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• St. John's Cave, a chain of five reefs, totally lives up to its name! Umm Hararim is super cool with its unique cave system. In the shallower parts, surrounded by a gorgeous hard coral garden, the main reef on its southwest side is full of holes, just like Swiss cheese. Most of these passages are open towards the top, making them easy to dive through. They're covered in red coral, and the way the light plays on the bright sandy bottom is just magical. You'll spot hatchetfish hanging out in darker spots and blue-spotted rays digging for crabs in the sand... seriously, it's like a screensaver come to life!
• At Abu Fandera, dozens of ergs (reef blocks) at depths of 15m to 20m, covered in beautiful soft corals, are just waiting to spark your explorer's instinct.

Brother Islands – Elphinstone

• The Brother Islands are hands down some of the best dive spots on the planet! Rising steeply from the deep, these two small islands, Big Brother and Little Brother, sit all alone in the open Red Sea, about 60 km off the coast.
• Little Brother is absolutely bursting with an amazing variety of marine life! Get ready for some truly incredible drop-offs. To the north, a narrow, long plateau stretches from 7m down to over 42m, and diving there is always a bit of an adventure. You'll often spot hammerheads, and there's even a cleaning station for grey reef sharks. Big barracudas hang out in the current, ready to hunt, and huge Napoleon wrasse love to show off for divers. Silky sharks and even thresher sharks sometimes drop by. Especially in the south, you'll often see turtles, and a manta ray might just glide past almost unnoticed in the current. Hunting dolphins, tuna, and mackerel – anything is possible here!
• About a kilometer north of Little Brother, you'll find Big Brother. Right in the middle of the island, there's a lighthouse built in 1883. But the real highlight for any diver here is definitely a dive at the NUMIDIA wreck. This British steel and screw steamer was on its way from Glasgow to Bombay & Calcutta when it ran full speed onto the northern tip of the reef on the night of July 20, 1901. A few weeks later, the Numidia sank and now lies upright on the reef between 12m and 80m deep.
• Even though Elphinstone Reef has been (and still is) heavily dived in recent years because it's so close to the coast, it's still undoubtedly one of Egypt's most beautiful reefs and a 'must-do' for every diver! It's not super wide, but a long plateau gradually stretches down from 18m to 55m in the north. It's beautifully covered in corals, and it's worth keeping an eye out for big fish (like grey reef sharks, hammerheads, and whitetip sharks) before you drift along the breathtaking drop-off to the east or west, which is covered in gorgonians, wire corals, and various soft corals. The plateau in the south is a bit wider, covered in coral blocks, and turns into a drop-off at about 45m deep.

(Source: Golden Dolphin Safari World)