Dive site guide · Offshore reefs & wrecks · Wall
Daedalus Reef — dive site guide
Also known as Abu Kizan, Didalas Reef, Jairat Didalas, Abu el Kizân, Daedalus Reef South Plateau, Racon Reef
Daedalus Reef is a reef wall at Daedalus Reef, far offshore in a protected marine park, reached by liveaboard. Published dive guides record a maximum of about 40 m. Independent guides rate it technical, where the current varies. Regularly reported life includes humphead wrasse, turtles and great barracuda. Its position comes from limited independent sources.
How deep does it go?
Some sources give depths of 70 m — the bottom beyond the reef, not a recreational dive depth.
What's the underwater landscape like?
Sources describe isolated oceanic reef, near-vertical walls all sides, southern plateau and N tip east wall: upwelling, pelagics.
- Plateau
What marine life can you see?
Regularly seen: Humphead wrasse, turtles, great barracuda, tunas, groupers and giant morays.
Occasional or seasonal — never guaranteed: Pelagic thresher, silvertip, grey reef and silky.
Who can dive it?
Recommended minimum: AOW (or equiv.) + 50 logged dives recommended (per Wikipedia)
Suitable for: Technical
Safety: Oceanic whitetip inquisitive; two aggressive incidents in 2008. Hammerheads retreat from diver noise.
How is it dived?
Season: Sep–Nov for oceanic whitetips/threshers; winter–spring for mantas
How do we protect it?
Part of Egypt's Red Sea MPA network (Law 102/1983). Night diving and snorkelling restricted in certain zones.
Nearby dive sites
Liveaboard · 7 nights
Brothers · Daedalus · Elphinstone
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