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Shark Safari to Brothers Islands

Departure from Hurghada
45 - Advanced / 2**
 

After our experience in 2010, we decided to organize a special Shark Safari during the month of March 2011 to the Brothers Islands.
In March the water temperatures are around 23 degrees and thus ideal for sharks, while the air temperatures are again warm enough for a comfortable week on the boat.
While Hammerheads etc. escape during summer in deeper and cooler waters of 50m and below, they come up into shallow waters during the colder month and can so be spotted easily and without taking risks. In March you have best chances to see Longimanus (Oceanic Whitetip) and Silky Sharks in very shallow depths, Hammerheads cruise the “intermediate” zone of around 20 m, and in the mornings you can be pretty sure to watch thresher sharks in the deeper areas close to 40 m.

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  • Salem Express 2009 -141
  • lighthouse
  • lighthouse on big brother
  • Salem Express 2009 -6
  • View from Big Brother, Egypt 2008
  • sunset on little brother
Salem Express view details
Overview
Duration: 4:39 (min:sec)
Salem Express view details
Out- and inside
Duration: 2:45 (min:sec)
Big Brothers view details
Aida wreck
Duration: 5:22 (min:sec)
Salem Express view details
Inside the Wreck
Duration: 10:59 (min:sec)
Abu Ramada view details
Overall impression
Duration: 4:38 (min:sec)
Small Brothers view details
Oceanic whitetip shark
Duration: 0:37 (min:sec)
Oceanic whitetip shark - Wikipedia

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Itineraries and/or dive sites can be changed without notice at discretion of the leading guide and captain. The route will depend on the sea and weather condition, diving level and ability of guests or the number of other boats present at a dive site.

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Map of all Routes
Possible sites from North to South:
Abu Ramada
Abu Ramada is a wall dive ending in sandy bottom at about 60m. At the north of the reef there is a plateau , at which divers are often dropped for the dive. The current here can get quite strong and the blue sea along the wall is full with jackfish. Thanks to the soft corals and huge fan corals this is a very scenic wall.
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Abu Kefan
This is a large elongated reef with walls dropping steeply to over 400m.  Frequent currents mean dives at this site are recommended only for experienced divers and great care must be taken with keeping an eye on your depth and air consumption.  However, at either end of the reef, the north and south, there are plateaus which can be explored before the main drop off.
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Salem Express
The Salem Express was returning from the port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia with a party of pilgrims aboard who had visited Mecca when she struck the Hyndman Reef with full force on 15th December 1991.  A large hole was torn in the hull just under the bow door and the bow door was forced upward and open, which let in gallons of water resulting in a very fast sinking of around 10 minutes.  This meant that was little or no time to launch the lifeboats.  According to official...
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Small Brothers
This island is the smaller of the two as the name implies. At the northern end is a long tongue of reef that extends seaward and in good weather it is possible to drop in here and drift. The current runs from east to west and here sharks may be seen cruising. On the south east side is a superb fan coral forest but it is deep and starts at 35m, there are also plenty of caves, overhangs, black coral, and lots of pelagics including sharks, tuna, barracuda, turtles and schools of reef...
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Big Brothers
The northerly of the two islands and has a small lighthouse. It has two wrecks laying on its walls. At the northern most tip of the island lays a large freighter named the Namibia, the other is the Aida II, an Egyptian supply vessel that struck at night. There is excellent wall diving all along the southern side of the reef with strong currents promoting the growth of a spectacular forest of soft corals. Frequent sightings of big pelagics and an astonishing variety of marine life.
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