Repetitive shallow diving is not something John Bantin goes in for a lot, but a week at El Gouna in the Red Sea is enough to remind him of its appeal more...

Camel-diving can be a more rewarding experience than might seem to be the case, says John Liddiard, who gave it a try on a recent Red Sea trip. First, make friends with your camel more...

It started badly when a dive bag makes an unscheduled flight, but there will be many highs and lows as the days pass. Tony Sutton returns to Egypt to find himself part of a diving soap opera, but it's just another week in Sharm el Sheikh more...

An over-dived area of the Egyptian Red Sea is now being protected on two fronts. A voluntary agency installs buoys to save reefs from boat mooring damage, while government rangers enforce a new law to preserve the country's underwater heritage. Stephen Lee reports from Hurghada more...

The wreck graveyard of the Red Sea is an apt name for the exposed reefs of Abu Nuhas at the southern end of the Straits of Gubal. Stretching across the mouth of the Gulf of Suez, these reefs have been responsible for the deaths of several vessels - the last as recently as 1983. For visiting divers, this area offers the possibility of several days of wreck exploration. They can dive their way through several eras of shipping - from the glory days of steam and sail to modern cargo freighters. Most of these wrecks can be reached by day boat from either Sharm El Sheikh or Hurghada, but the best way of diving them is to join a liveaboard vessel by Mark Webster more...

The Red Sea isn't what it was, mutter veteran divers, but is that true? John Bantin dived there in the early days and he reckons it's time to put aside the rose-tinted glasses more...

You've heard a lot about Dahab and you're planning your first trip out there - let Louise Trewavas do your homework for you more...

Kicking off our comprehensive guide to diving northern Egypt's dedicated 'diver town', Louise Trewavas heads first for the hottest dive site out of Dahab - then takes us through its other great technical attractions. Pictures by Mark Brill more...

Some think of Dahab mainly in terms of hairy plunges through the Blue Hole arch, but it's not all like that. Zac Macaulay samples Dahab's softer side - and suffers the odd hard knock more...

Apart from fending off a titan triggerfish and having to climb ladders unaided, Sharm el Sheikh could hardly have proved more relaxing for Lawrence Jones more...

As Sharm and Hurghada more and more attract the general tourist market, Dahab remains a diver's town, offering enjoyable reef experiences as well as deeper challenges for those qualified to dive on mixed gas. And there are few places better for chilling out between dives, says Louise Trewavas more...

Sport diver and BBC news correspondent John McIntyre took time off from broadcasting to send us this report on the devastation caused when a Cunard cruise liner hit a reef in the Red Sea earlier this year. more...

A great week's diving was about to get better, with one of those climactic days of which divers dream. Rob Breskal organised the trip and his report suggests that the northern Egyptian Red Sea still holds plenty to surprise and amaze more...

What is it about the Blue Hole that lures so many divers to their deaths? If it were simply divers going too deep on air, wouldn't there be a similar death toll all over the Sinai Peninsula? Intrigued, Louise Trewavas decided to take a small team to dive, measure and explore the site more...

Bursting with life but not with other divers, the humble erg offers what Mark Webster reckons is the best way to chill out in the Red Sea more...

The poignant wreck of the Salem Express, scene of one of the world's worst maritime disasters, makes an impressive and unforgettable dive, explains Kurt Amsler. more...

Having been officially off-limits to divers for several years, the Brothers Islands are now back on the map. Benny Sutton joins one of the first diving parties to visit these remote Red Sea islands more...

"Open sesame" did the trick for his namesake, but this Ali Baba ­ a deaf diving instructor ­has his own magic formula for opening the mind of even the most reticent beginner to the delights of diving, as Stephen Lee discovers more...

John Bantin's search for hammerhead sharks in the southern Egyptian Red Sea looks set to be frustrated. But the inshore reefs offer more than their fair share of surprises more...

Mark Webster went to the Red Sea to photograph the nuptial dancing of red snappers (right). He hadn't expected shoals of jacks, unicorn surgeonfish and even batfish to get in on the act more...

Ask a diver to name a fish that personifies the Red Sea, and there's a good chance that the choice would be those ubiquitous little golden ones that hover in force around wrecks and reefs. But what exactly are they? more...