Sudan

Sudan offers some of the best diving in the world The Sudanese coast stretches out for 400 miles along the Red Sea between Egypt and Eritrea.

The diving in Sudan is different from the dive sites in Egypt. The reefs are virtually untouched. Dive trips to Sudan are a little bit harder to organize, but the effort is absolutely worth it! Now Sudan is opening for divers it is an adventure to experience the big fish without equal in the Red Sea.

The Sudanese coast is divided into two the North and South by Port Sudan. Port Sudan is the start of most diving trips... except for Royal Evolutions 14 day safari which starts and finishes in Egypt.

Most boats usually take the northern route. Famous dive sites like Shaab Rumi, Sanganeb and Angarosh ('mother of all sharks') are highlights of the northern route. These diving places will guarantee world class diving!  

In spring Mesharifa Island will offer mating mantas.

There are a couple of great wrecks. The Umbria is one of the best wrecks in the Red Sea. She was an Italian freighter and now rests at only 45 minutes sailing from Port Sudan at the bottom of Wingate Reef where she is lying perfectly protected inside the reef.

The Blue Bell sailed from Jeddah for Port Sudan on December 1st, 1977 with a cargo of Japanese cars. She’s known as the Toyota Wreck.

The Suakin Archipelago south of Port Sudan is untouched diving, Hidden reefs and the thrill of the unknown makes this a very special area. Some of the reefs have no name, appear on no chart a nd are nothing more than a GPS mark. This is true frontier diving. Most of the islands and reefs are deep-water pinnacles which mean they are perfect locations for possible sightings of large pelagic animals. Hindi Gidir, Jibna, Shaab Anbar, Leary, Protector are just some of the reefs that promise some spectacular diving in this region of the Sudanese Red Sea.