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North & Straits of Tiran
8 days / 7 nights · Red Sea, Egypt · Aphrodite Liveaboard
● NORTHERN RED SEA · WRECKS & STRAITS
North & Straits of Tiran
The northern Red Sea classics combined with the current-swept reefs of the Straits of Tiran — the Thistlegorm, Ras Mohammed, Abu Nuhas wrecks and the coral of Thomas, Gordon, Woodhouse and Jackson reefs.
7 NIGHTS
EGYPT
PER DAY
NITROX INCLUDED
ROUTE OVERVIEW
What You'll Dive This Week
The northern Red Sea classics combined with the current-swept reefs of the Straits of Tiran — the Thistlegorm, Ras Mohammed, Abu Nuhas wrecks and the coral of Thomas, Gordon, Woodhouse and Jackson reefs.
🚢 SS Thistlegorm — The best-known wreck dive in the Red Sea — a 125m British army freighter 40km from Sharm…
🪸 Ras Mohammed — The Ras Mohammed marine park — Shark Reef and Yolanda Reef on a 20m plateau falling to 2…
🚢 The Dunraven — An 1876 steam-and-sail vessel that ran aground on Shaab Mahmoud and sank quickly, breaki…
🚢 The Giannis D — Lying in three sections parallel to the reef — the bow at 10m, the amidships a jumble of…
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.
SS Thistlegorm
5–30m
The best-known wreck dive in the Red Sea — a 125m British army freighter 40km from Sharm El Sheikh, sunk in October 1941 still loaded with tanks, aircraft, armoured vehicles, Jeeps and Bedford trucks. Split in two by a German bomber, easy to penetrate.
Ras Mohammed
5–40m+
The Ras Mohammed marine park — Shark Reef and Yolanda Reef on a 20m plateau falling to 200m+. Soft corals, plentiful fish and, with luck on the early dive, sharks. At Yolanda you can still see the cargo of the Cypriot freighter that ran aground in 1980.
The Dunraven
18–28m
An 1876 steam-and-sail vessel that ran aground on Shaab Mahmoud and sank quickly, breaking in two. It lies upside down, stern at 28m and bow at 18m; the propeller and rudder are coral-covered and inside you find thousands of glassfish.
The Giannis D
5–27m
Lying in three sections parallel to the reef — the bow at 10m, the amidships a jumble of steel, and the aft with an intact A-frame. Full of glassfish, scorpionfish, wrasse, the occasional napoleon and blue-spotted stingrays. A fun wreck dive for all levels.
Thomas Reef (Tiran)
5–40m+
The smallest of the four Tiran reefs, with plateau sections and a deep canyon along the southern side. The upper reef is a riot of colour with some of the finest soft-coral growth in the Sinai region.
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Dive this route aboard M/Y Aphrodite — full-board, free Nitrox, expert guides.