Route Description - Rocky Island-Zabargad-St. Johns
Embark on a breathtaking adventure through the southern Red Sea’s most enchanting dive sites. Rocky Island mesmerizes with dramatic walls draped in soft corals and gorgonians, where reef sharks, manta rays, and turtles glide in the blue. Zabargad Island offers serene dives along stunning coral gardens teeming with reef fish. Further south, St. John’s Reefs captivate with vibrant drop-offs, curious coral formations, and the magical light shows of St. John’s Caves, creating an unforgettable underwater paradise for every diver.
St. John’s
Located 10 miles north of the Sudanese border, St. John’s is a vast reef system rising from a massive underwater plateau. It offers dozens of outstanding dives surrounded by deep blue waters.
Zabargad
Known since ancient times for its olivine mines, Zabargad features a scenic southern wall with stunning coral passages and diverse marine life.
Rocky Island
Rocky Island’s submerged rocks and sandy slopes are adorned with staghorn and hard corals. Divers often encounter leopard and whitetip reef sharks, turtles, and giant trevallies. With depths up to 39 meters and strong currents, it suits advanced divers.
Shaab Marsa Alam
A bean-shaped reef with sandy surroundings and rich coral gardens in the northeast. Reef sharks, blacktips, and oceanic whitetips are often seen here, while a small wreck lies in the southern lagoon at 17 meters.
Fury Shoals
A chain of pristine reefs along Egypt’s southwest coast, Fury Shoals offers vibrant hard and soft corals, abundant reef fish, and frequent shark sightings. Pelagics such as barracudas, trevallies, and tunas are also common.
Shaab Maksur
A long reef with plateaus to the north and south and steep drop-offs on both sides. Dolphins, barracudas, and reef sharks often cruise the northern terrace, while the southern plateau hosts thriving coral blocks and varied marine life.