The southernmost site in Red Sea Global, Aleaderm is ideal for those with fewer logged dives to navigate. Much of the site is between 14 and 18m, allowing new divers to explore and build confidence without leaving their comfort zone. The sandy seabed, close at hand at this site, is also a helpful visual depth marker.

The sloping reef wall is full of soft and hard coral formations, such as the Red Sea’s plentiful Acropora (a genus of stony coral), whips and net fire coral, all jutting out at interesting angles. Glide along the wall and take a closer look in the crevices for a chance to spot a giant moray eel. The small cave at 10m, featuring gorgeous coral heads, is an ideal place to pause and watch the marine life. The coral cluster at 26m is particularly vibrant for macro-sea life and reef fish, with shoals of anthias crowding about dome corals, masked butterflyfish swimming in pairs, and clownfish among a colony of bubble anemones. Other marine life known to frequent Aleaderm include coral hind groupers, bluespotted ribbontail rays, sabre squirrel fish, blackspotted sweetlips, lionfish and parrotfish.

Depending on your plan, the dive should take 45–60 minutes and ends at 22m, where a coral garden extends all the way to the surface, making a colourful backdrop to your safety stop.

Made famous by a certain Disney movie, clownfish live in large colonies of sea anemone. They are immune to the sea anemone’s lethal tentacles, which provide a safe place to hide from predators and find food scraps. In return, clownfish drive off intruders and clean the anemone, removing parasites.