I dove Big Brother Island in May 2026 on the Allstar Liveaboard Scuba Scene.
Big Brother is the larger of the two Brothers Islands, a protected marine reserve about 150 kilometers southeast of Hurghada in the Egyptian Red Sea.
It is one of the best dive sites in the Red Sea, known for two things: world-class shark encounters and back-to-back historic shipwrecks on the same reef wall.

It is one of the best dive sites in the Red Sea, known for two things: world-class shark encounters and back-to-back historic shipwrecks on the same reef wall.


Most liveaboard itineraries that include Big Brother also stop at Small Brother Island and Daedalus Island on the same trip.
The two wrecks are the Numidia and the Aida and you can hit both in a single dive.
How to Get There

I went on the Allstar Liveaboard Scuba Scene, which runs out of Hurghada.


The Dive
Big Brother's reef wall has two wrecks on the same slope, both sitting near the island's northern tip below its historic Victorian-era lighthouse.





I maxed at 114 feet and hit both wrecks in the same dive.
What Marine Life I Saw




Dive Conditions
Conditions at the surface can range from flat calm to significant swell depending on the day, and rough surface conditions can make the zodiac pickup challenging.




.webp)









.webp)
.webp)




















-p-2000.png)




