Red Sea Scuba

The Red Sea off Hurghada is one of the world's premier scuba playgrounds — warm, clear water over coral walls, drop-offs and legendary wrecks, diveable year-round.

Beginners can try a guided Discover Scuba dive in the shallows or start a full PADI course, while certified divers head for sites like Giftun, Careless Reef and the wreck-strewn Abu Nuhas reef. Visibility is superb, the marine life ranges from clouds of anthias to reef sharks and turtles, and water temperatures stay comfortable most of the year.

With dozens of professional dive centres and reliable sun, Hurghada is one of the best-value places on earth to learn to dive or log easy, beautiful days underwater.