Wart slug, lover of sandy areas in between corals 
Urchin, often hiding in small holes in the reef at daytime. But as light starts to fade they come outside to feed. 
Green or sea turtles can become quite big (1,5 meters) and swim the blue waters hopping from reef to reef to rest for to feed 
The giant travail loves the blue waters next to deep falling walls with a medium to strong current, as they hunt schools of fish that hang nest to the reef. known to be vicious hunters and run after anything that is silver or blings. 
A setting sea over a calm Red Sea as we are parked for the night. 
Stunning red skies over the Red Sea are often seen as small clouds form over the horizon as night falls. 
Safari boats parked for the night in the Red Sea of Egypt. 
Liveaboards in a setting sun over a calm Red Sea. 
Yellow soft coral species that often grows in places where you find a current. As current picks up the coral inflates itself to feed. 
What a lucky day and what a great selfie with dolphins of one of our guests. 
Longimanus a.k.a. oceanic white tip shark. Seen on offshore reefs and giving us divers one of the most intimate shark experiences possible. 
This hammerhead shark can be found on offshore reefs like brother islands or Daedalus Reef. This species is quite shy although curious if we divers know how to respect them. 
Top of a reef with stunning sunlight. 
Small pipefish seeking food In the sand. 
The octopus is a master of disguise and extremely hard to find. A sudden movement or a change of light often triggers them to change colors. 
The Napoleon wrasse, with curious dignity she comes close and she turns her eyes both individually so she can look in every direction. 
As we brief we use maps to explain where we are parked and how we would like to plan our dive. 
Hiding in the sand, trying to blend into the sand and hoping not to get spotted. Not only a strategy to surprise their food but also a defense against predators. 
Famous around he world and native to the Red Sea, hence we do not hunt them here. At night they like to come out and hunt, being overly curious and seek company of night divers. 
A bundle of light falling on a leather coral. 
Happy wife… happy life… 
A reef grouper hiding in plain sight and surely will not loose sight of that diver that is passing by. 
Green turtles a.k.a. sea turtles love to feed on seagrass. 
The giant moral eel lives on most reefs of Egypts Red Sea. Sometimes running up to 2,5 meters they like to relax during the day and come out to hunt at night. 
An elegant eagle ray with a dog-like face is often quite curious, especially if you only ty to hang with them. 
Yella amshi, time to go diving 😉 
Spinner dolphins are seen mostly in the Deep South of Egypts Red Sea. They gather in large offshore lagoons to relax after hunting. 
A big bottlenose dolphin comes out to play and not rarely uses shells or belly fish to play. 
What a great day and such stunning shot of our guest on this great dive. 
Ready to go diving ladies? 
Follow the dive-guide 
Butterfly fish, often seen in pairs 
The light house of Big Brother Island under a setting sun 
The blue spotted stingray often lies in the sand in lagunes. 
Barracuda, different species live solitude or in schools. Knows as the pike of the Sea 
Banner fish found an as good as all reefs of the Red Sea. Often in a pair or small school.
The marbled ray hunt small fish in the sand. 
Tiger sharks are rarely seen in the Red Sea as they are believed to live on deep plateaus and traveling from reef to reef. 
A juvenile white tip reef shark hiding under blocks and in small caves to protect itself from larger predators. 
The largest fish on the planet, the whale shark. Feeding on plankton and traveling worlds oceans. 
The torpedo or electric ray hides in the sand awaiting prey that he will stun with an electric shock by means of catching food. 
Thesher shark with a tail as Lon g as her body uses het tail to create a whip to knock out any fish that is still close by. 
The silky shark is curious but shy and has a skin and color that reminds of silk. 
The biggest of ray species, the oceanic manta ray, She ins known to live in the blue water and rarely seen close to the reef. 
The grey reef shark can be found single or in a group. Usually she is shy towards divers and to be found in places where the currents change the most. 
A rare sight of a feather tail ray. One of the larger ray species that is quite shy toward humans. 
The Dugong, one of the seacow species that loves feeding on seagrass.
Extremely poisonous this stonefish has mastered the ancient technique of hiding in plain sight. Please do not touch!! 
With one spot on its tail this snapper likes to hang between reef elements in a school. 
The blue lines snapper loves the school and as you come close they become more dense. 
A juvenile black snapper with its typical white markings lives a solitude life until it becomes fully black. 
Just under the edge of rocks bearing corals this small common shrimp feeds of small life as she is picking them out from in-between the sand. 
If you see this anemone than seek for this popcorn shrimp as they are usually found together. 
the bearded scorpion fish can change it colors as means to blend into the background. 
the bearded scorpion fish can change it colors as means to blend into the background. 
Hopping on the seafloor this is the Red Sea Walkman. If you come close it might open its fins showing dragon like colors and markings. 
As this fish extends its lower jaw it looks like a massive sling as it extends extremely. 
With open fins and two strange extensions on its head this is the juvenile rock mover wrasse. 
The eyes of the Napoleon wrasse can move and rotate individually. 
As the sun rays play with the sand a small fish crossed the blue water just under the surface. 
Sometimes few spots sometimes almost completely yellow, meet the gold dotted trevalli. 
Usually swimminglike it needs to catch a train along reef walls hunting for fish and often seen in small groups. This is the bluefin trevali. 
Cousin of the banded snake-eel we have here a spotted version. 
A banded snake-eel that is often mistaken for the poisonous banded sea snake. 
A conus textile shell that looks abandoned but check out the left side, somebody is home. 
A stunning popcorn shrimp. 
A bit skittish but great fun to check out with her black bandit mask looking like she came straight out of a cartoon. 
This Glosodorid looks like a bride on het wedding day and due to the lack of colors that most nudi have in abundance, we call this one pale. 
The head looks just like a hammerhead and that’s why we call this nudibranch the hammerhead slug. Found in the caves of Saint Johns. 
The size of a pea was this your nudi and she is named after yellow citrus fruit due to her yellow colors. 
The chromodiris that looks lots like its cousin but lacking the rings around the yellow dots. 
If you are looking for nudibranchs as you dive, then look above you cause as you can see this Ringed Chromodoris is just hanging around if you know where to look. 
Best found during those times of year when the water is a bit chilly and usually in and around shallow caves. This is the head of the Atromarginata. 
Usually as you see two of the same nudibranchs this close together you should expect that they are trying to reproduce as these Risbecias are doing. 
Like a statue this freckled hawkfish tries to hide in plain sight. Only the eyes move. 
The gold dotted flatworm moves quite fast and can even be found swimming in the daytime. 
A tiny cowrie blending into its environment and only seen by the lucky or trained eye. 
This Napoleon Wrasse at Saint Johns Caves lover to swim with us. 
On top of one of the 25 meter high Pilars in Umm Aruk on the plateau of Saint Johns you can find quite a nice anemone city. 
A pink porcelain crab that ca be found in finger corals are usually best spotted at night. 
A clownfish a.k.a. Nemo that lives in a specific Anemone where the fish protects the anemone in the day and the Anemone returns the favor as she closes at night protecting the fish. 
Light playing inside a cave in the shallow waters of Rocky Island. 
A lovely butterfly fish named after her orange head. 
Motorcycles by night on board of the SS Thistlegorm that was bombed by the Nazi’s during WO II. 
Motorcycles are part of the cargo that is still on board of the SS Thistlegorm that was bombed by the Nazi’s during WO II.
