Siyul Soraya / Siyul Saghira / Small Siyul

Siyul Soraya / Siyul Saghira / Small Siyul

Although, as its name suggests, this is the smaller of the two Siyul islands, it has a much larger reef […]

Fishes, Starfish (sea star)
reef
Corals, Fishes, Shark
drift, reef

Stingray City / Stingray Station

Stingray Station is the most western Erg on the Alternatives. There are plenty of small ergs which are covered in […]

nightdive, reef

El Gilwa

There are 3 separate mooring points here allowing 4 different dives depending on the direction of the current, or a drift along the whole area.

Angelfish, Animals, Fishes, Octopus, Ray, Snake
reef
Dolphin, Fishes
reef
nightdive, reef

Kingston Wreck / Sarah H wreck

The wreck of the Kingston lies on the eastern side of the southern of two large pieces of the reef […]

Corals
drift, reef, wreck

Shag Rock

Shag Rock is the name of the southern reef; however in the absence of a name for the northern piece […]

Animals, Corals, Fishes, Lionfish, Turtle
Liveaboard
reef
Animals, Clownfish (Anemonefish), Fishes, Octopus, Parrotfish
reef
Barracuda, Fishes
drift, nightdive, reef, wreck
Liveaboard
Fishes, Pufferfish, Ray
Liveaboard
nightdive, reef
Clownfish (Anemonefish), Fishes, Molluscs, Nudibranch, Wrasse
Liveaboard
nightdive, reef, wreck
Animals, Corals, Fishes, Molluscs, Nudibranch, Octopus, Triggerfish
drift, nightdive, reef, wreck
Animals, Fishes, Octopus, Tuna, Turtle, Wrasse
cave, nightdive, reef, wall, wreck
Liveaboard

Siyul Kebira

Turtles, giant puffer fish, lion fish and moray eels can often be seen here

Animals, Corals, Dolphin, Fishes, Grouper, Jellyfish, Lionfish, Ray, Shrimp, Snapper, Starfish (sea star), Tuna, Turtle, Wrasse
drift, nightdive, reef, snorkeling
Liveaboard
Barracuda, Corals, Fishes, Lionfish
nightdive, reef
Corals, Fishes, Grouper, Lionfish, Pipefish
wreck

The Alternatives

Stingray Station is the most western Erg on the Alternatives. The Alternatives is a sheltered reef just west of Raas […]

Animals, Barracuda, Clownfish (Anemonefish), Corals, Crab, Fishes, Jellyfish, Lionfish, Lobster, Parrotfish, Pufferfish, Ray, Shark, Squid, Stingray
nightdive, reef
Animals, Barracuda, Corals, Dolphin, Fishes, Grouper, Molluscs, Nudibranch, Octopus, Pufferfish, Ray, Shrimp, Snake, Turtle, Worm
nightdive, reef, wall

Small Crack / Small passage

Small split in the middle of Shaab Mahmoud’s barrier

Corals, Fishes
drift, nightdive, reef
Liveaboard

Giannis D wrech

The ship is lying on the bottom in roughly three separate sections parallel to the reef, with the crumpled bow […]

Corals, Dolphin, Fishes, Grouper, Pipefish
Liveaboard
reef, wreck
Corals, Dolphin, Eagle Ray, Fishes, Grouper, Molluscs, Nudibranch, Parrotfish, Ray, Wrasse
Liveaboard
nightdive, reef, wreck

S.S. Dunraven Wreck

This historic wreck was a 79 meters long, British steam sail ship that was built in Newcastle and struck the […]

Animals, Clownfish (Anemonefish), Corals, Fishes, Grouper, Lionfish, Ray, Turtle, Wrasse
cave, drift, nightdive, reef, wall, wreck
Liveaboard

SS Thistlegorm Wreck

SS Thistlegorm is a World War 2 shipwreck located in the North of the Red Sea in the Strait of […]

aircraft, nightdive, reef, wreck
Angelfish, Animals, Barracuda, Fishes, Grouper, Lionfish, Ray, Shark, Starfish (sea star), Triggerfish, Tuna, Turtle
Boat access, Liveaboard