The Thistlegorm rests on the seabed in the Strait of Gubal, about 40 km north-west of Sharm, at a depth that tops out around 16 metres and drops to 30 at the stern. She is one of the largest and most photogenic wrecks in the Red Sea — the cargo holds are still loaded with the BSA motorbikes, Bedford trucks, Lee-Enfield rifles, and aircraft parts she was carrying when bombed. Two steam locomotives sit on the sandy bottom beside the hull.
Dive operators in Naama Bay and Sharks Bay run day trips by fast boat; the crossing takes about ninety minutes each way and the price is correspondingly higher than for coral dives. The wreck site is exposed and currents can be strong — most operators require an advanced certificate and at least 50 logged dives.