Route Description - North Classic and Safaga Reef
8 Days 7 Nights
SS Thistlegorm - The Thistlegorm, located off the west coast of the Sinai Peninsula about 40 km from Sharm El Sheikh, is one of the Red Sea’s most famous wreck dives. This 125-metre British army freighter sailed for only 18 months after her launch in April 1940 before beginning her final journey on 2 June 1941, carrying World War II supplies including tanks, aircraft parts, armored vehicles, Jeeps and Bedford trucks.
Ras Mohammed - The marine park Ras Mohammed offers dreamlike diving spots. For example Shark Reef and Jolanda Reef. Both reefs are standing on a plateau, which is 20 m deep. The edges of the plateau fall down to more than 200 m. At the reef you will find nice soft corals, fish are plentiful.
Abu Nuhas- The Reef at Abu Nuhas is famous for wrecks. There are 4 wrecks here, 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 19 th March 1983 and sank a short time afterwards.
The Giannis D- The ship is lying on the bottom in roughly three separate sections parallel to the reef, with the crumpled bow lying at 10 meters, the cargo area amidships being a jumble of steel and remains of the cargo, and the aft section with an intact A-frame located forward of the superstructure.
Thomas Reef - It includes several plateau sections and a deep canyon running along its southern side. As the smallest of the four Tiran reefs, its upper section bursts with color, showcasing some of the finest soft coral growth in the Sinai region.