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Red Sea Liveaboards
World-class liveaboard diving awaits just a few hours flight away in this iconic destination. With stunning reefs, historic wrecks and thrilling marine life, Egypt’s Red Sea has it all.
One of the world’s most famous diving destinations, a liveaboard to discover Egypt’s Red Sea reefs and wrecks is a must for every diver.
Beautiful coral reefs play host to fascinating and colourful aquatic life, while offshore marine parks promise thrilling encounters with numerous species of shark. Wreck divers will delight in the opportunity to dive the legendary SS Thistlegorm or the Abu Nuhas graveyard, and divers of all abilities will delight in the walls, drop-offs and tunnels that mark this incredible diving mecca.
A range of outstanding itineraries from the north to the south of the Red Sea ensure there is something for everyone to enjoy here, and all just five hours flight from home!
Why We Love Red Sea Liveaboards
Joining a Red Sea liveaboard allows you to experience Egypt's marine parks and more remote dive sites, and also gets you more dives a day. It's the ultimate for easy diving - just a few steps to and from the dive deck and to your cabin for those between dive naps!
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Red Sea Liveaboards
Alia Soul
Alia Soul is a contemporary 36-metre liveaboard that offers exceptional comfort and safety. Experience unforgettable diving…
From £1,460
Argo Xplorer
Argo Xplorer combines speed, comfort, and easy access to the Red Sea’s top dive sites. Explore the best wrecks and reefs while…
From £787
Freedom III
Explore the northern Red Sea with a MINI Safari on board the spacious Freedom III liveaboard. Sleeping up to 20 passengers, this…
From £885
Freedom VIII
Explore the northern Red Sea with a MINI Safari on board the Freedom VIII liveaboard, a vessel superb for small groups or…
From £428
M/Y Blue Horizon aka Red Sea Master
MY Blue Horizon is an impressive liveaboard with the latest diving & safety equipment, two sundecks & a freshwater spa tub.
From £721
Upcoming departures
Upcoming departures for Red Sea Liveaboards are listed below or view all departures on our Holiday Search where you can also sort/filter.
M/Y Emperor Asmaa
£1,017
- Departure Date: 08 Jan 26
- Country / Itinerary: Egypt – Red Sea, South & St Johns
- Nights: 7
- Embark Disembark: Port Ghalib Port Ghalib
- Spaces Available: 5
Additional information
- Dive areas visited Egypt: Marsa Alam Reefs, Egypt: Fury Shoal, Egypt: St John's Reefs, Egypt: Elphinstone
- Typical number of dives Please enquire
- Minimum dive experience Please enquire
- Additional costs to be aware ofPlease enquire
Cabins
Lower Deck Twin
- Bed Type Twin (2 singles)
- Location Lower deck
- Avble. Spaces 2
- Last Shared Space Yes, both M/F
- Air Con Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite Yes
Upper Deck Twin
- Bed Type Twin (2 singles)
- Location Upper deck
- Avble. Spaces 3
- Last Shared Space Yes, both M/F
- Air Con Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite Yes
M/Y Emperor Asmaa
£1,106
- Departure Date: 15 Jan 26
- Country / Itinerary: Egypt – Red Sea, South & St Johns
- Nights: 7
- Embark Disembark: Port Ghalib Port Ghalib
- Spaces Available: 5
Additional information
- Dive areas visited Egypt: Marsa Alam Reefs, Egypt: Fury Shoal, Egypt: St John's Reefs, Egypt: Elphinstone
- Typical number of dives Please enquire
- Minimum dive experience Please enquire
- Additional costs to be aware ofPlease enquire
Cabins
Upper Deck Twin
- Bed Type Twin (2 singles)
- Location Upper deck
- Avble. Spaces 5
- Last Shared Space Yes, both M/F
- Air Con Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite Yes
M/Y Blue Melody
£902
- Departure Date: 17 Jan 26
- Country / Itinerary: Egypt – Red Sea, Red Sea Wrecks
- Nights: 7
- Embark Disembark: Hurghada Hurghada
- Spaces Available: 1
Additional information
- Dive areas visited Egypt: Northern Wrecks & Reefs (Suez Gulf)
- Typical number of dives 21
- Minimum dive experience 30 dives
- Additional costs to be aware ofPlease enquire
Cabins
Classic Twin Cabin
- Bed Type Twin (2 singles)
- Location Lower deck
- Avble. Spaces 1
- Last Shared Space Female only
- Air Con Yes, centrally controlled
- Ensuite Yes
M/Y Emperor Asmaa
Offer
£814
1017.00
- Departure Date: 22 Jan 26
- Country / Itinerary: Egypt – Red Sea, South & St Johns
- Nights: 7
- Embark Disembark: Port Ghalib Port Ghalib
- Spaces Available: 7
Additional information
- Dive areas visited Egypt: Marsa Alam Reefs, Egypt: Fury Shoal, Egypt: St John's Reefs, Egypt: Elphinstone
- Typical number of dives Please enquire
- Minimum dive experience Please enquire
- Additional costs to be aware ofPlease enquire
Cabins
Lower Deck Twin
- Bed Type Twin (2 singles)
- Location Lower deck
- Avble. Spaces 2
- Last Shared Space Yes, both M/F
- Air Con Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite Yes
Upper Deck Twin
- Bed Type Twin (2 singles)
- Location Upper deck
- Avble. Spaces 5
- Last Shared Space Yes, both M/F
- Air Con Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite Yes
M/Y Emperor Asmaa
£1,017
- Departure Date: 05 Feb 26
- Country / Itinerary: Egypt – Red Sea, South & St Johns
- Nights: 7
- Embark Disembark: Port Ghalib Port Ghalib
- Spaces Available: 3
Additional information
- Dive areas visited Egypt: Marsa Alam Reefs, Egypt: Fury Shoal, Egypt: St John's Reefs, Egypt: Elphinstone
- Typical number of dives Please enquire
- Minimum dive experience Please enquire
- Additional costs to be aware ofPlease enquire
Cabins
Lower Deck Twin
- Bed Type Twin (2 singles)
- Location Lower deck
- Avble. Spaces 2
- Last Shared Space Yes, both M/F
- Air Con Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite Yes
Upper Deck Twin
- Bed Type Twin (2 singles)
- Location Upper deck
- Avble. Spaces 1
- Last Shared Space Female only
- Air Con Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite Yes
Red Sea Liveaboards Itineraries
Egypt – Red Sea
Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone
A great all-round tour for divers with slightly more experience; this safari offers challenging dives, big drop offs, beautiful…
Egypt – Red Sea
Northern Wrecks & Reefs
This cruise allows you to take in some of the most notorious wrecks that the Red Sea has to offer, along with stunning coral…
Egypt – Red Sea
Deep South
Explore the untouched wonders of the Southern Egyptian Red Sea! Dive into remote coral walls, vibrant reefs, and encounter…
Egypt – Red Sea
St John’s & Elba Reef
Embarking on a truly unique and exclusive journey deep into the southern Red Sea, this off the beaten track route that will…
Egypt – Red Sea
Daedalus & Fury Shoals
A great all-round tour for divers with slightly more experience. This safari provides you with some of the best diving in the…
Egypt – Red Sea
Famous Five
Enjoy five highlights of the northern Red Sea on one itinerary, including the seldom visited Rosalie Moller wreck, Ras Mohamed,…
Egypt – Red Sea
Best of Wrecks
The aim of 'Best of Wrecks' is to provide a week of heavy metal for divers who love exploring wrecks.
Egypt – Red Sea
Daedalus & St. John’s
Explore the remote coral reefs, walls, and drift dives of St. John's and Daedalus. Here, you'll encounter pelagic sharks,…
Egypt – Red Sea
Brothers & Elphinstone
Experience Big Brother, Little Brother and Elphinstone Reef on a week long liveaboard adventure, departing from either Hurghada…
Egypt – Red Sea
Daedalus, Zabargad & Rocky Island
This week long itinerary begins and ends in Port Ghalib and offers the very best of the southern Red Sea. Packed with dives…
Egypt – Red Sea
North & Brothers
Explore Egypt’s Brothers Islands and the best dive sites of the northern Red Sea on this varied liveaboard itinerary.
Egypt – Red Sea
BDE Simply the Best
Dive Brothers, Daedalus and Elphinstone in the Egyptian Red Sea.
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Where's the best liveaboard diving in the Red Sea?
Northern Red Sea Liveaboards
Regaldive offer liveaboard itineraries departing from Hurghada throughout the year and taking in the many highlights of this region.
The reef at Abu Nuhas is accessible from Hurghada with several wrecks resting at its base. You can also visit the Straits of Gubal and the famous Thistlegorm World War II wreck. Most boat itineraries may also take in the Ras Mohammed national park, where steep coastal cliffs are mirrored underwater with impressive vertical walls dropping to 70m or more.
The Strait of Tiran has a range of reefs rising out of deep waters where the strong currents and dense plankton attract an impressive range of reef and deep-sea species providing some exceptional drift dives. Some departures to the northern Red Sea also divert south to take in the Brothers Islands.
Southern Red Sea Liveaboards
There are many world-class dive sites in the southern Red Sea, and Regaldive offer several routes and itineraries.
The Brothers are two small isolated reefs 40km north east of El Quseir. Big Brother Island has a lighthouse and a fringing reef with a sheer plunge to exceptional depths. The diving is quite challenging with deep wrecks and strong currents. Tuna, barracuda, scalloped hammerhead, oceanic white tip, silky shark and reef shark can all be spotted here.
Little Brother is considered to be one of the most scenic dives in the Red Sea. The drop off is over 40 metres but the walls are covered in sponges, anemones, soft corals and black coral. Some of the huge gorgonian fan corals are more than three metres high and there are caves, holes and overhangs in the shallow part of the reef. Currents can be strong and because there is little shelter and strong winds, access is very much weather dependent.
Elphinstone is a site best dived early in the day and there is little protection against wind and waves, making a liveaboard visit ideal. There are plateaux at either end of the reef, from 25-40 metres, but the steep walls drop off to more than 100 metres. The soft corals and gorgonians are luxuriant and colourful. It is an ideal site to experience the larger pelagic marine life including manta ray, hammerhead shark and oceanic whitetip.
Daedalus is another superb dive site; this remote offshore reef offering the chance of more big fish encounters. Together, the Brothers, Elphinstone and Daedalus form an offshore marine park, with many liveaboard departures focusing on these dive sites.
Fury Shoal is an area where many reefs lie close to each other, some are exposed and some sheltered, many with dramatic sheer walls plunging to over 40 metres. There are canyons, multiple caves and passages where groupers and morays lurk. The variety of coral is stunning with beautiful brain and fire corals. Schools of fusilier and anchovy hover above the reefs until suddenly attacked by fast moving tuna whilst Napoleon wrasse cruise majestically by.
St John’s Reef is another exceptional liveaboard diving region in the far south of Egypt’s Red Sea. The dive sites here offer immense variety with drop-offs, tunnels and stunning hard-coral formations. The marine life and the colours of the soft corals are truly amongst the finest in the Red Sea, but many dive sites are not difficult, proving popular with underwater photographers and those looking for a more relaxed itinerary.
Liveaboard departures to Fury Shoal and St John’s often also take Rocky Island and Zarbargad. Rocky Island hosts a fringing reef that circles the entire perimeter of the island, dropping steeply to astonishing depths. Zabargad Island is characterised by an enormous mountain reaching out of the water, surrounded by a lagoon and circling reef.
Planning your Holiday
Flight Information
Flights are available to Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh and Marsa Alam from a number of UK airports. Please speak to our friendly travel consultants for the latest information.
Direct flights from the UK to Marsa Alam Airport are available November through to April from Gatwick which work well with certain southern Red Sea liveaboards. There are connecting options via Cairo which work well Cairo and Luxor extensions. Please speak to the team for more information on this option.
Flight duration: 5 - 5½ hours
Transfer: Varies and depends on the itinerary, arrival airport and departure port. Minimum transfer time approximately 10 minutes.
Visas
Entry requirements vary from country to country, and it’s important to check the latest visa information well before you travel. Some destinations may allow visa-free entry for a limited period, while others require an eVisa or a visa obtained in advance. To ensure you have the correct documentation for your trip, we recommend checking the official advice from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) or contacting the relevant country’s embassy or consulate. Other nationalities should check with their own consulate/embassy.
Passports
Before you travel, make sure your passport is valid for the full duration of your trip and meets the entry requirements of your destination. Many countries require at least six months’ validity beyond your planned return date, while others may have different rules. For the most reliable and up-to-date information, visit the UK Government’s passport guidance or the official travel advice pages for your destination. Other nationalities should check with their own consulate/embassy.
If you’re planning to travel to or via an EU country (with certain exceptions) your UK passport must meet two key requirements, it must be less than 10 years old on the day you enter the country and it must be valid for at least three months after your planned departure date.
Vaccinations & Health Advice
Health and vaccination requirements differ depending on where you're travelling. Some destinations may require proof of specific vaccinations or recommend certain precautions to protect your wellbeing.
We’re not qualified to provide you with specific advice on vaccinations and strongly recommend that you contact your healthcare professional before you travel to discuss the inoculations you may need to consider.
For trusted guidance on health and vaccination advice, refer to the NHS Travel Vaccination Advice, Masta Travel Health or Travel Health Pro websites.
About Red Sea Liveaboards
When's the best time to dive the Red Sea by liveaboard
Liveaboard diving holidays are available in the Red Sea throughout the year and there is always something interesting to see.
The most popular periods amongst divers fall in two windows. The first window runs from March through to June, when surface temperatures are very pleasant and water temperatures are warming fast.
After the heat of the summer months, September through to November is an ideal time to visit, with very comfortable air temperatures coupled with warmer seas proving just right for scuba diving.
The diving remains excellent in summer months, but this is a period that those sensitive to heat may struggle with.
December to February brings cooler temperatures, but this is a great time to experience quieter dive sites or to grab a bargain.
Who is liveaboard diving in the Red Sea suitable for
We offer a range of Red Sea liveaboards, with itineraries giving you a wide variety of diving options, depending on your area of interest and your level of experience. For many, it represents their first liveaboard experience, but the diversity and quality of diving on offer ensures accomplished divers return again and again.
As a minimum, an Advanced Open Water qualification and 30 dives is recommended to get the most from a liveaboard experience.
A liveaboard diving holiday to the Red Sea is always a hugely popular choice for groups and dive clubs, with attractive offers available and dive sites offering something for a range of experience levels. If you are travelling as a large group, you can even decide to pre-book a week of wrecks or favourite reef dives, according to your group preferences. We have lots of experience arranging liveaboard diving holidays for groups and our friendly team is always on hand to discuss your plans.
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