The wondrous Daedalus Reef is an expansive 400-metre-long and 100-metre-wide sandstone reef that rests in the Egyptian Red Sea, about 90 kilometres from Marsa Alam. In the centre of the reef lies a small artificial island that hosts a lighthouse which was first constructed in 1863 and rebuilt in 1931.

Daedalus Reef is the most distant offshore reef in the Egyptian Red Sea. It is approximately 52 nautical miles east of Marsa Alam and takes about 6 hours to get to.

The island is 450 meter long and 100 meter wide, it is marked by a lighthouse which forms the only break on the horizon for many miles in any direction. It's a huge round reef that provides an excellent opportunity for spotting big pelagics including manta rays and Thresher sharks. All around its steep walls you will see a a large variety of fish and coral. There's a good chance to see schooling hammerheads on the northern point. Strong currents possible and most of the dives on Daedalus Reef are drift dives along amazing deep walls covered by superb coral. In addition to the Sharks, you can also encounter various pelagic fishes such as the Giant Trevally or the Dogtooth Tuna. The Daedalus Reef is located within a Marine Park which combined with its remote location, really is one of the most pristine dive sites in the Red Sea.

The Daedalus Reef is can only be dived from a liveaboard and you need to be an experienced diver as the reef is in open sea.