Scuba diving in Daedalus Reef




Daedalus reef is a small, almost circular reef, no more than 500m/1640ft wide. It lies between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, in the center of the Red Sea. Average depth of the dive is 25m/82 ft with water visibility 10-30m/32-98ft. This dive site features steep walls, except for the southern side where there is a plateau at the depth of 30-40m/98-131ft. Daedalus reef offers divers a great variety of corals, beautiful anemones and an abundance of marine life.
Popular Liveaboard Fleets in Egypt:
Snefro Fleet - catering to both, groups and individuals with 7 liveaboards in the fleet, operate in Egypt, the Red Sea
Sea Serpent Fleet Egypt- 6 liveaboards fleet, offers diving cruises in Egypt, the Red Sea
Blue Planet Liveaboards Fleet- owns and operates 4 Liveaboards in the Sudan and Egypt
When to go
All year long. The water is warm year round and ranges from 26 to 30C/78 to 86F.
What to see
Reef, steep walls, hard and soft corals, anemones, caves, overhangs ,clown fish, tuna, jacks, barracuda, hammerheads, mantas, turtle, surgeonfish, unicorn fish.
Liveaboards with trips to Daedalus Reef
- Emperor Superior
- Red Sea Aggressor III
- Emperor Elite
- Emperor Asmaa
- JP Marine
- Blue Seas
- Blue Horizon (Red Sea Master)
- Emperor Echo
- Seawolf Dominator
- Blue Adventurer
- Orion
- Golden Dolphin III
- Blue Pearl
- Golden Dolphin I
- Odyssey
- Royal Evolution
- Vita Xplorer
- Red Sea Blue Force 3
- Blue Force 2 Egypt
- Sea Serpent Contessa
- Sea Serpent
- Blue
- Seawolf Felo
- Galaxy 720
- Seawolf Soul
- Tala
- Blue Melody
- Independence II
- Lighthouse Miracle-1
- Heaven Saphir
- Sea Serpent Grand
- Nouran
- Okeanos Xplorer
- Sea Legend
- Longimanus
- Quick Shadow
- Sea Serpent Excellence
- Mistral
- Golden Dolphin II
- Aldebaran
- Golden Dolphin IV
- Captain Sparrow
- Nemo
- Enigma
- Sea Serpent Glory
- Sea Serpent Serena
- Hammerhead I
- Hammerhead II
- Ghani
- Alia
- Omneia Spirit
- Jessica
- Turquoise
- Red Sea Explorer
- Tillis
- Dolce Vita
- Carlton Queen
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