Discovery I Liveaboard, Red Sea

Exceptional cruises exploring the Red Sea onboard a modern vessel refitted specifically for diving

from$139 /day

per person

Overview

Sun decks with mattresses for socialising, relaxing and sunbathing
Tec and photography facilities and complimentary nitrox 32%
A superb variety of freshly-prepared Western-style cuisine
Refitted in 2017, including a spacious dedicated dive deck

Designed with the discerning diver in mind, Discovery I boasts the perfect blend of style and functionality. From the warm, tastefully decorated dining area to the cosy cabins, this vessel is sure to make you feel at home. And, with multiple sun decks, a large dive and swim deck, and specialty tec and photography facilities, it’s safe to say Discovery I has all bases well and truly covered. What more could you want from your liveaboard diving holiday?

Number of cabins:10
Internet:YES
Nitrox:YES
Equipment rental:YES
Guest / Guide:12:1
Group booking discounts

Choose your trip

5Apr 2025
8D / 7N
Brothers, Daedalus, Elphinstone (HRG - RMF)
19 dives
-10% discount
$1,161
from $1,045
Overview
Length of trip 8 days / 7 nights
Number of dives 19
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 50 dives
Insurance Dive and travel insurance required
Transfer details
Departure
05 Apr 2025
04:00 PM
Hurghada
Hurghada Airport: HRG
Return
12 Apr 2025
10:00 AM
Port Ghalib
Marsa Alam Airport: RMF
What's included
Meals and snacks
Water, tea and coffee
Soft drinks
Towels and toiletries
Internet
Tanks and weights
Nitrox
Airport transfers
What's not included
To be paid in advance or onboard
Dive and travel insurance
Environmental taxes - €35 per person
Port fees - €25 per person
National park fee - €80 per person
Fuel surcharge - €60 per person
Optional Extras
To be booked in advance or paid onboard
Single supplement - 50%
Alcoholic drinks
Gratuities - €70 per person
Equipment rental - €180 per trip
15L tank - €35 per trip
Highlights
Circular itinerary offering the very best of the central Red Sea
Experience the current swept pinnacles of Brothers Islands National Park
Discover the wrecks of the Aida II and Numidia at the Brothers Islands
Dive Daedalus Reef, the furthest offshore reef in the Egyptian Red Sea
Search for the oceanic whitetips and hammerheads of Elphinstone
Night dives may be possible in Daedalus and Elphinstone

Day 1: The check-in time is 16:00. Once on board, you will be assigned your accommodation, receive a boat briefing, and select any rental equipment. The boat will spend the night in port.

Days 2-6: The boat departs from Hurghada early the following morning, setting sail for the Brothers Islands.

The Brother Islands (El Akhawein) are the pinnacles of two undersea mountains rising from the depths of the abyss 300m deep and are located about 60 miles offshore. Big Brother, which is easily identified with its lighthouse, is about 100 metres across and 400 metres in length, with two extremities to the east and west. Little Brother lies about 800 metres east of Big Brother.

As part of the Marine Park Islands National Park, these islands offer stunning wall diving and a breath-taking display of colour with their rich variety of soft corals and gorgonians which cover the walls. You will find large and small fish here in abundance; tuna, barracuda, shoals of snappers and jack fish, as well as hammerheads, silky and oceanic white tip sharks, even the occasional thresher shark and manta ray. Sightings of the grey reef shark are almost guaranteed on the north and south Plateaux of Small Brother.

For the wreck diver, the wrecks of the Aida II, an 82 m long Egyptian supply vessel that sank in 1957, and the Numidia, a cargo ship carrying locomotive spare parts to India, lie on the walls of the Big Brother. Both are covered in a rich growth of soft and hard corals. Marine life includes a family of Napoleon wrasse and grey reef sharks.

Daedalus Reef, also part of the Marine Park, is a large, oval reef with a lighthouse and is the furthest offshore reef in the Egyptian Red Sea. Its deep walls and drop-offs offer some of the most spectacular diving to be found. Daedalus has mountainous, pristine, hard coral formations. There is also a strong chance of spotting schooling hammerheads, and grey reef sharks.

Elphinstone, with its shear walls covered in soft corals, offers a likely encounter with grey reef sharks circling on the plateaux and even oceanic whitetip sharks can be seen here for most of the year.

Day 7: After a morning of diving, depending on the following day’s flight schedule, we will arrive in Port Ghalib at around 15.30.

Day 8: Check-out after breakfast and no later than 10.00.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.
Payment & cancellation terms
Payment policy
25% deposit - required to secure reservation.
75% balance - due 1 month prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 1 month before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.
Cancellation policy
91 or more days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 25%
90 - 29 days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 50%
28 days or less prior to departure: cancellation fee of 100%
Special offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.
from $1,045 /guest
Per person, diving included
Limited availability
12Apr 2025
8D / 7N
St. Johns, Fury Shoal, Elphinstone
19 dives
-10% discount
$1,134
from $1,020
Overview
Length of trip 8 days / 7 nights
Number of dives 19
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 50 dives
Insurance Dive and travel insurance required
Transfer details
Departure
12 Apr 2025
04:00 PM
Port Ghalib
Marsa Alam Airport: RMF
Return
19 Apr 2025
10:00 AM
Port Ghalib
Marsa Alam Airport: RMF
What's included
Meals and snacks
Water, tea and coffee
Soft drinks
Towels and toiletries
Internet
Tanks and weights
Nitrox
Airport transfers
What's not included
To be paid in advance or onboard
Dive and travel insurance
Environmental taxes - €35 per person
Port fees - €25 per person
National park fee - €80 per person
Fuel surcharge - €60 per person
Optional Extras
To be booked in advance or paid onboard
Single supplement - 50%
Alcoholic drinks
Gratuities - €70 per person
Equipment rental - €180 per trip
15L tank - €35 per trip
Highlights
Circular itinerary combining iconic central and southern sites
Visit the rarely dived southern sites of St Johns
Explore the tunnels and small caves of Gota Kebir
Meet the resident dolphins of Fury Shoals’ pristine reef
Search for the oceanic whitetips of Elphinstone
Discover Wadi El Gamal National Park

Day 1: The check-in time is 16:00. Once on board, you will be assigned your accommodation, receive a boat briefing, and select any rental equipment. The boat will spend the night in port.

Days 2-6: The boat departs from Port Ghalib early the following morning, setting sail for the vast reef systems of Fury Shoals and St John’s.

At Fury Shoals, dive Shaab Claude with its famous swim-throughs and huge porite corals. White Tip Reef sharks and an anemone and clownfish settlement can be seen a little off the reef to the South. Abu Galawa Soraya has a fantastic coral garden and a wreck of a private sailing boat packed with glass fish.

Dive Shab Sharm, with its wall dives and White Tip Reef sharks. Oceanic White Tips and Silky sharks can sometimes be found in the blue and turtles often visit the South side before heading further south to Wadi Gamal, with its flowing banks of hard yellow and green soft coral, resident angel and butterfly fish, and in the right season huge schools of placid jack and tuna visit the area.

St John’s is a vast collection of small reefs offering some of the most remote and rewarding diving in the Red Sea. Habili Ali offers giant gorgonians and black corals whilst Grey Reef, Silvertip and schools of Hammerhead sharks might be found on the west side. Habili Gafaar is a mass of soft corals teaming with shoals of snappers, butterfly fish and barracudas. Mantas, Grey Reef and Silvertip sharks can be seen in the blue.

Gota Kebir is a massive reef, famous for its tunnels and south plateau, where jacks and barracudas can be seen and the occasional manta. The tunnels are ideal for novice cave divers.

Gota Soraya is rated as possibly one of the best wall dives in the Red Sea, with overhangs and cracks in the reef wall full of glass fish and sweepers and an abundance of corals, Grey Reef, Silvertips and Hammerhead sharks.

Elphinstone, with its shear walls covered in soft corals, offers a likely encounter with Grey Reef Sharks circling on the plateaux and even Oceanic White Tip Sharks can be seen here for most of the year.

Day 7: After a morning of diving, depending on the following day’s flight schedule, we will return to port at around 15.30.

Day 8: Check-out after breakfast and no later than 10.00.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.
Payment & cancellation terms
Payment policy
25% deposit - required to secure reservation.
75% balance - due 1 month prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 1 month before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.
Cancellation policy
91 or more days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 25%
90 - 29 days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 50%
28 days or less prior to departure: cancellation fee of 100%
Special offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.
from $1,020 /guest
Per person, diving included
2 spaces left
19Apr 2025
8D / 7N
Brothers, Daedalus, Elphinstone (RMF)
19 dives
-25% discount
$1,161
from $871
Overview
Length of trip 8 days / 7 nights
Number of dives 19
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 50 dives
Insurance Dive and travel insurance required
Transfer details
Departure
19 Apr 2025
04:00 PM
Port Ghalib
Marsa Alam Airport: RMF
Return
26 Apr 2025
10:00 AM
Port Ghalib
Marsa Alam Airport: RMF
What's included
Meals and snacks
Water, tea and coffee
Soft drinks
Towels and toiletries
Internet
Tanks and weights
Nitrox
Airport transfers
What's not included
To be paid in advance or onboard
Dive and travel insurance
Environmental taxes - €35 per person
Port fees - €25 per person
National park fee - €80 per person
Fuel surcharge - €60 per person
Optional Extras
To be booked in advance or paid onboard
Single supplement - 50%
Alcoholic drinks
Gratuities - €70 per person
Equipment rental - €180 per trip
15L tank - €35 per trip
Highlights
Circular itinerary offering the very best of the central Red Sea
Experience the current swept pinnacles of Brothers Islands National Park
Discover the wrecks of the Aida II and Numidia at the Brothers Islands
Dive Daedalus Reef, the furthest offshore reef in the Egyptian Red Sea
Search for the oceanic whitetips and hammerheads of Elphinstone
Night dives may be possible in Daedalus and Elphinstone

Day 1: The check-in time is 16:00. Once on board, you will be assigned your accommodation, receive a boat briefing, and select any rental equipment. The boat will spend the night in port.

Days 2-6: The boat departs from Port Ghalib early the following morning, setting sail for the Brothers Islands.

The Brother Islands (El Akhawein) are the pinnacles of two undersea mountains rising from the depths of the abyss 300m deep and are located about 60 miles offshore. Big Brother, which is easily identified with its lighthouse, is about 100 metres across and 400 metres in length, with two extremities to the east and west. Little Brother lies about 800 metres east of Big Brother.

As part of the Marine Park Islands National Park, these islands offer stunning wall diving and a breath-taking display of colour with their rich variety of soft corals and gorgonians which cover the walls. You will find large and small fish here in abundance; tuna, barracuda, shoals of snappers and jack fish, as well as hammerheads, silky and oceanic white tip sharks, even the occasional thresher shark and manta ray. Sightings of the grey reef shark are almost guaranteed on the north and south Plateaux of Small Brother.

For the wreck diver, the wrecks of the Aida II, an 82 m long Egyptian supply vessel that sank in 1957, and the Numidia, a cargo ship carrying locomotive spare parts to India, lie on the walls of the Big Brother. Both are covered in a rich growth of soft and hard corals. Marine life includes a family of Napoleon wrasse and grey reef sharks.

Daedalus Reef, also part of the Marine Park, is a large, oval reef with a lighthouse and is the furthest offshore reef in the Egyptian Red Sea. Its deep walls and drop-offs offer some of the most spectacular diving to be found. Daedalus has mountainous, pristine, hard coral formations. There is also a strong chance of spotting schooling hammerheads, and grey reef sharks.

Elphinstone, with its shear walls covered in soft corals, offers a likely encounter with grey reef sharks circling on the plateaux and even oceanic whitetip sharks can be seen here for most of the year.

Day 7: After a morning of diving, depending on the following day’s flight schedule, we will arrive in Port Ghalib at around 15.30.

Day 8: Check-out after breakfast and no later than 10.00.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.
Payment & cancellation terms
Payment policy
25% deposit - required to secure reservation.
75% balance - due 1 month prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 1 month before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.
Cancellation policy
91 or more days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 25%
90 - 29 days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 50%
28 days or less prior to departure: cancellation fee of 100%
Special offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.
from $871 /guest
Per person, diving included
Available
26Apr 2025
8D / 7N
Brothers, Daedalus, Elphinstone (RMF - HRG)
19 dives
-10% discount
$1,161
from $1,045
Overview
Length of trip 8 days / 7 nights
Number of dives 19
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 50 dives
Insurance Dive and travel insurance required
Transfer details
Departure
26 Apr 2025
04:00 PM
Port Ghalib
Marsa Alam Airport: RMF
Return
03 May 2025
10:00 AM
Hurghada
Hurghada Airport: HRG
What's included
Meals and snacks
Water, tea and coffee
Soft drinks
Towels and toiletries
Internet
Tanks and weights
Nitrox
Airport transfers
What's not included
To be paid in advance or onboard
Dive and travel insurance
Environmental taxes - €35 per person
Port fees - €25 per person
National park fee - €80 per person
Fuel surcharge - €60 per person
Optional Extras
To be booked in advance or paid onboard
Single supplement - 50%
Alcoholic drinks
Gratuities - €70 per person
Equipment rental - €180 per trip
15L tank - €35 per trip
Highlights
Circular itinerary offering the very best of the central Red Sea
Experience the current swept pinnacles of Brothers Islands National Park
Discover the wrecks of the Aida II and Numidia at the Brothers Islands
Dive Daedalus Reef, the furthest offshore reef in the Egyptian Red Sea
Search for the oceanic whitetips and hammerheads of Elphinstone
Night dives may be possible in Daedalus and Elphinstone

Day 1: The check-in time is 16:00. Once on board, you will be assigned your accommodation, receive a boat briefing, and select any rental equipment. The boat will spend the night in port.

Days 2-6: The boat departs from Port Ghalib early the following morning, setting sail for the Brothers Islands.

The Brother Islands (El Akhawein) are the pinnacles of two undersea mountains rising from the depths of the abyss 300m deep and are located about 60 miles offshore. Big Brother, which is easily identified with its lighthouse, is about 100 metres across and 400 metres in length, with two extremities to the east and west. Little Brother lies about 800 metres east of Big Brother.

As part of the Marine Park Islands National Park, these islands offer stunning wall diving and a breath-taking display of colour with their rich variety of soft corals and gorgonians which cover the walls. You will find large and small fish here in abundance; tuna, barracuda, shoals of snappers and jack fish, as well as hammerheads, silky and oceanic white tip sharks, even the occasional thresher shark and manta ray. Sightings of the grey reef shark are almost guaranteed on the north and south Plateaux of Small Brother.

For the wreck diver, the wrecks of the Aida II, an 82 m long Egyptian supply vessel that sank in 1957, and the Numidia, a cargo ship carrying locomotive spare parts to India, lie on the walls of the Big Brother. Both are covered in a rich growth of soft and hard corals. Marine life includes a family of Napoleon wrasse and grey reef sharks.

Daedalus Reef, also part of the Marine Park, is a large, oval reef with a lighthouse and is the furthest offshore reef in the Egyptian Red Sea. Its deep walls and drop-offs offer some of the most spectacular diving to be found. Daedalus has mountainous, pristine, hard coral formations. There is also a strong chance of spotting schooling hammerheads, and grey reef sharks.

Elphinstone, with its shear walls covered in soft corals, offers a likely encounter with grey reef sharks circling on the plateaux and even oceanic whitetip sharks can be seen here for most of the year.

Day 7: After a morning of diving, depending on the following day’s flight schedule, we will arrive in Hurghada at around 15.30.

Day 8: Check-out after breakfast and no later than 10.00.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.
Payment & cancellation terms
Payment policy
25% deposit - required to secure reservation.
75% balance - due 1 month prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 1 month before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.
Cancellation policy
91 or more days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 25%
90 - 29 days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 50%
28 days or less prior to departure: cancellation fee of 100%
Special offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.
from $1,045 /guest
Per person, diving included
4 spaces left

Cabins

Twin cabin - lower deck
Twin beds
2 people
Shareable
Double cabin - upper deck
Double bed
2 people
Non shareable
Twin cabin - upper deck
Twin beds
2 people
Shareable

If you are a solo traveller, we aim to allocate shared cabins on a same-sex basis.
Non-shareable cabins can not be shared with another single traveler outside your party. A single occupancy surcharge will be applied.

Reviews

41 review

Accommodation

Staff

Food

Eco-friendliness

Underwater experience

Dive guides & equipment

July 2024

Andreas C

All in all it was a great experience. But, they could have tried to plan the dive sites better so we weren’t that many divers...

Read more

Other popular liveaboards

Red Sea
Blue Melody
From $131 per day
Tripadvisor Traveler Rating
153 reviews
Red Sea
Emperor Asmaa
From $135 per day
Tripadvisor Traveler Rating
915 reviews
Red Sea
Discovery II
From $142 per day
Red Sea
Blue Seas
From $161 per day
Tripadvisor Traveler Rating
17 reviews

View more liveaboards

Discovery I Liveaboard, Red Sea

Overview

Choose your trip

Brothers, Daedalus, Elphinstone (HRG - RMF)

Departure

Return

What's included

What's not included

Optional Extras

Payment & cancellation terms

St. Johns, Fury Shoal, Elphinstone

Departure

Return

What's included

What's not included

Optional Extras

Payment & cancellation terms

Brothers, Daedalus, Elphinstone (RMF)

Departure

Return

What's included

What's not included

Optional Extras

Payment & cancellation terms

Brothers, Daedalus, Elphinstone (RMF - HRG)

Departure

Return

What's included

What's not included

Optional Extras

Payment & cancellation terms

Cabins

Twin cabin - lower deck

Double cabin - upper deck

Twin cabin - upper deck

Reviews

Andreas C

Other popular liveaboards

Blue Melody

Emperor Asmaa

Discovery II

Blue Seas