World-Class Diving: Wrecks, Walls and Shark Encounters
The Red Sea around Hurghada offers some of the world finest diving. Abu Nuhas shipwrecks, the pinnacles at Sha'ab Abu Ramada, and the Brothers Islands liveaboard site are legendary. This route covers the dive sites, centers and what to expect at each level.
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Abu Nuhas Wrecks
A shallow reef north of Hurghada that claimed four large cargo ships. All four wrecks are now encrusted with coral and inhabited by marine life, making this one of the most accessible wreck diving sites in the world.
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Sha Ab Abu Ramada
Known as the Aquarium and the Panorama, these twin sites close to Hurghada offer spectacular coral gardens with enormous schools of fish, rays and frequent dolphin encounters in relatively calm conditions.
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Brothers Islands
A liveaboard destination 60 km offshore, the Brothers feature dramatic walls dropping to 800 meters, oceanic whitetip sharks, hammerheads and thresher sharks. Considered among the top ten dive sites globally.
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Hurghada Dive Centers
Over 60 PADI-certified dive centers operate in Hurghada, ranging from small family operations to large resort-based schools. Daily boat trips, beginner courses and specialist technical diving are all available.
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Night Diving
Several sites near Hurghada reveal a completely different ecosystem after dark: hunting cuttlefish, Spanish dancer nudibranchs and bioluminescent plankton make night dives a magical experience.
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Dolphin House
A sandbank reef to the north of Hurghada where spinner and bottlenose dolphins regularly gather in large pods. Snorkelers can swim alongside them in their natural environment.