Royal Azur

# Royal Azur Dive Site

Royal Azur is a premier wreck dive located in Qesm Safaga, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. This fascinating site features an artificial reef system designed to create an underwater habitat in the Indian Ocean’s Red Sea waters. The site offers depths ranging from 20 to 40 meters, making it suitable for intermediate to advanced divers with proper certification.

Divers exploring Royal Azur encounter impressive artificial structures teeming with vibrant marine life. The reef system attracts colorful coral formations, schools of tropical fish, groupers, snappers, and numerous reef-dwelling species. The clarity of Red Sea waters provides excellent visibility for underwater photography and observation.

The wreck’s moderate to challenging difficulty rating requires divers to have good buoyancy control and experience with deeper dives. The site’s popularity stems from its rich biodiversity and the unique opportunity to observe marine life adapting to artificial reef environments. Strong currents are common, making drift diving techniques essential for this Safaga diving destination.

🐠 Marine Life at This Dive Site

Masked Puffer Arothron diadematus insektograf

Phyllidiopsis dautzenbergi Phyllidiopsis dautzenbergi hsini_lin

Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko Ptyodactylus hasselquistii alexandraloikova

Regal Angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus oscarhopgood

Diamondback Squid Thysanoteuthis rhombus aubewohner

Doublebar Bream Acanthopagrus bifasciatus andrewdeacon

Species data from iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)