Guide to diving Safaga in Egypt

Discover dive sites, liveaboards, and top sea creatures linked to Safaga in Egypt.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated Egypt liveaboard diving Safaga. You can easily book the Aphrodite Liveaboard, scoring 9.1/10, using this link.

1 Countries

8 Dive sites

17 Liveaboards

11 Creatures

Safaga dive guide, best time to dive, and what to expect

Safaga offers reefs, walls and wreck diving south of Hurghada. Common liveaboard sites include Panorama Reef, Abu Kefan, Middle Reef, Ras Abu Soma and the Salem Express wreck.

Routes and individual dive sites vary according to departure port, itinerary, weather and sea conditions.

Best time to dive: Year-round; March to May and September to November are particularly comfortable.

Sea creatures found in Safaga

Here are the main sea creatures found across dive sites in Safaga, grouped by type so you can quickly see what marine life you may encounter.

Creature type	Sea creatures
Coral	Soft corals
Eels	Moray eels
Jack Mackerel Family	Jacks (Jackfish)
Other sea creatures	Grey reef sharks
Rays	Manta rays (Mantas)
Reef fish	Barracuda , Groupers , Lionfish , Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses) , Reef fish
Sharks	Scalloped hammerhead sharks

Dive sites in Safaga

The following dive sites are found in Safaga. Each site below shows the liveaboards that dive there.

Dive site	Liveaboards that dive this site
Abu Kefan	Golden Dolphin IV Liveaboard, Hammerhead II Liveaboard
Al Kahfain Wreck	Red Sea Aggressor II Liveaboard
Middle Reef	Emperor Elite Liveaboard, Ocean Lovers Liveaboard
Panorama Reef	Alsuraya Liveaboard, ASHRAFI Liveaboard, AVO Liveaboard, Bismarck Liveaboard, Discovery I Liveaboard, Discovery II Liveaboard, Emperor Elite Liveaboard, Emperor Superior Liveaboard, Golden Dolphin IV Liveaboard, Hammerhead II Liveaboard, Ocean Lovers Liveaboard
Ras Abu Soma	Alsuraya Liveaboard
Salem Express Wreck	Alsuraya Liveaboard, Aphrodite Liveaboard, ASHRAFI Liveaboard, AVO Liveaboard, Discovery I Liveaboard, Discovery II Liveaboard, Emperor Elite Liveaboard, Emperor Superior Liveaboard, Ghazala Adventure Liveaboard, Ghazala Explorer Liveaboard, Golden Dolphin Liveaboard, Golden Dolphin IV Liveaboard, Ocean Lovers Liveaboard, Red Sea Aggressor II Liveaboard
Shaab Sheer	Alia Soul Liveaboard
Umm Halhal	—

Liveaboards, dive sites, and top sea creatures in Safaga

Alia Soul Liveaboard

Shaab Sheer top sea creatures: Reef fish, Barracuda, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Grey reef sharks, Soft corals

Alsuraya Liveaboard

Panorama Reef top sea creatures: Reef fish, Barracuda, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Grey reef sharks, Soft corals

Ras Abu Soma top sea creatures: Reef fish, Barracuda, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Grey reef sharks, Soft corals

Salem Express Wreck top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Groupers, Barracuda, Soft corals

Aphrodite Liveaboard

Salem Express Wreck top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Groupers, Barracuda, Soft corals

ASHRAFI Liveaboard

Panorama Reef top sea creatures: Reef fish, Barracuda, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Grey reef sharks, Soft corals

Salem Express Wreck top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Groupers, Barracuda, Soft corals

AVO Liveaboard

Panorama Reef top sea creatures: Reef fish, Barracuda, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Grey reef sharks, Soft corals

Salem Express Wreck top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Groupers, Barracuda, Soft corals

Bismarck Liveaboard

Panorama Reef top sea creatures: Reef fish, Barracuda, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Grey reef sharks, Soft corals

Discovery I Liveaboard

Panorama Reef top sea creatures: Reef fish, Barracuda, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Grey reef sharks, Soft corals

Salem Express Wreck top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Groupers, Barracuda, Soft corals

Discovery II Liveaboard

Panorama Reef top sea creatures: Reef fish, Barracuda, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Grey reef sharks, Soft corals

Salem Express Wreck top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Groupers, Barracuda, Soft corals

Emperor Elite Liveaboard

Middle Reef top sea creatures: Reef fish, Barracuda, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Grey reef sharks, Soft corals

Panorama Reef top sea creatures: Reef fish, Barracuda, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Grey reef sharks, Soft corals

Salem Express Wreck top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Groupers, Barracuda, Soft corals

Emperor Superior Liveaboard

Panorama Reef top sea creatures: Reef fish, Barracuda, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Grey reef sharks, Soft corals

Salem Express Wreck top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Groupers, Barracuda, Soft corals

Ghazala Adventure Liveaboard

Salem Express Wreck top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Groupers, Barracuda, Soft corals

Ghazala Explorer Liveaboard

Salem Express Wreck top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Groupers, Barracuda, Soft corals

Golden Dolphin Liveaboard

Salem Express Wreck top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Groupers, Barracuda, Soft corals

Golden Dolphin IV Liveaboard

Abu Kefan top sea creatures: Reef fish, Barracuda, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Grey reef sharks, Soft corals, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Manta rays (Mantas)

Panorama Reef top sea creatures: Reef fish, Barracuda, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Grey reef sharks, Soft corals

Salem Express Wreck top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Groupers, Barracuda, Soft corals

Hammerhead II Liveaboard

Abu Kefan top sea creatures: Reef fish, Barracuda, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Grey reef sharks, Soft corals, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Manta rays (Mantas)

Panorama Reef top sea creatures: Reef fish, Barracuda, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Grey reef sharks, Soft corals

Ocean Lovers Liveaboard

Middle Reef top sea creatures: Reef fish, Barracuda, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Grey reef sharks, Soft corals

Panorama Reef top sea creatures: Reef fish, Barracuda, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Grey reef sharks, Soft corals

Salem Express Wreck top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Groupers, Barracuda, Soft corals

Red Sea Aggressor II Liveaboard

Al Kahfain Wreck top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Groupers, Barracuda, Soft corals

Salem Express Wreck top sea creatures: Reef fish, Moray eels, Lionfish, Groupers, Barracuda, Soft corals

Top liveaboards diving Safaga

The following liveaboards are the highest ranked dive boats by SDE Liveaboard Rating, to help you compare the best options for diving Safaga.

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Aphrodite Liveaboard: 80%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating is Scuba Diving Earth’s own scoring system for comparing dive liveaboards at a glance. It adds together six individual category scores, each scored out of 10, covering the boat, cabins, diving, food, drinks, and non-diver companion features.

For the Aphrodite Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 80%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Aphrodite Liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Aphrodite Liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:7/10] + [Boat:7/10] + [Dining:9/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:6/10] = 39/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Aphrodite Liveaboard is calculated as 39/60 = 80% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .