Brothers & Elphinstone
Diving Itinerary
Experience two of the finest sites in the Red Sea. A part of the Marine Park, the Brother islands offer breath-taking underwater scenery, wall diving, wreck diving and an abundance of marine wildlife. Elphinstone Reef is a legend in the Red Sea. Covered in hard and soft corals and visiting pelagics, this truly is an awesome reef.
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- Holiday type Liveaboard Itinerary
- Recommended Dive Experience Advanced Open Water with 30+ dives
- When to Go Jan-Dec
Itinerary Highlights
- Search for grey reef and oceanic white tip sharks at The Brothers
- Dive Elphinstone’s walls and plateaus looking for sharks
- Take in some wreck diving at Big Brother
Upcoming departures
Upcoming departures for Brothers & Elphinstone are listed below or view all departures on our Holiday Search where you can also sort/filter.
M/Y Emperor Elite
£1,239
- Departure Date: 26 Nov 26
- Country / Itinerary: Egypt – Red Sea, Safaga, Brothers & Elphinstone
- Nights: 7
- Embark Disembark: Port Ghalib Hurghada
- Spaces Available: 21
Additional information
- Dive areas visited: Egypt: Safaga Reefs & Salem Express, Egypt: Brothers Islands, Egypt: Elphinstone
- Typical number of dives on trip: Please enquire
- Minimum dive experience: Please enquire
- Required certification: Please enquire
Cabins
Lower Deck Twin
- Bed Type: Twin (2 singles)
- Location: Lower deck
- Avble. Spaces: 14
- Last Shared Space: Male & Female
- Air Con: Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite: Yes
Main Deck Twin
- Bed Type: Twin (2 singles)
- Location: Main deck
- Avble. Spaces: 1
- Last Shared Space: Male
- Air Con: Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite: Yes
Upper Deck Twin
- Bed Type: Twin (2 singles)
- Location: Upper deck
- Avble. Spaces: 4
- Last Shared Space: Male & Female
- Air Con: Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite: Yes
Upper Deck Junior Suite
- Bed Type: King
- Location: Upper deck
- Avble. Spaces: 2
- Air Con: Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite: Yes
M/Y Emperor Asmaa
£929
- Departure Date: 05 Mar 27
- Country / Itinerary: Egypt – Red Sea, Safaga, Brothers & Elphinstone
- Nights: 7
- Embark Disembark: Port Ghalib Hurghada
- Spaces Available: 18
Additional information
- Dive areas visited: Egypt: Safaga Reefs & Salem Express, Egypt: Brothers Islands, Egypt: Elphinstone
- Typical number of dives on trip: Please enquire
- Minimum dive experience: Please enquire
- Required certification: Please enquire
Cabins
Lower Deck Twin
- Bed Type: Twin (2 singles)
- Location: Lower deck
- Avble. Spaces: 10
- Last Shared Space: Male & Female
- Air Con: Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite: Yes
Upper Deck Twin
- Bed Type: Twin (2 singles)
- Location: Upper deck
- Avble. Spaces: 8
- Last Shared Space: Male & Female
- Air Con: Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite: Yes
M/Y Emperor Asmaa
£1,017
- Departure Date: 20 Nov 27
- Country / Itinerary: Egypt – Red Sea, Safaga, Brothers & Elphinstone
- Nights: 7
- Embark Disembark: Port Ghalib Hurghada
- Spaces Available: 18
Additional information
- Dive areas visited: Egypt: Safaga Reefs & Salem Express, Egypt: Brothers Islands, Egypt: Elphinstone
- Typical number of dives on trip: Please enquire
- Minimum dive experience: Please enquire
- Required certification: Please enquire
Cabins
Lower Deck Twin
- Bed Type: Twin (2 singles)
- Location: Lower deck
- Avble. Spaces: 10
- Last Shared Space: Male & Female
- Air Con: Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite: Yes
Upper Deck Twin
- Bed Type: Twin (2 singles)
- Location: Upper deck
- Avble. Spaces: 8
- Last Shared Space: Male & Female
- Air Con: Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite: Yes
M/Y Emperor Elite
£1,239
- Departure Date: 02 Dec 27
- Country / Itinerary: Egypt – Red Sea, Safaga, Brothers & Elphinstone
- Nights: 7
- Embark Disembark: Port Ghalib Hurghada
- Spaces Available: 26
Additional information
- Dive areas visited: Egypt: Safaga Reefs & Salem Express, Egypt: Brothers Islands, Egypt: Elphinstone
- Typical number of dives on trip: Please enquire
- Minimum dive experience: Please enquire
- Required certification: Please enquire
Cabins
Lower Deck Twin
- Bed Type: Twin (2 singles)
- Location: Lower deck
- Avble. Spaces: 14
- Last Shared Space: Male & Female
- Air Con: Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite: Yes
Main Deck Twin
- Bed Type: Twin (2 singles)
- Location: Main deck
- Avble. Spaces: 2
- Last Shared Space: Male & Female
- Air Con: Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite: Yes
Upper Deck Twin
- Bed Type: Twin (2 singles)
- Location: Upper deck
- Avble. Spaces: 8
- Last Shared Space: Male & Female
- Air Con: Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite: Yes
Upper Deck Executive Suite
- Bed Type: King
- Location: Upper deck
- Avble. Spaces: 2
- Air Con: Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite: Yes
Dive areas you may visit on this itinerary:
Big Brother
A 400 metre long island offering fabulous wreck diving and wall diving. The wreck of the Numidia lies on the northern tip between 10 and 80 metres. The north-west side of the island houses the wreck of the Aida. On every section of this reef the wall is covered with corals and life.
Little Brother
Boasts a very high concentration of life within a very small area. Fan coral forests, overhangs, hard and soft corals in a variety of astonishing colours… and of course there are plenty of fish! With regular sightings of hammerheads, thresher sharks, grey sharks and white tip reef sharks, at the right time of year.
Elphinstone Reef
A Red Sea legend. One of the most beautiful reefs, with its north and south plateau's covered in hard and soft corals and visiting pelagics, this truly is an awesome reef. Please note that there will be no night diving when visiting the marine parks on this itinerary as it is not permitted.
If you want to include a visit to Daedalus on your itinerary, take a look at this route.
Note: The above, is a sample itinerary and is subject to change without notice. The itinerary will depend on several factors including, but not limited to, weather, diving ability of guests & the number of other boats already present at the various dive sites. All dive sites visited are subject to weather conditions and are at the discretion of your dive guides and vessel captain.
Departing from Hurghada or Port Ghalib
QUALIFICATION NEEDED:
You must be a PADI Open Water diver or equivalent and have logged a minimum of 30 dives to join this safari.
As with all diving activities, the dive guide has the final decision regarding any divers competency to complete any particular dive.
Please note that no night diving or snorkelling will be allowed on this itinerary as it is within marine parks where this is prohibited.
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