Carless Reef is a pair of coral pinnacles rising from deep water 75 minutes north of Hurghada. The dive is a wall plus pelagic experience · we drop on the eastern side of the southern pinnacle, drift along the wall to 25 m, then cross the channel between the two pinnacles in the blue. White-tip reef sharks patrol the channel, eagle rays cruise the deeper sections, and the soft-coral cover on the wall is among the densest in our rotation. Advanced Open Water minimum.
- Depth
- 12-38 m
- Visibility
- 25–35 m
- Season
- Apr - Nov
- Boat ride
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- Advanced
Topography and dive profile
Two oval coral pinnacles separated by a 30-metre channel. The southern pinnacle is the larger of the two, rising from 38 m to 8 m below the surface. The northern pinnacle tops out at 12 m. We drop on the windward (eastern) wall of the southern pinnacle, drift north along the wall, then cross the channel in mid-blue at 18-22 m. The crossing is the highlight · open blue water on one side, sheer wall dropping to 38 m on the other, eagle rays and white-tips cruising through.
The wall itself is festooned with red and purple soft coral, gorgonians, and overhangs sheltering glassfish. The deeper sections (28-35 m) are the territory of resident giant napoleon wrasse and the rare grey reef shark. Currents can run · we time the dive to slack and never push divers against current here.
What you'll see
- ◇White-tip reef sharks
- ◇Grey reef sharks (rare)
- ◇Eagle rays
- ◇Tuna
- ◇Barracuda
- ◇Big napoleon wrasse
Who it suits
PADI Advanced Open Water minimum. Open Water divers stay above 18 m on the upper pinnacle and skip the deep section · we still bring them but the experience is different. Nitrox 32 highly recommended for the bottom-time gain at 25-30 m. Comfort with mild current essential.
When the captain runs this site
Carless is in the captain's regular northern rotation when wind allows the 75-minute transit (most often Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, but always confirmed the morning of). 07:30 boarding, two dives across the pinnacles with surface interval and hot lunch on board, back at the marina by 16:00. €55 day rate (standard €45 daily-dive plus €10 long-transit supplement). Tell us at booking if you want it on your day.