Route Description - North & Tiran
North and Tiran Tour is like the North and Wreck Safari it allows in the Straits of Tiran, glimpse of some of the most notorious wrecks. Fascinating reefs and cliffs await the diver here. Tiran is in the entrance to the Gulf of Aqaba and consists of four main reefs that are connected by an underwater bridge. These reefs are named after British cartographers (Jackson, Woodhouse, Thomas, Gordon). Tiran is world famous for its exceptional variety of corals and their strong southwestern currents. The home of many big fish in the Red Sea.
Dive sites that can be dived on this tour the mystical SS Thistlegorm is a must for every Red Sea diver. It is a treat for wreck friends, not least because of their spectacular cargo. It also offers a variety of fish. Schools of barracudas or big tunas and snappers are not uncommon here. As an artificial reef, it also attracts countless coral fish. Worth seeing is the stern with its cannons, the midships and fore ship, the bow and the cargo, as well as the vehicles, the two locomotives, the tender and the water car. The currents at the wreck are moderate, sometimes strong. The view is generally moderate and often many boats are on site. The best time to dive is the early morning hours.
Abu Nuhas: Also known as the "Ship Cemetery". Who has not heard of the 4 wrecks of Abu Nuhas? This reef has more ships than any other in the area. On the north side of Abu Nuhas , the four wrecks lie on a sandy seabed. Giannis D, SS Carnatic, Chrisoula K and Kimono M. On the south side there is a safe mooring for liveaboard ships.
Ras Mohamed: This is one of the world's most famous dive sites and is located at the top of Sinai. Two small reefs are connected by a vertical sloping wall. From the Shark Reef you can drive along a wall that drops several 100m down to the Yolanda Reef. The wall is completely covered with colourful corals. On the way to Yolanda Reef you reach a plateau with small blocks and coral islands. Once you arrive at Yolanda Reef you can see the scattered remains of the wreck 'Yolanda', which had a load of toilets and baths. The whole area is surrounded by a lot of fish. It is worthwhile to always investigate the blue! Here it is not uncommon to have an encounter with a tiger shark, Manta, Longimanus or Gray Reef Shark has.
Jackson Reef - Tiran: This is the northernmost reef and on the northern edge lies the wreckage of a freighter, which is considered a clear warning to ships. The dives are usually started from the moorings on the south side and you dive northwards over a forest of spectacular gorgonian fan corals that start at about 20 to 30 meters. There are so many different types of reef fish on this dive site. The dive can also be dived as a drift dive from the anchorage to the east with the reef on the left side. Here you dive along a remarkable steep wall with excellent coral growth.
Woodhouse Reef - Tiran: This is the longest of the 4 reefs in the Strait of Tiran. Here you will find reef sharks and eagle rays. You dive here with the current from south to north. At the southern part of the reef the steep wall is full of corals up to about 30m. There is a gorge along the reef that starts at about 25m.
Thomas Reef - Tiran: This is the smallest reef in the road and diving is determined by the weather, as it can lead to extremely strong currents. At the end of the vertical walls you will find on the southeast side a large plateau, which begins at about 25m. This plateau often has sleeping sharks on the sands and large gorgonians at the end.
Gordon Reef - Tiran: This is the southernmost of the four reefs and has a different topography than the other 3, offering a flat plateau and cliffs. A wide variety of reef fish and large schools of groupers can be seen here and on the sandy ground at 4 to 5 meters. There is an eel garden here. On the reef there is a lighthouse, where the wreck of the Lovilla, which sits almost parallel to the wreck on Jackson Reef.
Laguna Reef - Tiran: Here are the wrecks Kormoran and Million Hope. Both wrecks are north of the Laguna Reef and there must be good weather to dive.
The exact dive safari route at North and Tiran, which are visited, are weather dependent and depending on the diving experience of our guests.
North and Tiran dive safari starts and ends in Hurghada .