Links to other itineraries
			- Straits of Gubal & Wrecks
			- Special wrecks & Brothers
			- Brothers, Daedalus and Elphinstone
			- Brothers (& Elphinstone)
			- Grand Red Sea Tour
			- Two week Egypt / Sudan
			- Marine Parks
			- Elphinstone
			- Daedalus and St Johns
			- St Johns Reef
			- Deep South
			- Suakin Archipelago
			- Sudan
			- Elba Reef and Abou Fendera

Southern Sudan - The Suakin Archipelago (April to June)
Wingate Reef - Umbria - Shaab Ambar - The Pinnacle - Suakin Archipelago

The dive sites in southern Sudan demonstrate the best example of how nature performs when left undisturbed.

South from Port Sudan past Suakin lies probably some of the best diving in the World. The Suakin Archipelago is made up of a group of islands offering some of the most unforgettable dives you will ever make in the Red Sea. A lot of the reefs within this constellation have not been dived, and journeys to the area are reminiscent of early exploratory diving.

The few dive sites mentioned here are resplendent of the Red Sea at its best with dazzling reefs and an underwater universe of dense soft and hard corals and unparalleled shark activity. Due to limited anchorage this itinerary is offered on a few selected departures between April to June.

Dive Sites Wingate Reef Shaab Ambar Silada Kebir Gabra Musa Kebir Gabra Musa Seghir The Pinnacle Masamarit Kasam Masamarit Dahret Gharb Sanganeb

Here are some brief descriptions of the dive sites:

Shaab Ambar, an enormous horseshoe shaped reef with large azure lagoon. The outer walls sink into drop offs, peppered with openings and crevices and festooned in of colourful soft coral; here clouds of vibrant glass fish, swoop over huge groupers and moray eels that guard the crevices. Encounters with large pelagic fish like tuna, barracuda and sharks are quite common, with sightings of large tiger sharks hunting for jackfish. Sha ab Ambar is well worth diving at the beginning and the end of your trip.

The Pinnacle, is a shallow area in the form of a large tower rising up from the depths of around 10/12 metres. It is very exposed to strong currents and a meeting point for hammerheads, oceanics, grey sharks, large tuna, sea eagles and rays. The Sudanese waters always offer excellent visibility, sometimes crystal clear, which is difficult to find elsewhere. The reefs are deeply coloured and vibrant, with pink, yellow and red soft coral, large brightly coloured anemones, and marine life is vibrant wherever you look.

Karam Masamirit offers relatively safe overnight anchorage inside the archipelago. Located immediately south of Masamarit, this huge reef rising from great depths probably displays some of most colourful coral life in the Red Sea. By positioning yourself on a ledge either to the north or south depending on the current, you will see some unforgettable sharks.

Dahrat Ghab is rated by the few that have dived there as the best dive site in the Red Sea, boasting the most colourful and prolific growth of coral everywhere you look. Coral simply abounds in the most awesome visual expression. Here you can also expect to find some of the largest sharks you will ever see along with an abundance of most fish species endemic to the Red Sea.

Itinerary

Day 1: Fly London Heathrow to Cairo. Overnight at Moevenpick or Novotel Cairo Airport BB

Day 2: Day at leisure with optional visits to see Pyramids or Cairo Museum. Late afternoon transfer to Airport for flight from Cairo to Port Sudan. Met by our agents on arrival in Port Sudan and transfer on board MY Sherazade (dinner)

Day 3: Sail to Wingate Reef diving the wreck of the Umbria then South on to Sha ab Ambar

Day 4: Dives at sha ab ambar for the full day then sail onto Silada Kebir

Day 5: Dives at Silada Kebir the full day

Day 6: Dives at Gabra Musa Kebir and Gabra Musa Seghir

Day 7: Dives on The pinnacles between Gabra Musa and the Suakin Archipelago, sailing at night into Suakin Archipelago

Day 8 to 13: Suakin Archipelago: Up to 5 days will be diving the unique sites in this Archipelago Masamarit, Kasam Masamarit, Dahret Gharb

Day 15: Diving will include Shaab Ambar , Wingate reef and Sanganeb sailing back into Port Sudan for overnight on board

Day 16: Morning at leisure with optional excursion to Suakin Island. Transfer to airport fly Port Sudan to Cairo. Overnight at Moevenpick or Novotel Cairo Airport BB

Day 17: Early morning flight from Cairo back to Heathrow