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Saint John itinerary

A private bus is provided to take passengers to South Hurghada (Marsa Alam or Ras Qulan), where embarkation takes place. The first stop is at Elphinstone, the most exciting and splendid of the Red Sea reefs. From here on until Wadi Gimal, the cruise follows one of the most fascinating underwater diving routes that the Egyptian Red Sea has to offer. The itinerary includes diving expeditions at Sha'ab Alam, famous for its great branching black coral, at Erg Alam with its amazing turrets of madrepora, and at Ras Samadai, the horseshoe-shaped reef that provides an excellent place to anchor for the night and the chance of an underwater diving expedition along underwater tunnels and in and out of passing grottoes. Ras Samadai also provides the added attraction of being able to share an underwater adventure with some resident bottlenosed dolphins. The cruise then proceeds towards Gota El Sharm, the temple of the giant sea fans constantly presided over by deep sea fish, before reaching Wadi Gimal. Underwater diving expeditions at Elphistone can be organised both at the beginning and at the end of the trip. The entire reef is extremely interesting; its northern end (Punta Nord) is the exclusive territory of the hammer shark, its eastern wall is characterised by a multitude of barrier fish and its western wall is completely carpeted by multicoloured Alcyonaria, while its southern end is the favourite hunting ground of tunny shoals and carangidae. There are also cruises of one or two weeks with even more southerly routes reaching as far south as Dolpin reef and the reefs of St. John, but these trips are dependent on clearance from the Egyptian authorities and previously established embarcation points. Dolphin reef is famous for its great number of friendly resident dolphins that can be easily approached in the water ( snorkling), whereas the reefs of St. John promise underwater encounters of every nature, not to mention the wealth of life on its coral.

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