother and the Little Brother – are two small exposed promontories that just come out of the water in the middle of the sea at around 60km from the Egyptian coast line. The Little Brother has a very high concentration of life in a much reduced area. The walls are covered literally with sponges, anemones and all sorts of hard and soft corals in an astonishing variety of colors and shapes. Of course you will find here plenty of fish. It is not unusual to see sharks: hammerheads, thresher sharks, grey reef sharks, silvertip and whitetip reef sharks. About one km north of the Little Brother lays the Big Brother. Situated, in the middle of the island, is a lighthouse. When it is not too windy, you can proceed to dive the Wreck NUMIDIA which lies upon the reef on the northern side of the island between 5m and 80m. This 150m long ship sunk in 1901 and is now completely covered with both hard and soft corals and gorgonias. At the NW side of the island you will find the other Wreck: the AIDA. This 82m long steam ship sunk 1957. The remaining pieces of the Wreck are scattered all over the reef and just the back side of the hull can be found between 34m and 60m. It is nicely overgrown and worth to visit. Because of strong current and may be high waves it is not easy to dive at the Brother’s. This safari is only for experienced divers.

Ras Mohammed
The marine park Ras Mohamed offers dreamlike diving spots. For example SHARK REEF and YOLANDA REEF. Both reefs are standing on a plateau, which is between 10 m to 20 m deep. The edges of the plateau fall down to more than 200 m. At the reef you will find nice hard and soft corals, plenty of fish in all kind of sizes. With luck you can see sharks during your early morning dive. At Yolanda Reef you can see the cargo of a Cypriot freighter YOLANDA which ran aground in 1980. Loaded with sanitary equipment, toilet bowls and bathtubs, the YOLANDA was on its way to Aqaba. Storms caused the wreck to slide into the depths of the sea, but large parts of the cargo are still scattered around the reef and beautifully overgrown, making it a popular photo spot. Gotta Abu Nugar South Part of the Abu Nugar , this is a sand bottom with scattered coral heads. Very interesting for seeing little fish and branches since there is enough sand that you can ground yourself without worrying about hitting the coral here.

Abu Nuhas
The reef at Abu Nuhas is famous for Wrecks. There are 4 Wrecks, which are today an attraction point for divers all around the world. For example the Greek cargo ship GIANNIS D, which ran aground the reef on 19th April 1984 and sank a short time afterwards. It is now lying in a maximum depth of 27 m and is overgrown with hard- and soft corals. The ship cracked down in the middle. The better part of the two halves is the stern section. Here it is easy to dive inside the Wreck, because there are a lot of entry and exit points. Because the wreck is leaning on a 45° angle you will find yourself swimming up a stairwell which your mind tells you are heading down. This effect is very special. The steamship CARNATIC struck the reef in September 1869. She sank the following day as the weather worsened.

Route Description - North-Brother Islands

This Red Sea diving itinerary offers an exploration of iconic underwater sites. Dive into the historic wreck of the SS Thistlegorm, teeming with wartime artifacts. Experience the Brother Islands, renowned for their rich marine life and challenging dives on the Numidia and Aida wrecks. Discover the vibrant corals and diverse fish at Ras Mohammed’s Shark Reef and Yolanda Reef. Explore the sandy bottoms and coral heads at Gotta Abu Nugar South. Lastly, dive the famous wrecks of Abu Nuhas, including the Giannis D and Carnatic, each offering a unique and thrilling underwater adventure.

SS Thistlegorm
The Thistlegorm, on the west coast of the Sinai Peninsula and 40 km from Sharm El Sheikh, is the best known and most popular Wreck dive in the Red Sea. The 125m long British army freighter sank after just 18 months of her launch in April 1940. Her last voyage commenced on the 2nd of June 1941 as she sailed to Alexandria and was loaded with wartime supplies during World War II. A long list of inventory includes armored tracked vehicles, aircraft, armored vehicles, Jeeps and Bedford trucks. In spite of being privately owned and operated, the HMS Thistlegorm was nevertheless fitted with a 4" anti-aircraft gun and a heavy caliber machine gun when she was drafted for war duty. But it was never to be. In the early hours of 6th October 1941 the Thistlegorm was split in 2 and sank almost instantly after being hit by 2 bombs from a German long range bomber. The hit only blew a hole in the port side of hold number 5 but then cargo tank ammunition ignited, causing the bulk of the damage.

Brother Islands
The Brother Islands one of the best diving spots in the world. The Islands – the Big Brother and the Little Brother – are two small exposed promontories that just come out of the water in the middle of the sea at around 60km from the Egyptian coast line. The Little Brother has a very high concentration of life in a much reduced area. The walls are covered literally with sponges, anemones and all sorts of hard and soft corals in an astonishing variety of colors and shapes. Of course you will find here plenty of fish. It is not unusual to see sharks: hammerheads, thresher sharks, grey reef sharks, silvertip and whitetip reef sharks. About one km north of the Little Brother lays the Big Brother. Situated, in the middle of the island, is a lighthouse. When it is not too windy, you can proceed to dive the Wreck NUMIDIA which lies upon the reef on the northern side of the island between 5m and 80m. This 150m long ship sunk in 1901 and is now completely covered with both hard and soft corals and gorgonias. At the NW side of the island you will find the other Wreck: the AIDA. This 82m long steam ship sunk 1957. The remaining pieces of the Wreck are scattered all over the reef and just the back side of the hull can be found between 34m and 60m. It is nicely overgrown and worth to visit. Because of strong current and may be high waves it is not easy to dive at the Brother’s. This safari is only for experienced divers.

Ras Mohammed
The marine park Ras Mohamed offers dreamlike diving spots. For example SHARK REEF and YOLANDA REEF. Both reefs are standing on a plateau, which is between 10 m to 20 m deep. The edges of the plateau fall down to more than 200 m. At the reef you will find nice hard and soft corals, plenty of fish in all kind of sizes. With luck you can see sharks during your early morning dive. At Yolanda Reef you can see the cargo of a Cypriot freighter YOLANDA which ran aground in 1980. Loaded with sanitary equipment, toilet bowls and bathtubs, the YOLANDA was on its way to Aqaba. Storms caused the wreck to slide into the depths of the sea, but large parts of the cargo are still scattered around the reef and beautifully overgrown, making it a popular photo spot. Gotta Abu Nugar South Part of the Abu Nugar , this is a sand bottom with scattered coral heads. Very interesting for seeing little fish and branches since there is enough sand that you can ground yourself without worrying about hitting the coral here.

Abu Nuhas
The reef at Abu Nuhas is famous for Wrecks. There are 4 Wrecks, which are today an attraction point for divers all around the world. For example the Greek cargo ship GIANNIS D, which ran aground the reef on 19th April 1984 and sank a short time afterwards. It is now lying in a maximum depth of 27 m and is overgrown with hard- and soft corals. The ship cracked down in the middle. The better part of the two halves is the stern section. Here it is easy to dive inside the Wreck, because there are a lot of entry and exit points. Because the wreck is leaning on a 45° angle you will find yourself swimming up a stairwell which your mind tells you are heading down. This effect is very special. The steamship CARNATIC struck the reef in September 1869. She sank the following day as the weather worsened.

Route Description - North Safari

M/Y Golden Dolphin offers a mixture of reef and wreck diving around the northern Red Sea for 7 night charters on the North Safari itinerary. She departs from Hurghada and visits sites like Abu Nuhas, Ras Mohamed, Thistlegorm and Dunraven. The area of Abu Nuhas has 4 well known wrecks offering specular dives with sightings of a variety of fish life. The Red Sea has a high temperature and salt content due to its isolated location between Asia and Africa with a narrow passage to the Indian Ocean.

Top Dive Sites

Abu Nuhas Area

The Abu Nuhas area offers some of the best wreck diving in the northern Red Sea where at least 7 wrecks have sunk. The four main wrecks are the Carnatic, Chrisoula K, Giannis D and the Kimon M that attract an array of great marine life and many types of hard and soft coral.

The Carnatic is a former 90 metre long British cargo ship that sunk in 1869 and is the oldest wreck in the Abu Nuhas area. When the ship sunk she was carrying wine and gold hence some people knowing it as the Wine Wreck. The wreck now lies in 22 metres of water with soft coral covering the entire wooden hull offering great picture opportunities.

The Chrisoula K is a former 98 metre long Greek cargo vessel that was transporting tiles to Italy and is the reason it is known as the Tile Wreck. She sunk in 1981 after hitting the Abu Nuhas Reef fortunately with no losses of life. The wreck is broken into 2 parts with the stern 28 metres down on the sandy bottom and the bow in the shallow waters at around 4 metres.

The Giannis D is a former 100 metre long Japanese freighter that sunk in 1983 while transporting wood. The wreck is broken into 3 parts with the bow and stern in good shape however the middle is in bad condition. The main entrance to the wreck is at the stern where you can reach a pocket of trapped air followed by the engine room.

The Kimon M is a former 120 metre long cargo vessel carrying lentils when it sunk hence the reason it is known as Lentil Wreck. She sunk in 1978 after hitting the Sha’ab Abu Nuhas Reef and now lies 32 metres down.

Ras Mohamed Area Ras Mohamed was declared a national park in 1983 and is located off the southern coast of the Sinai Peninsula in the Red Sea. This are is known for its steep wall diving that is covered in bright colored corals descending up to 100 metres down.

Dives at the Shark and Yolanda reefs at Ras Mohamed National Park will be done before moving to the next dive site. The corals here are fed by nutrient rich water attracting many species of fish from turtles to red mouthed grouper.

The Dunraven Wreck was a British steam sail ship was on route from Bombay to Liverpool when she struck a reef in 1976. She came to rest upside down just outside Ras Mohamed National Park and years later she is covered in coral that attracts many yellow goatfish, baby barracuda and stonefish. Seeing old hessian ropes, remains of wooden cargo boxes and enormous boilers bring the once magnificent steam ship reality back to life.

The Thistlegorm Wreck is an iconic dive site and is a ‘must dive’ on many diver’s lists. It is the most well-known wreck in the Red Sea and one of the most spectacular wrecks in the world. Diving here is like diving an underwater museum with its locomotives, Bedford trucks, triumph motorbikes and variety of ammunition. As this site has a maximum depth of 32 metres it is advised for advanced divers only. Depending on the weather and current conditions a night dive may be done here.

Route Description - Best of the Red Sea Safari

The tour descriptions (dive sites) are samples. Depending on the weather conditions and the quality of the divers other dive sites can be chosen.

M/Y Golden Dolphin II offers a mixture of reef and wall diving around the southern Red Sea for 7 night charters on The Best of the Res Sea itinerary. She departs from Hurghada or Port Ghalib and visits St John’s Reef, Rocky Island, Elphinstone and the Island of Zabargad. The Red Sea has a high temperature and salt content due to its isolated location between Asia and Africa with a narrow passage to the Indian Ocean.

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St John’s Reef system is located in the southern Red Sea and offers exciting drop offs and pelagic action. The wall of ones of the reefs is covered in giant gorgonians and another overgrown with a number of colorful soft corals. You will see a lot of fish cruising in the blue waters with the occasional sightings of hammerheads, grey sharks, white tip reef sharks and silvertips.

Rocky Island is a fringing reef that circles the island and drops steeply into the blue waters, it is covered in beautiful soft corals, gorgonians, fans, sponges and black coral trees. Due to its isolated location sightings of reef sharks, grey sharks and silvertip sharks are a certainty with the occasional sightings of manta rays, sailfish and dolphins.

The reef at Elphinstone is sheer walls covered in soft corals with the north and south plateaus worth a visit when at the site. Due to the remote location of the reef you will encounter big fish like hammerheads, white tip sharks and dolphins.

The Island of Zabargad is an amazing dive spot as you get to dive along the walls, hover over drops offs and dive in the shallows admiring the coral garden and the fish. For wreck divers there is a nameless 70 metre long wreck at the north side of the island that lies upside down 24 metres down with the stern section still intact.

The Daedalus Reef lies south of the Brother Islands and is a huge reef formation that is surrounded by a sheer wall featuring a plateau on the southern side that has a 40 metre drop off. The best way to do this dive is to get as far north as possible and drift along the side of the reef to encounter reef sharks, hammerheads, surgeons, fusiliers and carangids.

Route Description - North Safari

M/Y Golden Dolphin offers a mixture of reef and wreck diving around the northern Red Sea for 7 night charters on the North Safari itinerary. She departs from Hurghada and visits sites like Abu Nuhas, Ras Mohamed, Thistlegorm and Dunraven. The area of Abu Nuhas has 4 well known wrecks offering specular dives with sightings of a variety of fish life. The Red Sea has a high temperature and salt content due to its isolated location between Asia and Africa with a narrow passage to the Indian Ocean.

Top Dive Sites

Abu Nuhas Area

The Abu Nuhas area offers some of the best wreck diving in the northern Red Sea where at least 7 wrecks have sunk. The four main wrecks are the Carnatic, Chrisoula K, Giannis D and the Kimon M that attract an array of great marine life and many types of hard and soft coral.

The Carnatic is a former 90 metre long British cargo ship that sunk in 1869 and is the oldest wreck in the Abu Nuhas area. When the ship sunk she was carrying wine and gold hence some people knowing it as the Wine Wreck. The wreck now lies in 22 metres of water with soft coral covering the entire wooden hull offering great picture opportunities.

The Chrisoula K is a former 98 metre long Greek cargo vessel that was transporting tiles to Italy and is the reason it is known as the Tile Wreck. She sunk in 1981 after hitting the Abu Nuhas Reef fortunately with no losses of life. The wreck is broken into 2 parts with the stern 28 metres down on the sandy bottom and the bow in the shallow waters at around 4 metres.

The Giannis D is a former 100 metre long Japanese freighter that sunk in 1983 while transporting wood. The wreck is broken into 3 parts with the bow and stern in good shape however the middle is in bad condition. The main entrance to the wreck is at the stern where you can reach a pocket of trapped air followed by the engine room.

The Kimon M is a former 120 metre long cargo vessel carrying lentils when it sunk hence the reason it is known as Lentil Wreck. She sunk in 1978 after hitting the Sha’ab Abu Nuhas Reef and now lies 32 metres down.

Ras Mohamed Area Ras Mohamed was declared a national park in 1983 and is located off the southern coast of the Sinai Peninsula in the Red Sea. This are is known for its steep wall diving that is covered in bright colored corals descending up to 100 metres down.

Dives at the Shark and Yolanda reefs at Ras Mohamed National Park will be done before moving to the next dive site. The corals here are fed by nutrient rich water attracting many species of fish from turtles to red mouthed grouper.

The Dunraven Wreck was a British steam sail ship was on route from Bombay to Liverpool when she struck a reef in 1976. She came to rest upside down just outside Ras Mohamed National Park and years later she is covered in coral that attracts many yellow goatfish, baby barracuda and stonefish. Seeing old hessian ropes, remains of wooden cargo boxes and enormous boilers bring the once magnificent steam ship reality back to life.

The Thistlegorm Wreck is an iconic dive site and is a ‘must dive’ on many diver’s lists. It is the most well-known wreck in the Red Sea and one of the most spectacular wrecks in the world. Diving here is like diving an underwater museum with its locomotives, Bedford trucks, triumph motorbikes and variety of ammunition. As this site has a maximum depth of 32 metres it is advised for advanced divers only. Depending on the weather and current conditions a night dive may be done here.