Route Description - Southern Route – St. John’s
Southern Route – St. John’s (Ghalib/Ghalib)
Day 1. Arrival
Day 2. Abu Dabab reef, Elphinstone.
Day 3. St. John’s
Day 4. St. John’s, Sataia reef
Day 5. Shaab Maksur, Gota Sataia, Shaab Claudio
Day 6. Shaab Sharm, Eroug El Rhadir
Day 7. Elphinstone, Shaab Shouna. Return to Port Ghalib by 16:00
Day 8. Departure.
The Red Sea is considered to be one of the 7 Wonders of the underwater world, harbouring more than 1,000 species of invertebrates and over 200 species of soft and hard coral.
This forms the basis of a marine eco-system which includes 1,100 species of fish, of which just under 20% are endemic to the Red Sea, i.e. these fish species can only been found here. The high level of endemism here is one of the main factors that makes Egypt scuba diving so interesting.
The last dive will be on the penultimate day of the trip at around 11 am. Divers are recommended to wait for 24 hours before flying after the last dive.