Red Sea
Shark-focused liveaboard route through Egypt’s best-known offshore sites
This full charter explores the offshore highlights of the Red Sea—Brothers Islands, Elphinstone, and Daedalus—renowned as the region’s shark hotspots.
Here you can expect encounters with reef sharks, oceanic white tips, hammerheads, and even thresher sharks. We’ll dive up to four times daily, from early morning through late afternoon, with night dives possible only when close to the mainland.
OUR PROMISE
To create the best possible experience for a destination Insider Divers always carefully select the optimal season and best operator. In the Red Sea the best time to see sharks is September to November. We have worked with Blue Horizon for almost 10 years and this award-winning vessel stands out in safety and organization.
You will be in the company of fellow ocean-lovers and accompanied by an Insider Divers group leader who handles logistics, making your trip effortless. We will enrich your experience with wildlife talks and provide professional photos as a memory of your trip.
Overview
Animals
Accommodation
Blue Horizon
Embark on an unforgettable journey aboard Blue Horizon, one of the Red Sea’s premier liveaboards. Traveling in style, you’ll enjoy life on deck as much as the diving itself. Having sailed on this vessel multiple times since 2017, we’ve witnessed its complete facelift, which has elevated comfort and appeal. The award-winning MY Blue Horizon offers year-round diving, accommodating 24 guests in 13 elegant cabins.
Blue Horizon
Lower Deck Twin Cabin
En-suite rooms with climate control, mini-bar, TV and DVD player.
Upper Deck Twin or Double Cabin
En-suite rooms with climate control, mini-bar, TV and DVD player.
Activities
Shark Dives
Shark Dives
Red Sea has lots of sharks and especially it is one of the few places in the world to see Oceanic White Tip sharks
Reef Dives
Reef Dives
Red Sea has incredible corals. Every dive will be on lush soft and hard coral reefs. Often these reefs are on unique lime stone formations.
The diving is often at a mild drift.
Wreck Dives
Wreck Dives
There are several easy to dive wreck locations in the Red Sea. Your intinerary will cover at least one recreational wreck dive.
Trip leader
Simon Lorenz
Simon is an award winning photographer, PADI instructor and TDI tech diver. He is the founder of Insider Divers and the main group leader on our trips. Having dived all over the world he often felt unsatisfied by the dive operations, by the background knowledge of the guides and by the inflexibility of the itineraries. This inspired him to create Insider Divers, where groups of fun international divers get the best possible itinerary.
REsponsibilities
- Briefings
- All organisation and logistics
- Wildlife presentations
- Scuba and photography coaching
- Taking and sharing professional underwater photography
Itinerary
Inclusions
- Accommodation
- All diving
- Full board
- Drinking water, coffee, tea and hot beverages
- Widllife Presentations
- Towels, soap & shampoo
- Professional photos & videos at the end of the trip
- Airport transfer to boat (not to hotel)
- FREE T-Shirt
- Access to Insider Divers Portal
- Reef tax, fuel surcharge (collecting during booking)
- Alcoholic drinks, soft drinks,
- NITROX (mandatory)
- Flights & local hotel
- Equipment rental
- Tips
Reviews
Epic Trip to the Southern Red Sea, Egypt
I joined for my first live aboard - and its was epic! The trip was very well organized - the dive plans, the Cairo extension, all the way down to buddy pairing. Simon created a comfortable environment for you to ask questions, learn & become a better diver. Both coordinators and the boat dive master gave educational briefings - enhancing the experience of every dive. This trip included a lot of firsts for me- first zodiac entry, first negative entry, deep dive cert, and first up close encounter with large sharks - and all was done in a very professional, supportive way.
I would definitely recommend Insider Divers to a friend
Egypt trip of a lifetime!
I went with Insider Divers on a coordinated trip with Girls that Scuba for a week long live aboard in Southern Egypt, Red Sea. This was my fourth live aboard and definitely ranked high in comparison. The energy and set by the organisers lifted the whole group and built a great sense of community. The trip was planned and organised really well from start to finish. Safety regulations were clear and all diving was kept within limits, making the experience fun and professional, and, of course, safe. I would definitely recommend Insider Divers to a friend and I hope to join them on another trip soon.
My trip with Insider Divers to Egypt was excellent. Everything from communication, planning, accommodations, food, Cairo extension, dive sites, briefings, and presentations were simply perfect. For someone that is shy, I felt immediately welcomed and part of the diving family.
Simon even realized a safety issue in my diving skills, and with no hesitation offered me a review class. He was always available for any type of help we needed and his photography class was awesome! All the guides to include Simon, ensured that we were safe and that we got the most out of each dive. I can't wait for my next trip with Insider Divers
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FAQ
What dive experience do I need for this trip?
This destination offers accessible diving conditions, yet it is not suitable for absolute beginners. To join, participants must have:
- A minimum of 25 logged dives
- Advanced Open Water (AOW) certification or higher
- Nitrox certification (mandatory on all Insider Divers trips to ensure longer, safer dives)
This is a great trip for people doing their first time on a liveaboard as the water is usually calm and we rarely experience rough seas.
Will I get seasick?
This destination can be moderately challenging forthose prone to seasickness if there is swell, as we will be offshore for multiple days. Most of the time the water is calm, but there is no guarantee.
If you are sensitive to seasickness, we strongly recommend bringing medication for the duration of thrip. Tablets work well for most guests, while patches can beespecially effective for those who are more prone to seasickness.
Are the sharks dangerous?
Of all the species on this itinerary, only the Oceanic White Tip is considered potentially dangerous. Incidents have occurred, though usually due to divers not following proper behavior around the species.
As part of your Insider Divers expedition, you’ll receive detailed briefings on how to dive safely with sharks and how to conduct yourself in their presence. When diving diligently and respectfully, sharks pose no danger.
When is the best time to dive the Red Sea?
The Red Sea is divable year-round. The oceanic whitetip season at Elphinstone and Brothers peaks from September to November.
What marine life can I expect in the Red Sea?
Highlights include oceanic whitetip sharks at Elphinstone, schooling hammerheads and thresher sharks at Daedalus and Brothers, grey reef sharks, silky sharks, dolphins, tuna, turtles, and classic Red Sea wrecks such as the SS Thistlegorm depending on itinerary.
How do I get to the Red Sea?
Our Southern Red Sea itinerary boards in Hurghada. Fly into Hurghada (HRG). We strongly recommend arriving a night before embarkation.
Some itineraries use Egyptian tourist visas which are straightforward on arrival for many nationalities, but we recommend confirming requirements before travel.
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