02/07/2024
you should to dive in the Red Sea Egypt 🇪🇬
Diving in the Red Sea in Egypt provides an unforgettable experience for divers around the world. Whether you’re a seasoned diver or someone looking to try it for the first time, the Egyptian Red Sea has something magical to offer beneath its waves. Don’t miss the chance to explore this underwater wonderland you won’t be disappointed.
1. Treasures of the Underwater World: The Red Sea is rich in diverse marine life, including colorful corals, exotic fish, sea turtles and even whale sharks. Underwater landscapes offer spectacular sights that take your breath away and provide unforgettable moments of exploration.
2. Crystal Clear Water: The water of the Red Sea is known for its exceptional purity and transparency. Clear water allows divers to clearly see the underwater world, which further enriches their diving experience.
3. Favorable Conditions for Diving: The warm and stable water temperature throughout the year makes the Red Sea an ideal place for diving at any time. In summer, the water temperature can reach as high as 30°C, while in winter it rarely falls below 20°C, which allows for comfortable diving all year round.
4. Various Diving Locations: Egypt offers numerous dive sites, including colorful coral reefs, fascinating shipwrecks and bluffs teeming with marine life. Each location offers a unique experience and opportunity to explore different aspects of the underwater world.
5. The Red Sea is the youngest ocean on earth. It is about 6 – 8 million years old. The other oceans date from 30 to more than 100 million years old, so the Red Sea is still relatively fresh.
6. The tidal currents in the Red Sea are slight to moderate which is ideal for coral life and new divers alike. The currents also transport nutrients and play an important role in shaping individual corals. They also play a key role in the spawning and fertilization of the corals, and more coral means beautiful dive sites for us!
7. Excellent visibility the waters of the Red Sea are famed for being crystal clear and they offer exceptional visibility. With vision often exceeding 30 meters (100 feet), it makes an ideal location for underwater photography and observation of marine life in its natural habitat.
8. As one of the seven wonders of the underwater world, the Red Sea & Egypt offer scuba divers some of the world's most beautiful coral reefs, plentiful marine life, and a wide variety of diverse dive sites. Both northern and southern Red Sea areas offer excellent diving, with the former offering amazing wrecks including the world-renowned SS Thistlegorm, and the latter, including the islands of Big Brother, Little Brother, and Daedalus, offering dramatic encounters with manta rays and various shark species.
9. Marine Biodiversity: There are currently 1252 listed species of fish in the Red Sea (that’s more than any other sea in the world), plus a few hundred species of soft and hard coral. Not to mention the ‘big stuff’ – 12 species of sharks, different species of dolphins and turtles, Rays, Morays, plus dugongs and many more.
10. Egypt doesn’t have to be all about the diving. Spending time in Egypt is a fascinating experience and your trip to the Red Sea can easily be combined with exploring other parts of the country and its world-famous features.
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