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Deep South & St John’s
8 days / 7 nights · Red Sea, Egypt · Aphrodite Liveaboard
● DEEP SOUTH · WALLS & PELAGICS
Deep South & St John's
Deep in the south near Rocky Island — the exciting drop-offs of St John’s, walls of gorgonians and soft coral, dolphins at Sataya, and big-fish chances: hammerheads, greys, silvertips and more.
7 NIGHTS
EGYPT
PER DAY
NITROX INCLUDED
ROUTE OVERVIEW
What You'll Dive This Week
Deep in the south near Rocky Island — the exciting drop-offs of St John’s, walls of gorgonians and soft coral, dolphins at Sataya, and big-fish chances: hammerheads, greys, silvertips and more.
🪸 Marsa Shouna — A sprawling sand plateau littered with table corals.
🐬 Sataya — Dolphin Reef — A 6-mile horseshoe reef whose lagoon holds resident dolphin families, easy to meet — an …
🪸 Gota Abu Galawa — A coral-covered 1950s wreck at 18m — great for photography and night dives, with a chanc…
🪸 Elphinstone — A long finger reef with steep east and west walls and submerged plateaus north and south…
Included
✓ 7 nights full-board accommodation
✓ 3–4 dives per day (2–3 last day)
✓ Dive guides on every dive
✓ Free Nitrox
✓ Tanks & weights
✓ Non-alcoholic beverages
✓ Local transfers
Excluded
○ Flights
○ Rental equipment
○ Alcoholic beverages
○ Visa
○ Crew gratuities
DIVE SITES
The Dive Sites
Every site on this route, aboard M/Y Aphrodite from the Red Sea coast.
Marsa Shouna
5–25m
A sprawling sand plateau littered with table corals. Blue-spotted rays are abundant; some seasons bring breeding guitar rays and surprises.
Sataya — Dolphin Reef
5–30m
A 6-mile horseshoe reef whose lagoon holds resident dolphin families, easy to meet — an excellent place to watch hunters.
Gota Abu Galawa
5–18m
A coral-covered 1950s wreck at 18m — great for photography and night dives, with a chance of a Spanish dancer.
Elphinstone
5–60m+
A long finger reef with steep east and west walls and submerged plateaus north and south, patrolled by sharks.
St John's
5–40m
A massive reef system 10 miles from the Sudanese border, dozens of dives rising from a gigantic underwater plateau in the inky blue.
Marsa Abu Dabbab
5–20m
A huge reef full of life with a big chance of seahorses in the sea grass.
BOOK YOUR RED SEA LIVEABOARD
Book Deep South & St John's
Dive this route aboard M/Y Aphrodite — full-board, free Nitrox, expert guides.