El Ikhwa Islands (Arabic: جزر الإخوة lit.

[2] The islands are a dive site featuring corals and two wrecks: Numidia and Aida.

[1] The islands are also famed for encounters with oceanic whitetip and hammerhead sharks.

However, they are only suitable for very experienced divers due to the islands' isolated position, the challenging dive conditions, and very strong currents.

ranked Big Brother ninth in a list of the world's 50 best dive sites, and second in the Red Sea.