Red Sea videos

1 Mer Rouge 2013_Plongée sous-marine_AgroParisTech

Cette année encore le bureau des sports d'AgroParisTech nous envoyait en Mer Rouge pour une semaine de plongée sous-marine à bord du Jessica. Voyage organisé...

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2 Gopro Hero3 Red Sea diving

Shot 100% on the new Gopro Hero 3 :) Location : Sharm el Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt. I used iMovie for the montage. Music : Ho hey The luminers Enjoy :D.

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3 underwater harlem shake - scuba edition

our underwater harlem shake at abu dabbab reef in the red sea. have fun!

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Top Red Sea Articles

Cave Diving in Southern Egypt

The coral caverns of southern Egypt offer a glimpse of the world that has seduced many a cave diver. Words and photographs by Simon Rogerson

INDepth – Egyptian shore diving

Egypt’s best shore diving traditionally takes place from the sandy idyll of its desert camps and resorts. Simon Rogerson chooses his top five sites.

Southern Egypt

Not so long ago, the Egyptian Red Sea south of Marsa Alam was regarded as a remote and inaccessible dive location

The Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia

Those looking to extend their Red Sea diving experience may be intrigued by this little-known diving location. Susan Chenard reports…

Jordan

Great diving, hospitable people and the chance to visit ancient ruins, all combine to make Jordan an excellent diving holiday destination. Four DIVE readers give their verdicts.

The wonders of the Sinai

Many of the delights of Sinai are overshadowed by Egypt's bigger resorts, but they shouldn't be ignored. DIVE picks out some of the Sinai's lesser known resorts: Taba, Nuweiba, Dahab and Shark's Bay...

Sharm vs Hurghada

More divers pass through the airports at Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada than anywhere else in the world – but which destination is best? An old hand at diving the Red Sea, Charles Hood delivers his verdict

Hard coral, soft option

The resorts of southern Egypt offer a luxurious experience on land, but is the diving good enough to lure people away from the favourites of the north? Jane Morgan reports from the Werner Lau resort at Marsa Alam

Dive guide: Taba, Red Sea, Egypt

Located in the far north of the Sinai peninsula, Taba is the gateway to Eilat and her shores overlook Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia across the Gulf of Aqaba.

Southern Egypt liveaboards

Liveaboards are offering divers an ever-greater variety of Red Sea experiences. DIVE compares two of the best. By Ciara Korving and Simon Rogerson…

Best of the Red Sea, Egypt

The Fantasy VoyageSimon Rogerson and John McIntyre devise the ultimate liveaboard itinerary, taking in the very best of the ‘corridor of marvels’.

Top Red Sea Liveaboards

A new generation of boats is sailing the Red Sea and there are no excuses for second-rate service

Sudan

Divers prepared to put creature comforts to one side and head for Sudan can find some of the best diving in the Red Sea …

INDepth Dive Guide - Dahab, Taba and Nuweiba, Red Sea, Egypt

InDepth Dahab, Taba and NuweibaThe area of Sinai stretching north of the Strait of Tiran offers as much variety as the popular resorts further south and maintains a character all of it own...

Eilat on the Red Sea

When you think about holiday in Israel, one of the first images that spring to mind is Eilat – the eternal summer city and where diving is one of the best in the world..

The Million Hope

The Million Hope in the Egyptian Red Sea has been overlooked by the majority of divers. Peter Collings, who witnessed the ship’s sinking, returns five years on to take us on a tour of the wreck

Would you dive the Salem Express?

No single shipwreck epitomizes the moral maze of wreck diving more fully than the Salem Express.

Red Sea liveaboards

Panorama SharmM.Y. Panorama Sharm has shown a remarkable change of direction in her new design, which combines Egyptian charm with modern facilities and represents the ultimate diving vessel amongst Red Sea liveaboards.

The best of Egypt's offshore dive sites - in a week

Red Sea MarathonA new liveaboard claims to be able to visit all of Egypt’s main offshore dive sites – from the Brother Islands right down to the bottom of the St John’s reef – in a week. DIVE editor Simon Rogerson was on board to see if it could be done

Red Wrecks (The Aida and Numidia)

Out in the Red Sea two wrecks cling to the steep reef surrounding Big Brother island. Peter Collings reports ...

Aqaba, Jordan

Diving is becoming big business in Jordan, with centres springing up along the Aqaba coast. But what's it like underwater? Charlotte Boan finds out. Photographs by Paul Kay

Dive guide: Nuweiba, Red Sea, Egypt

Nuweiba, translated from Arabic, means ‘bubbling springs’ and this oasis can be found sandwiched between Dahab and Taba.

Red Sea Liveaboards: Sailing From Egypt to Sudan

Steaming to SudanFor the first time in more than a decade, a liveaboard has been granted permission to make the voyage across the Sudanese border from Egypt to Port Sudan.

Rosalie Moller

The sister ship of the Thistlegorm makes a challenging dive for those who have the skill and experience. Peter Collings, a member of the expedition that discovered the Rosalie Moller, takes us on a pictorial tour of the wreck…

Red Sea liveaboards

DIVE readers select their favourite boats from the mass of vessels that currently sail the Red Sea. Interviews by Kate Quarry.

Dahab, Red Sea, Egypt

Dahab, EgyptPack your BC, beachwear and Birkenstocks and prepare yourself for the warm, relaxed atmosphere at the palm-fringed Egyptian Red Sea diving destination of Dahab.

The Sea Serpent

A week is a short time in diving. So, if you want to make the most of your break in the Red Sea, a luxury liveaboard could be the answer. Words and photographs by Pat Morrissey…

Red Sea wrecks

The Red Sea offers good diving all year round, but May to September is the period for greater fish numbers, when you will see shoals of fish numbering thousands.

Sharm El Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt

The Sharm ChallengeAs an experiment, we set journalist Geordie Torr a list of intriguing tasks designed to get the best out of this classic scuba destination. Can he accomplish them all?

Dahab on a budget

For many years Dahab on the Gulf of Aqaba was the haunt of hippies and travellers looking for low-cost living. But as its popularity grows, it is becoming more expensive. However, Red Sea aficionado John Nightingale can still find the best of Dahab...

Diving in Dahab, Red Sea, Egypt

The Dahab SolutionFor those in search of a recuperative break, the Red Sea resort of Dahab has a bohemian charm that sets it apart. Charlotte Boan goes in search of diving’s healing power. Photographs by Jane Morgan

Dahab, Red Sea, Egypt

Dahab - quick guideA traditional stop on the Sinai desert backpacker trail, the hippy-styled northern Egyptian Red Sea resort of Dahab is the ultimate chill-out destination.

INDepth - Sharm el Sheikh

Over the past 25 years Sharm El Sheikh has been transformed from a small fishing port to an international beach resort. Sharm remains a favourite with divers, but with so many topside facilities how do you get the best out of the area?

MV Hurricane - Egypt

The liveaboard that epitomises the current direction of Egyptian shipbuilding is the Hurricane.

The beautiful south

It is only in the past couple of years that the Southern Red Sea has become a popular dive destination. Mark Webster takes a look at some of the wrecks in the south that are set to become regular dive haunts of the future

Nuweiba, Egypt

In my past life as a dive travel consultant, I had arranged a holiday to Nuweiba for photo guru Alan James and partner Heather Hammond.

Two decades of diving in Sinai, Red Sea, Eygpt

Sharm comes of ageSharm El Sheikh’s longest-established dive centres have been celebrating anniversaries this year, marking more than two decades of diving in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Charlotte Boan reports

Budget Red Sea

The Red Sea offers some terrific diving – both shore-based and from a liveaboard. DIVE readers report on some of the best bargains. Interviews by Kate Quarry

Red Sea liveaboards

Three journeys, one sea. DIVE takes three liveaboard trips around the north, south, and islands of the Red Sea in search of some world-class diving...

Red Sea Liveaboard Roundup

All aboardDIVE's roundup of Red Sea liveaboards