The Silver North Route

Explore the Northern Red Sea on a diving safari: dive WWII wrecks, vibrant reefs, and coral gardens around Ras Mohamed, Tiran, and the iconic SS Thistlegorm.

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The Silver North Route is a popular liveaboard diving safari from Sharm El Sheikh, offering access to some of the Red Sea’s most iconic dive sites. This route typically includes the following highlights:

Key Dive Sites:

Straits of Tiran: Known for its vibrant coral gardens, steep walls, and strong currents that attract schools of fish. The strait includes famous sites like:
- Jackson Reef - Known for its rich marine life, including the chance to spot hammerhead sharks.
- Woodhouse Reef - Offers a thrilling drift dive along a long, narrow reef with coral formations and possible sightings of eagle rays and reef sharks.
- Thomas Reef - Features dramatic vertical walls and underwater plateaus, making it a favorite for advanced divers.
Ras Mohammed National Park: A renowned marine reserve with stunning biodiversity, located at the tip of the Sinai Peninsula. Highlights here include:
- Shark and Yolanda Reef - A top diving site famous for its coral reefs, shipwreck remnants, and abundant marine life.
- Anemone City - Known for clusters of anemones with clownfish and other vibrant species.
Dunraven Wreck: A 19th-century British steamship wreck lying at about 30 meters, now covered in corals and home to marine species such as groupers, lionfish, and moray eels.
Thistlegorm Wreck: One of the world’s most famous wreck dives, this British transport ship, sunk in 1941, is filled with wartime artifacts. Divers can explore cargo holds containing motorcycles, trucks, and ammunition, providing an underwater time capsule.
Shag Rock: Known for both hard and soft corals, this dive site is full of reef fish and provides a calmer alternative to some of the deeper wreck dives.

Dive Experience:

The Silver North Route is suitable for intermediate to advanced divers, as some sites have strong currents and depth requirements. Drift dives and wall dives are common, offering dramatic underwater landscapes and an abundance of marine life, from large pelagic species to intricate coral gardens and small reef fish.

Throughout the safari, divers will enjoy varied underwater experiences, from drift dives and reef exploration to wreck dives and encounters with the Red Sea’s captivating marine species. This route is perfect for both recreational divers and advanced enthusiasts, combining thrilling dives with scenic cruising aboard a comfortable liveaboard.

Itinerary subject to weather conditions or circumstances.

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SS Thistlegorm

14-31 ^M

Big Fish Russian , Deep dive, Wreck

The most iconic and popular WWII wreck in the Red Sea.

Ras Mohammed

Ras Mohammed is the southernmost point of the Sinai Peninsula

Straits of Tiran

30+ ^M

Big Fish Russian , Deep dive, Drift dive, Reef, Coral Garden

The Straits of Tiran is a popular diving destination located in the Red Sea

Jackson Reef

10-30 ^M

Big Fish Russian , Reef, Coral Garden, Current

Is the most northerly reef in Tiran. Known for the wreck, hammerhead & coral gardens.

Shark & Jolanda Reef

10-30 ^M

Big Fish Russian , Deep dive, Drift dive, Drop off , Current

Sharks & Yolanda Reef is the most famous and popular dive site in the Red Sea

SS Dunraven

18-28 ^M

Wreck, Reef

The Dunraven Wreck is a former 80m long Bristish Steamship. In 1876 she hits the Beacon Rock reef.