The underwater life at Red Sea has a charm like no other and it is a must to go scuba diving in the Red Sea during your visit to Egypt. With a seascape that offers a marine life that is unquestionably the best, scuba diving here offers you a chance to observe these sea creatures from close quarters.
Also please note that if you are visiting long enough you can also pick up a certification in scuba diving.
Interesting marine life at the red sea
Where on the one hand you can watch schools of barracudas and grey reef sharks, on the other manta rays can be seen hovering over the cleaning stations. Sailing over the waters from Port Sudan can take you to the best diving spots where you can see hammered sharks, nurse sharks and even devil rays.
Other than the fascinating sea life, wrecks of a passenger and cargo ship can also be explored. Umbria lies perfectly preserved under the sea along with its cargo of 300000 bombs. Delight of photographers and divers, this wreck proves to be interesting to tourists.
The ultimate diving destination, scuba diving in the red sea Egypt is extremely satisfying for divers. With so much to explore, you are sure to get overwhelmed by variety.
Diving holiday
Instead of simply ticking of items and places from a list, do something different while holidaying at Egypt. Scuba diving in the red sea is challenging as it is fascinating. Part of the Great Rift Valley it is an extremely deep sea with a depth of nearly 3000 metres. Having said that, this deep sea has 1000 different variety of fish and about 150 species of corals.
Scuba diving in the red sea is however not for the faint hearted. Swerving away from the reefs can be quite difficult and therefore it is a must to get a good trainer and guide along. Especially if you are a beginner and new to scuba diving, getting a little training prior to your scuba diving adventure can be helpful.
So diver or not scuba diving in the red sea should be definitely on your checklist when you visit Egypt. For a spectacular sea diving holiday Don Questo liveboard is the final destination. Also those of you who are interested in a certification course in scuba diving can do so at the Sharm el Sheikh PADI scuba diving centre.