Diving in the Red Sea

Sea turtle swimming in the Red Sea near coral reef with scuba divers in the background.

We have recently finished a week diving in the Red Sea aboard the Ghazala Explorer. We visited the Brothers, Daedalus Reef and Elphinstone and had some great dives. Altogether I did 18 dives out of a possible 19 so the pace was fairly full on.

I didn’t do a huge amount of photography during the week as I only took my GoPro into the water. But we did have several Dolphin sightings including Bottlenose and these lovely Spinner Dolphins.

  • Back of a Canon DSLR camera with buttons and screen visible.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera body, lens detached
  • Back of a Canon DSLR camera with buttons and screen visible.
  • Back of a Canon DSLR camera with buttons and screen visible.

I added a couple new gulls to my life list including a distant Sooty Gull and several closer White-Eyed Gulls.

  • Canon 100-400mm zoom lens held in hand. Camera lens with focus settings visible.
  • Canon 100-400mm zoom lens held in hand. Camera lens with focus settings visible.
  • Canon 100-400mm zoom lens held in hand. Camera lens with focus settings visible.
  • Canon 100-400mm zoom lens held in hand. Camera lens with focus settings visible.
  • Canon 100-400mm zoom lens held in hand. Camera lens with focus settings visible.

Underwater we visited a couple of wrecks including Numidia and Salem Express.

  • Canon EF 100-400mm zoom lens being held. Text: Canon Zoom Lens EF 100-400mm.
  • Canon EF 100-400mm zoom lens being held. Text: Canon Zoom Lens EF 100-400mm.

The reef seemed in good condition with a lovely variety of fish on the reef and larger targets possible in the big blue.

  • Canon EF 100-400mm zoom lens being held. Text: Canon Zoom Lens EF 100-400mm.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera body, lens detached
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera body, lens detached
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera body, lens detached
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera body, lens detached
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera body, lens detached
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera body, lens detached
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera body, lens detached
  • Canon EF 100-400mm zoom lens being held. Text: Canon Zoom Lens EF 100-400mm.

Highly recommend Ghazala Explorer and Ocean Tribe if you are looking for a live aboard in the Red Sea. Great service and diving.

Black bird in flight, "Wild Scot" text. Scottish Wildlife Photos.

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Published by Michael Cook

Wildlife Photographer based in Scotland

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