Red Sea & Africa

News and views and special offers plus top travel tips from the best Red Sea and Africa scuba diving destinations, including Egypt, Sudan, Jordan, Mozambique, South Africa and more
Shark diving safety tips – keeping shark encounters safe and enjoyable

Shark diving safety tips – keeping shark encounters safe and enjoyable

Diving safely with sharks has been the subject of much discussion recently, after the Red Sea’s Brothers Islands were closed…

Brothers Islands closed for diving after oceanic whitetip bite

Brothers Islands closed for diving after oceanic whitetip bite

The Red Sea's Brothers Islands have been closed to divers following a series of biting incidents by oceanic whitetip sharks
Alphonse Island | Diving in the Lap Of Luxury

Alphonse Island | Diving in the Lap Of Luxury

More turtles than you can count, sailfish, sharks, ancient hard corals and lots of reef fish - DIVE visits Alphonse Island in Seychelles
Seychelles: new MPAs for debt relief

Seychelles: new MPAs for debt relief

The government of Seychelles has announced a radical plan to fund two new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in return for national debt relief
Dive Briefing: The SS Thistlegorm

Dive Briefing: The SS Thistlegorm

On the night of 5/6 October 1941, the ship that would become one of the world’s best-loved wreck dives was sunk by a surprise attack
75 facts about the SS Thistlegorm

75 facts about the SS Thistlegorm

ByDIVE StaffOct 4, 2016
75 facts about the SS Thistlegorm - everything you need to know about the world's most popular and best-loved wreck dives
Dive site Giannis D wreck, Red Sea

Dive site Giannis D wreck, Red Sea

ByDIVE StaffJun 9, 2014
The reef of Abu Nuhas in the northern Red Sea is a ship's graveyard, with four wrecks including the Giannis D accessible to recreational divers
Dive Saudi Arabia’s untouched reefs

Dive Saudi Arabia’s untouched reefs

ByDIVE ContributorsJan 14, 2008
Looking for a Red Sea trip that avoids the throngs around the most popular sites? the coast of Saudi Arabia could be your answer.
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