Red Sea in Egypt is a perfect place for scuba diving adventures. This is because the sea, famous for its clear waters and wonderful corals, enjoys all year-round sunshine.

Enclosed to the north by the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba, and at its southernmost point the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the Red Sea comprises an enormous basin 2350km (˜1400 miles) long by about 350km (˜220 miles) broad at its widest point and hundreds of metres deep.

A Red Sea diving holiday in Egypt is simply unforgettable. Well-established diving centres will gladly provide you with scuba diving information and arrange courses, daily excursions, and live-aboard trips to almost anywhere, from the gigantic coral outcrops of Taba to the vertical walls of Ras Mohammed, from the wrecks of Sha'ab Abu Nuhas to the lonely offshore islands of The Brothers and Zabargad.

At the Egyptian Red Sea, you will find superb visibility (up to 50 metres), abundant and diverse fish life (over 1,000 species), countless varieties of hard and soft coral (over 400 species), and year-round diving in comfortable water temperatures (18° to 26° Celsius).

You will also find incredibly diverse underwater topography, spectacular wall and shipwreck destinations, sunny weather and pleasant air temperatures (18° to 40° Celsius), and easy access to diving locations. Browse through our Red Sea dive sites maps and you will be impressed by the range of diving possibilities.

The Red Sea has a truly unique ecosystem, surrounded by red-hued bauxite mountains that are believed to be the origin of the name Mare Rostrum – the Red Sea. It was formed 25 million years ago by the separation of the African Continent from the Arabian Peninsula. It is distinguished by the volcanic activity in its shallows, its regular currents, the small tidal range, a salt content of 4.1% (the world’s seas average 3.2%), and a water temperature that drops only slightly in its depths.

The Red Sea has been a commercial highway between the East and the West since antiquity. Boats departed loaded with copper, pottery, and cloths to return laden with silks, spices, wood, and even elephants. The cutting of the Suez Canal in 1869 boosted and encouraged a tradition of many centuries of sailing, interspersed with shipwrecks and piratry. The Red Sea is today an essential destination for scuba divers the world over.