Little Brother

Little Brother (also called Small Brother) is the smaller of the two Brothers Islands, located in the Egyptian Red Sea approximately 150 km from Port Ghalib (Marsa Alam), within a national park. Unlike its larger counterpart, it has no wrecks, but the island is entirely encircled by steep drop-offs and walls that descend from 5 m to 40 m, making it a dedicated reef dive defined by sheer underwater topography.

The walls are covered with large gorgonians, black corals, and vibrant soft corals across the full depth range. Grey reef sharks, thresher sharks, and oceanic whitetip sharks patrol the deep water around the reef, while schools of barracuda, trevally, and tuna move through the blue water alongside the walls. The site's position, exposed to open-ocean currents, draws large pelagics up from depth.

Little Brother is a boat dive reached as part of a liveaboard itinerary; the surrounding waters are exposed to strong currents, and drift diving is the standard approach here. Visibility is great and water temperature sits at 29°C, though the exposed setting means conditions can be demanding.