Tony Backhurst's Last Minute club has spaces available on the Royal Emperor to Sudan to view the mantas of Masharifa from 19-28 October.
Departing from Port Sudan, dive sites include Shaab Rumi, Sanganeb and the Umbria wreck. Priced at ?1275, the trip includes scheduled flights from London to Cairo, 7 nights on board Royal Emperor, and 2 nights in Cairo.