St John's Wood

# St John’s Wood Dive Site

St John’s Wood is a premier dive destination located in Qesm Shlatin, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. This site offers an exceptional underwater experience suitable for intermediate to advanced divers, with depths ranging from 20 to 40 meters.

Divers explore a dramatic reef structure featuring coral formations, sandy bottoms, and fascinating rock formations. The site is renowned for its vibrant marine life, including schools of jacks, snappers, and groupers. Encounters with larger pelagic species such as reef sharks and occasionally eagle rays are common. The coral gardens host numerous smaller species including nudibranchs, crustaceans, and colorful reef fish.

The current conditions can be moderate to strong, requiring solid diving skills and experience with drift diving. Visibility typically exceeds 20 meters, providing excellent conditions for underwater photography and exploration. The site’s topography creates natural channels and passages that add to the diving experience.

St John’s Wood delivers an exciting Red Sea adventure, combining rich biodiversity with striking geological features, making it a favorite among experienced divers seeking authentic Egyptian diving.

🐠 Marine Life at This Dive Site

Black-and-white Snapper Macolor niger tmenut

Yellowfin Goatfish Mulloidichthys vanicolensis tmenut

Paletail Unicornfish Naso brevirostris tmenut

Elegant Unicornfish Naso elegans tmenut

Linedcheek Wrasse Oxycheilinus digramma tmenut

Sleek Unicornfish Naso hexacanthus tmenut

Species data from iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)