Back to results

Maxwell s Reef, Egypt

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Aqaba, 22 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TCP (TCP), 22 km.

About Maxwell s Reef

A reef dive. It goes down to 25 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 2.8 km away. The sea is about 22°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Aqaba, 22 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TCP (TCP), 22 km. Within 5 km we also list 4 dive sites.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 25 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 2.8 km away.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

Water about 26°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility over 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jul, Aug and Sep (over 30 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

Save this trip A link to come back to, or to send to the group.

Book the trip

From Chicago: about 21 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to AQJ, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST).

    See flights ORD → AQJ · Skyscanner from about £585 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Maxwell s Reef.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Aqaba, 22 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TCP (TCP), 22 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Dives and courses in Maxwell s Reef · GetYourGuideAdDive gear hire in Maxwell s Reef · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Maxwell s Reef on Google Maps · Directions

Dive site

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast

Not for Open Water divers. Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. See it for Advanced divers.

Rough cost

About £845–£1,685 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £585–£1,215
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

Book the trip

Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

In the waterAd

Dives and courses · GetYourGuide Dive gear hire · GetYourGuide

Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.