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Dive into the deep and explore the world’s best deep dives

Push your limits and go beyond what an average diver will ever experience - discover the mystique of deep diving. Many secretive dive sites await you in deeper water - especially exciting wrecks and dark caves but also the magic of cenotes and astonishing steep walls can be explored beyond the recreational limits. Expect to see large marine life such as the ocean sunfish but also Pacific seahorses live up to 60m (200ft) deep. Some of the most popular spots for deep diving include the Blue Hole in Belize, Gordon Rocks in Galapagos or the cenotes in Mexico.

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Dive sites

Discover the underwater wonders waiting to be explored

SSI Service Center Egypt, 84517 Hurghada

Elphinstone Reef (★4.4)

This is one of the most famous dive site in Egypt. The Elphinstone Reef is full of healthy corals, magnificent clear blue water, and rich marine life. It is also a great destination to see your first shark.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

SS Yongala Wreck (★4.6)

SS Yongala Wreck - The boat is now an artificial reef with amazing marine life that are supersized compared to seeing them on the Great Barrier Reef. You cannot penetrate or touch the wreck as it is a grave site but this doesn’t take away from this amazing dive. Can have very strong currents.
Mares

Great Blue Hole - Belize (★4.6)

The Great Blue Hole sits just off Lighthouse Reef in Belize and is one of the most famous marine sinkholes in the world. It is 407 feet deep, with many stalactites to be seen. This is an advanced dive due to the depth and seemingly bottomless hole. It is easy to get too deep too fast, so watch your gauges!
SSI Service Center Egypt, 84517 Hurghada

Big Brother East (★4.3)

Brothers Island, or El Akhawen, is a “must dive“ for every diver that visits Egypt. This dive site can be reached only via liveaboard boats. The location contains two islands, the small and the big island. This is a more advanced dive as it can have strong currents and deep drop-offs with lots of shark sightings.
Dive One Academy, Sharm El Sheikh

SS Thistlegorm (Wreck) (★4.7)

This is one of the most famous wrecks in the world. This site is suitable only for advanced divers and EAN is highly recommended. on a trip there you do at least 2 dives, inside and outside around. The bridge rises up to 17 m.
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Truk Lagoon (★4.5)

Truk lagoon is the perfect location for wreck dives. The Japanese naval base was attacked in 1944 by the United States. During this attack more than 60 ships were sunk and more than 200 airplanes went down. The waters here are deep and filled with many historical war artefacts.
Peter S. (#417559)

Monad Shoal (★4.3)

Monad Shoal is considered the best dive site in the world to see the rare and timid Thresher Sharks. These sharks normally live in the deep but regularly come here early in the morning for the cleaning station.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

MV Captain Keith Tibbetts (Wreck) (★4.6)

This spectacular wreck lies on the northwest side of Cayman Brac but is also accessible by boat from Little Cayman. This 330-foot-long Koni II class frigate was built for the Cuban Navy by the Soviet Union in 1984. It was purchased by the Cayman Islands and sunk in 1996 as an artificial reef and dive site.
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Gordon Rocks, Galapagos (★4.5)

Near to the Santa Cruz Island and also known as the “washing machine”, you find the Gordon Rocks. Due to currents and upwellings, this dive site is suitable for advanced divers. On this site you will see hammerhead sharks and the famous oceanic sunfish (mola mola).
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Isla de Guadalupe (★4.8)

Guadalupe Island is famous for being one of only 5 places in the world where you can go cage “diving“ whith Great White Sharks. Isla Guadalupe is a volcanic island off the west coast of Mexico’s Baja California.

Marine Life

Encounter these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat

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Sperm Whale
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Killer Whale (Orca)
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Ocean Sunfish
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Moray Eel
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Lionfish
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Octopus
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Sharks
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Seahorses and Pipefishes
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