Arrival Day – Saturday, 7th June 2025
The guests arrived at 3:00 PM and were welcomed with a cold drink. After check-in, guests toured the boat and relaxed while enjoying pizza prepared by our chef. A safety briefing was held, followed by dinner. After dinner, dive equipment was set up, and guests retired to bed, excited for a great week of diving ahead.

Day 1 – Sunday, 8th June 2025
Guests were woken at 7:00 AM and enjoyed a hot breakfast while we awaited coast guard clearance. Once approved, the engines started, and we departed to our first dive site.

Dive 1 – Poseidon Reef
A mooring dive from the back of the boat. Guests completed buddy checks and descended to 10m/30ft, exploring the reef on the right and circling back. A nice, easy check dive to get everyone comfortable.

Dive 2 – Beacon Rock
Famous for its moray eels. Guests explored the reef from the back of the boat. Marine life included pink stonefish, large moray eels, pencil sea urchins, and more.

Dive 3 – Night Dive at Beacon Rock
A mooring dive over a coral garden slope. Maximum depth: 15m/45ft. Guests saw octopus, moray eels, trevallies hunting, lionfish, and more.

Day 2 – Monday, 9th June 2025
Dive 1 – Dunraven Wreck
One of the oldest Red Sea wrecks, sitting upside down. Entry via the stern, exploration of large boilers, and return via the reef. Marine life: large groupers, eels.

Dive 2 – Jackfish Alley
A drift dive. Guests entered from the platform, swam through a small tunnel at 5m/15ft, and explored the main reef.

Dive 3 – Gordon Reef
Back of the boat entry, reef kept on the right to a depth of 25m. Guests saw unicorn fish, a school of bannerfish, a large moray eel, a reef shark, and more.

Dive 4 – Night Dive at Gordon Reef
Shallow reef with a sandy slope and pinnacles. Marine life: flatworms, lionfish, gobies, and more.

Day 3 – Tuesday, 10th June 2025
Dive 1 – Thomas Reef (Tiran Island)
Guests descended and explored the reef. Due to current change, the direction was reversed mid-dive. Marine life: manta ray, tuna, barracuda, jacks, butterflyfish, bannerfish, scorpionfish.

Dive 2 – Jackson Reef
One of the top 5 reef dives globally. Guests enjoyed beautiful soft and hard coral formations and abundant marine life.

Dive 3 – Ras Katy
A gentle drift dive close to shore. Beautiful coral gardens and fish life.

Dive 4 – Temple Reef (Sharm El Sheikh)
A shallow night dive (max depth 11m/33ft). Guests saw moray eels, cuttlefish, and more.

Day 4 – Wednesday, 11th June 2025
Dive 1 – Ras Umm Sid
Drift dive with spectacular coral formations. Marine life: tuna, barracuda, jacks, butterflyfish, bannerfish, scorpionfish.

Dive 2 – Ras Ghozlani
Drift dive. Guests saw moray eels, lionfish, napoleon wrasse, clownfish, titan triggerfish.

Dive 3 – Ras Za’atar
Another beautiful drift dive. Marine life included more clownfish, lionfish, and wrasse.

Dive 4 – The Alternatives
Mooring dive with reef and slope on the right. Guests saw moray eels, stonefish, Spanish dancer, octopus.

Day 5 – Thursday, 12th June 2025
Dive 1 – Shark & Yolanda Reef
Drift dive across three reefs. Guests saw snappers, batfish, jacks, anthias, clownfish, and remains of the Yolanda wreck.

Dive 2 – SS Thistlegorm (Exterior)
WWII wreck dive. Guests explored the deck, guns, propeller, and bow. Marine life included thousands of fish.

Dive 3 – SS Thistlegorm (Interior)
Guided tour through lower and upper cargo holds. Highlights included trucks, bikes, plane wings, rifles.

Dive 4 – Sha’ab El Erg (Night Dive)
Reef dive with marine life such as moray eels, stonefish, shrimp, lionfish.

Day 6 – Friday, 13th June 2025
Dive 1 – Sha’ab El Erg (Dolphin House)
Drift dive. Guests saw lionfish, pufferfish, blue spotted rays.

Dive 2 – Abu Nugar Reef
Shallow reef dive. Guests saw blue spotted rays, jellyfish, parrotfish, angelfish, bannerfish.

The week concluded with a cocktail party and screening of the trip video.

Special Mentions:
Iron Divers: Marguerite and Patrick
Nitrox Divers: Marguerite and Patrick