Dive site guide · Offshore reefs & wrecks · Wall
Big Brother — dive site guide
Also known as El Akhawein, Brother Islands, Big Brother Dive Site
Big Brother is a reef wall at the Brothers islands, far offshore in a protected marine park, reached by liveaboard. Marine-park rules reported for the Brothers include no night dives and no overnight stays at the islands. Published dive guides record a maximum of about 45 m — its deeper parts are beyond recreational limits. Independent guides rate it advanced, where the current varies. Its position is confirmed by independent sources.
How deep does it go?
Documented maximum depths vary between sources: 40 m, 45 m.
What should you know before diving it?
Marine-park rules reported for the Brothers include no night dives and no overnight stays at the islands.
What's the underwater landscape like?
Sources describe island fringing reef, southern plateau, lighthouse island and two wrecks.
What marine life can you see?
Occasional or seasonal — never guaranteed: Hammerheads, oceanic whitetips, threshers and oceanic whitetips roam the area.
Who can dive it?
Recommended minimum: Open Water + min. 30 logged dives (per Master Liveaboards)
Suitable for: Advanced
Safety: Four oceanic whitetip incidents → closure Dec 2018. Recompression chamber far away; computers checked after dives.
How is it dived?
Always drifted (NE wall). Brothers poorly sheltered from wind.
How do we protect it?
Marine park; USD 5/diver/day fee (wannadive, undated). Reopened Mar 2019 on condition of no overnight stays and no night dives.
Nearby dive sites
Liveaboard · 7 nights
Brothers · Daedalus · Elphinstone
from €1,340 per person, twin cabin
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