Way Down South

Staff · Issue 3, Dec 2001 · pp. 22–25

Products mentioned: Nikon F90X, Subal Housing, YS120, YS30

You have only to open a diving magazine to see that the Red Sea is the most popular diving destination for divers in both the UK and Europe. Until quite recently a trip here meant starting your holiday from either Sharm El Sheik or Hurghada or perhaps as far afield as Safaga, El Gouna or Dahab if you were adventurous. These areas are still incredibly popular but now regular visitiors are beginning to explore the developing areas around El Quesir and Marsa Alam whilst those really in the know are all talking about the diving still further south and the virgin sites to be found there. Is this true or just travel brochure hype? If you made your first visit to the Red Sea in the 1970’s or even in the early 1980’s then you will have experienced the abscence of commercial development and some solitude on the now popoular sites in the north and also appreciate what effects the growth in popular…