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Blue Itinerary

Rocky, Zabargad and St Johns

8 days / 7 nights

About Blue

  • Facilities for divers of all skill levels, from beginner to tech
  • Exciting itineraries through all of Egypt's most incredible Red Sea diving regions
  • Spacious and perfectly appointed cabins, plus one incredible master suite
  • Action-packed week-long itineraries with 21 dives in just seven days

Custom designed for adventurous Red Sea liveaboard excursions, MY Blue liveaboard offers a stylish setting for exploring some of Egypt's most impressive diving areas. This is one of the region's bigger boats, sleeping up to 24 guests in absolute comfort, and offering plenty of space to spread out in between adventures. Make the most of your time in the water with up to four tanks a day in some of the Red Sea's most legendary dive sites, plus nitrox, modern photo facilities, and support for tech divers. You'll also be looked after by one of the region's most energetic and dedicated teams - ensuring your total comfort and satisfaction around the clock.

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Itinerary details

Length of trip 8 days / 7 nights
Number of dives 17
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 50 dives
Insurance Required

Highlights

  • Circular route to the southern sites of Rocky, Zabargad, and St Johns
  • Search the overhangs of Rocky Island for rare black coral
  • Dive the slender coral towers of Zabargad Island
  • See some of Egypt's healthiest coral reefs at St Johns
  • Explore the tunnels and small caves of Gota Kebir
  • Night dives offered outside of marine parks
Day 1: 
On arrival day, a transfer is offered from the airport to the vessel, ready for check-in at 17:00. Once on board, you will be assigned your accommodation, receive a boat briefing, and select any rental equipment. The boat will spend the night in Port Ghalib.

Days 2-6: 
Combine some of Egypt’s best southern Red Sea dive destinations. Rocky Island hosts a fringing reef that circles the entire perimeter of the island, dropping steeply to astonishing depths, although the most interesting features and life are found above 12m. Watch the blue for life but take care as there can be strong currents.

The island of Zabargad is an amazing dive spot. It is characterized by an enormous mountain reaching out of the water, surrounded by a lagoon and circling reef. There are a couple of wrecks and a great variety of corals and reef fish.

Located on the Tropic of Cancer, St. John’s Reef is the furthest south you will get in the Egyptian Red Sea. All its dive sites are very close to each other, which means that you can easily move from one place to another. It therefore adds a lot of variety to your dives: drop-offs, tunnels, and stunning hard-coral formations. One of these dives (St. John’s Caves or Umm Kharalim) is truly unique and is a photographer’s heaven with rays of light filtering through into the beautiful tunnels.

Day 7: 
In the afternoon, the boat will enter the harbor. Your luggage will be brought from the storage to prepare all your personal things. 

Day 8: 
Check out after breakfast and before 10:00.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics, and local regulations.

Transfer details

Departure

05:00pm

Port Ghalib

Marsa Alam International Airport: RMF

Return

10:00am

Port Ghalib

Marsa Alam International Airport: RMF

Current availability and prices: https://www.zubludiving.com/itineraries/blue/itn-2010010926251-rocky-zabargad-and-st-johns