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Blue Itinerary

Brothers, Daedalus and Elphinstone (HRG)

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 itinerary offering the very best of the central Red Sea
  • Experience the current swept pinnacles of Brothers Islands National Park
  • Dive Daedalus Reef, the furthest offshore reef in the Egyptian Red Sea
  • Search for the oceanic whitetips and hammerheads of Elphinstone
  • Discover the wrecks of the Aida II and Numidia at the Brothers Islands
  • 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 Hurghada.

Days 2-6: 
Explore three of the finest dive sites in the Red Sea—Brothers, Daedalus, and Elphinstone. This safari offers challenging dives, big drop-offs, beautiful coral walls, and plenty of large fish. 

Big Brother is a 400-meter-long island offering fabulous wreck diving and wall diving. The wreck of the Numidia lies on the northern tip between 10 and 80 meters. The northwest side of the island houses the wreck of the Aida. On every section of this reef, the wall is covered with corals and life.

Little Brother boasts a very high concentration of life within a very small area. Fan coral forests, overhangs, hard and soft corals in a variety of astonishing colours… And of course there are plenty of fish! With regular sightings of hammerheads, thresher sharks, grey sharks, and whitetip reef sharks, at the right time of year.

Daedalus lies about 180 kilometers south of the Brother Islands. This huge reef is surrounded by a sheer wall and strong currents, allowing for fantastic drift diving. The hard corals grow to huge sizes, but make sure you also keep an eye on the blue.

Elphinstone is one of the Red Sea’s most beautiful reefs, with its north and south plateaus covered in hard and soft corals and visiting pelagics.

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

Hurghada

Hurghada International Airport: HRG

Return

10:00am

Hurghada

Hurghada International Airport: HRG

Current availability and prices: https://www.zubludiving.com/itineraries/blue/itn-2108260705421-brothers-daedalus-and-elphinstone-hrg-