Routes & Safaris
Three signature weekly safaris to the Red Sea's most celebrated reefs, wrecks and dolphin grounds — each curated around its own home port and capped at 22 guests.
From Marsa Ghaleb to Zabargad
SY Mermaid sails the full southern and northern reach of the Egyptian Red Sea — a cruising ground that takes in some of the most storied names in Red Sea diving and snorkelling: the turtle grounds of Abu Dabab, the walls of Elphinstone, the hidden lagoons of Fury Shoal, the dolphins of Sataya, the remote reef systems of St. John's, and the historic wreck grounds north of Hurghada.
The exact route sailed each week depends on the season, weather and your chosen departure port — our team confirms the final itinerary with your booking.
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Sataya & Fury Shoal
Our signature deep-south journey. Open-water mornings with the resident spinner dolphin pod at Sataya lead into days spent drifting the sheltered lagoons of Fury Shoal — Shaab Claude, with its celebrated swim-throughs and white tip reef sharks; Abu Galawa Soraya, where a small wreck sits in a coral garden thick with glassfish; and the reef mosaics of Malahi and Maskour.
Elphinstone & Sataya
One of the Red Sea's most celebrated shark dives, paired with a night at Sataya. Elphinstone — also known as Sha'ab Abu Hamra — rises as an isolated reef roughly 30km north of Marsa Alam, its steep walls draped in soft Dendronephthya coral and patrolled by grey reef sharks, with oceanic whitetips a regular sighting for much of the year. Few sites in the Red Sea offer a better chance of a serious shark encounter. From there, the route continues to the turtle and dugong grounds off Abu Dabab and an open-water night with the Sataya dolphins.
Northern Wrecks
A route built around the northern Red Sea's most storied wreck sites. At Abu Nuhas — long known among divers as the "ships' graveyard" — lie the remains of vessels including the Giannis D and the 1869-wrecked SS Carnatic, her blackened hull now draped in soft coral and home to moray eels and grouper. Off Sharm el-Sheikh, the SS Thistlegorm, a WWII supply ship sunk by German bombers, remains one of the most famous wreck dives on earth, while the walls of Ras Mohammed and Tiran's Jackson and Thomas reefs round out a route built for certified divers with an interest in history beneath the surface.
Rates depend on season and cabin type and are confirmed with your invoice — with only 11 cabins per departure, we recommend enquiring early.
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