Everything I Saw Scuba Diving Small Brother Island

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I dove Small Brother Island twice in May 2026 on the Allstar Liveaboard Scuba Scene.

Small Brother sits alongside Big Brother Island in the Brothers Islands marine reserve, roughly 150 kilometers southeast of Hurghada in the Egyptian Red Sea.

The site ranks among the best dive destinations in the Red Sea, known for pristine walls and consistent shark encounters: silky, thresher, grey reef, and hammerhead sharks are all regularly spotted here.

Most liveaboard itineraries that include the Brothers also stop at Daedalus Island, making the two a natural pairing on the same trip.

The zodiac drops you directly on each side of the island, so across the two dives you cover the full site.
Small Brother Island is liveaboard-only access. Most trips to the Brothers require a minimum of 50 logged dives.
Dive Log · Small Brother Island, Egypt

Small Brother Island

Garmin Descent MK3i
Max Depth
113ft / 34m
Avg Depth
51ft / 16m
Dive Time
45min
Water Temp
75°F / 24°C
Visibility
80ft
Entry
Boat
Current
[Current]
Recommended Certification
AOW
Reef Red Sea Egypt 26.3008, 34.8640

The Dive

Anthias clouding the reef walls.
One side of the island has a cleaning station where sharks and other pelagics come to get cleaned by smaller reef fish.
Small Brother is a wall dive on both sides. Major color loss at depth (113FT Deep)

What Marine Life I Saw

Gray moray hanging inside of a cave.
Anthias swarm the reef walls through the entire dive.

The brothers islands are famous for gray, silky, and thresher shark sightings, however we weren't able to see any on this dive in spit of diving deep, and hanging out at the cleaning station.

Dive Conditions

Visibility on both dives was 80 feet. May is a strong time to visit the Brothers for shark activity. I didn't notice any current on either dive I did, but I wouldn't be surprised if the area is often effected by them.

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Austin Tuwiner

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