BROTHERS AND ELPHINGSTONE

Explore the beautiful Brothers & Elphinstone which offers a breathtaking underwater world consisting of drop-offs, wreck diving and an abundance of marine life. An ideal tour for those who want to experience world-famous wrecks and reefs.
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Brothers and Elphinstone

Overview of the Brothers and Elphinstone Tour.
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Brother Island – the brothers, an epitome for most divers. The 2 islands, which are exposed in the middle of the Red Sea, are among the best and most difficult diving spots in the Red Sea and can only be reached by diving cruise. Finally, dive at the famous Elphinstone Reef. Very strong currents ensure fantastic flora and fauna here. Encounters with sharks and large fish of many different species are a daily occurrence here.

Big Brothers

Now who is the prettier brother? Many people think that the larger one is a bit more ahead because of its wreckage and is more attractive: the Aida II and the Numidia have found their final resting place here and are as beautiful as they never were in their “lifetime”. Both mutated into blooming gardens, one can only guess where the wreck ends and the reef begins. The Numidia on the more unprotected north side was completely destroyed by the force of the water. It is also called a train wreck because of its cargo. The bow lies in shallow water, from a depth of around 15m you can see the hull. Beautifully overgrown rails automatically pull you into the depths, so be careful! The screw lies beyond good and evil at an impressive 80m.

Small Brothers

The reef has a very high concentration of life in a very small area. Coral forests, overhangs, hard and soft corals in a variety and with amazing colors... and of course there are lots of fish! Regular sightings of hammerhead sharks, thresher sharks, gray sharks, silky sharks and whitetip reef sharks can be expected at any time of the year.

Elphinstone Reef

This reef is known for shark encounters, whitetip reef sharks, hammerhead sharks, gray reef sharks, thresher sharks and of course what Elphinstone is famous for: the Longimanus – the oceanic whitetip reef shark.

Elphinstone Reef or Sha’ab Abu Hamra, located 20 km from Marsa Alam, is a reef no larger than 300 meters in length. Its spectacular steep walls drop down well over 100 meters on both sides of the reef. Strong currents make this a perfect drift dive along steep walls covered with many species of fish and soft corals. Here you can see barracudas, angelfish and hordes of anthias, groupers, moray eels and schools of sweetlips. The reef is covered with soft corals all the way to the north. At the southern end of Elphinstone is an archway with a depth of 65 meters, this is well beyond the recreational diving limit but ideal for technical divers. Whitetip sharks also occasionally visit this area.
Other species of sharks are regular visitors here – whitetip and gray reef sharks, as well as hammerheads and silky sharks can be spotted.

The east side is a large cliff, the west is less steep and a little sandier. Overall, this area has a lot of soft corals, sponges, gorgonians and giant whip corals.
Brothers & Elphinstone Reef is a great combination for divers who love steep walls and big fish.

The exact route and reefs visited are weather dependent and dependent on the diving experience of our guests.

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