Dahlak Archipelago
Good to know
- Best time to go
- October to April
- Accessibility
- not-accessible
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
More than 120 mostly uninhabited islands scattered across the southern Red Sea, with reefs that have seen almost no dive traffic for decades. Dahlak Kebir holds ruins and cisterns from a medieval island sultanate alongside pearl-fishing villages. Permits and chartered boats from Massawa are required, keeping visitor numbers very low.