Deep South Diving organized recently a tek diving exploration of the SS Maidan, first found by local dive guides Grant Searancke and the photographer and Colona Diving Center Manager Kimmo Hagman in October 2003. The objective for the technical groups was to dive this British cargo steamship that hit the reef and sank in 1923 without loss of life. Lying over a range from 80m down to 100m and still being largely intact after her tumble down the reef wall, the Maidan is a beautiful wreck to dive. ...Read more

Although you are driving yourself, the idea of the trip is not to ‘hoon’ around. If you love the desert, then naturally you want to preserve it, and Sergio is very aware of the environmental impact. Man-manned vehicles can not just off-road and go mental in the desert, sand is then churned up, making it difficult for the delicate fauna and flora to grip and root. With this in mind a controlled pace is set (for safety reasons as well). ...Read more

El Quseir is a little dozy town with a long important past. From Queen Hatchepsut's army to the Sultan's pilgrims bound to Mecca, from the Roman centurions to the Renaissance Arab merchants, many civilizations have used this remote outpost on the Red Sea coast during the past four thousand years as a starting point to go exploring, expanding and trading with remote oriental lands. ...Read more

The bay of Umm Tondoba, deep in the remote area south of Marsa Alam, is one of the homes of the Green Turtle in the Red Sea. At the Check Point South is where these animals come to nest, and adults can be spotted often at Marsa Tondoba and Marsa Mikki. Let’s come to know a bit better this peaceful and graceful creature, so loved by scuba divers and snorkellers alike. ...Read more

Where do you go for the ultimate ‘boy’s night’ out in Sharm el Sheikh? Is it the normal pub and grub, darts and beer, or do you want to go up market? To put a little glamour and glitz into the night, a little dare-devil and a touch of chance, then one of the best ‘boys nights’ out has to be a casino night! ...Read more