Daedalus - Rocky - Zabargad

Liveaboard cruises to Daedalus, Rocky, and Zabargad are a must-do experience for all diving enthusiasts. Diving at Daedalus Reef is a thrilling and unforgettable experience, offering the opportunity to see an incredible variety of fish and big pelagics in their natural habitat. As you descend into the crystal-clear waters, you'll be greeted by schools of anthias, fusiliers, and surgeonfish, shimmering in the sunlight as they swim amongst the vibrant coral gardens. You may suddenly spot the distinctive silhouette of a hammerhead shark in the distance, its sleek body slicing through the water with effortless grace. If you're lucky, you might even spot a majestic manta ray, gliding gracefully through the water with its wings outstretched. As you explore the reef, you'll find that it is covered in an amazing variety of hard and soft corals, including giant table corals, delicate fan corals, and vibrant sea whips. These corals provide a habitat for tiny clownfish darting in and out of the anemones to huge schools of colorful fish.

Rocky Island is surrounded by coral reefs that are filled with colorful hard and soft coral formations, sea fans, and sponges. A range of small reef fish, such as butterflyfish, angelfish, and wrasses, as well as crustaceans and other invertebrates can be met. Reefs are also a renowned feeding ground for larger fish species, such as groupers, jacks, and barracudas.

As divers venture further away from the island, the underwater landscape changes to a series of coral walls, pinnacles, and drop-offs. These underwater formations are covered in a variety of soft corals and gorgonian sea fans, providing shelter for an abundance of marine life. Divers can often spot larger pelagic marine inhabitants like tuna, sharks, and barracuda swimming along the walls, and rays gliding across the sandy seabed.

Zabargad Island is a well-known dive site in the Red Sea, located off the coast of Egypt. The island offers a diverse range of underwater experiences for divers, from shallow coral gardens to deeper walls and drop-offs. Zabargad Island is filled with colorful hard and soft coral formations, sea fans, and sponges. These reefs are home to a variety of small reef fish, such as butterflyfish, angelfish, and wrasses, as well as crustaceans and other invertebrates. A few species of sharks, including the oceanic whitetip shark, hammerhead shark, and reef shark are often seen swimming along the reef wall, searching for prey.

Liveaboard diving trips to Daedalus, Rocky, and Zabargad more often start from Port Ghalib, which is located in the southern part of the Red Sea