The Red Sea is Europe's closest tropical sea and is know as an excellent dive destination. It is an extraordinary area of outstanding natural beauty and an ideal place for a scuba diving holiday. Thousands of kilometres of coastline are blessed with extensive reef formations and islands. Their underwater scenery is rich with coral-covered walls and beautiful "gardens"; perfect for your diving holiday.

Over 400 varieties of coral and 1500 species of fish, turtle and shark make the Red Sea their home. The Red Sea stretches from the Gulf of Suez in the north to the strait of Bab el Mandab, the "Gate of Tears" in the south, to a length of 2500 km and an average width of 280 km. The average depth of the sea is 900 meters, although the deepest area, off the coast of Port Sudan, is more than 2700 meters deep. Because of the almost total separation from the Indian Ocean, unique lifeforms evolved and created one of the best all year round diving destinations on earth, with water temperatures ranging from 21 degrees in winter to 29 degrees in summer.