Lisel27
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If you can get over on the Saudi side, it's fantastic diving. Haven't been in a while, but spectacular coral/critters/turtles/sharks and viz. I remember two wrecks called Ann-Ann and Cable that were easy and fun.
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Just got back from North & Brothers. I have done many liveaboards in the Red Sea previously. I chose this last trip because I wanted to dive the wrecks in the north and the Brothers. We did the Thistlegorm twice (well worth it), Giannis D (with insane guided wreck penetration for a recreational trip), Dunraven and a few other smaller wrecks or wreck remnants. That said, there was a lot of shallow reef diving, some of it was very good, other sites less so, especially the ones early on in the trip. The amount of sediment in the water made photography and videography difficult. The wall diving and hard coral at the Brothers is second to none, but we weren't lucky with large animal encounters. Just one grey reef shark spotted some distance away.
My suggestion for you. Do two liveaboards if you have two weeks. Book a specialist wreck tour in the north and then do a southern itinerary for spectacular wall/reef diving with a chance of shark encounters. Brother, Daedalus and Elphinstone would be my choice for the latter.
My suggestion for you. Do two liveaboards if you have two weeks. Book a specialist wreck tour in the north and then do a southern itinerary for spectacular wall/reef diving with a chance of shark encounters. Brother, Daedalus and Elphinstone would be my choice for the latter.
Lisel27
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I lived there (Jeddah) for a while and did mostly shore diving from Al Nakheel. I was there in the spring. We did one overnight boat to do the wrecks and Sand Bar and a few other sites to finish our cert. I remember waking up on the deck of the boat to the largest dolphin pod I've ever seen! They went as far as the eye could see!
I went on Grand Sea Serpent. Deep wreck penetration with a large group of divers that just seemed to go on and on. In reality, probably just 10 minutes going slow, but no obvious exits for most of the penetration. Everyone in the group was experienced and took it in their stride.
scubajasonr
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I was there last week as well. A family liveaboard doing Wrecks and Reefs onboard Firebird, I think I did see one of the Sea Serpent boats when we were waiting to refuel at Hurghada, but can't remember which one it was. We didn't have any big fish sightings either, but wasn't really expecting any as we stayed north for the trip. The days we were at the Thistlegorm were very murky in the water, with quite a bit of current on some dives.
We did go into the Giannis D engine room on the trip, I have dived it a few times in the past so knew what to expect. I think the fact the wreck is at 45 degrees does make the penetration seem very disorientating, particularly as the engine room covers a couple of floors on the boat. You are generally not far from an exit but it isn't always obvious. I had my 14 year old daughter with me when we went in and she did fine (maybe a lack of fear given her age), in fact I think it was her first proper wreck penetration.
We did go into the Giannis D engine room on the trip, I have dived it a few times in the past so knew what to expect. I think the fact the wreck is at 45 degrees does make the penetration seem very disorientating, particularly as the engine room covers a couple of floors on the boat. You are generally not far from an exit but it isn't always obvious. I had my 14 year old daughter with me when we went in and she did fine (maybe a lack of fear given her age), in fact I think it was her first proper wreck penetration.
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