Dive trip Safaga, Red Sea
Stay, Diving holidays in Egypt, in Safaga, Red Sea
A good address for a diving trip in Egypt? Have a nice holiday in Safaga of course! This small town in the Middle East has a real flavour of authenticity. A port of embarkation for the pilgrimage to Mecca, Safaga is of strategic interest to the Egyptians with the presence of military ships. Economically, it is a hub of the cereal trade. The virtues of the sand, the sea, the dry and sunny climate and the microclimate - since Safaga means shelter from the bad winds - allow acting on the articular pains and on the skin problems. From Safaga, cultural outings to Luxor are easily organised on a daily basis.
Also, the small resort of Safaga, 60km south of Hurghada, attracts groups, families and couples in a confidential way away from the hustle and bustle of a big city. Local minibuses take you along the coastal road from Soma Bay, with a few high-class hotels scattered around the desert; Kilo Tamania, at the entrance to Safaga, with four-star hotels with their own diving centres; the corner of the town hall, the big mosque and the Aluminium Marina; further on, the port area with the dry docks; and finally the one-way street along which small colourful shops are concentrated with spice merchants, butchers, shisha bars.
You can even specialise in wreck diving at Safaga with the presence of the Salem Express, a 114-metre ferry, which sank in 1991 when it hit the Sha'ab Hamdallah reef. The Salem Express sank and there were casualties, making this a very emotional dive. Safaga Dive Centres arrange airport transfers to your hotel on request, sometimes have their own guesthouses or partner with hotels, and provide a tour of all hotels for pick up and drop off of divers in the morning and evening. At the end of the day, when the sea is calm and the sun is descending behind the high powder pink desert mountains, reflecting in the dark waters, the return of the dive boats to the Safaga marinas will leave you with a beautiful memory of your Safaga diving holiday.
Stay: Allow 6 days and 7 nights to enjoy your stay in Safaga, in the following hotels: Ménaville with the diving centre Menadive; Nemo Dive club and hotel with the FL-Team Safaga diving centre, Lagoonie Lodge Hotel with United Divers end 3 Turtles Diving center, Orca Dive resort with Orca Dive Club Safaga.Other hotels that may be suitable for your Safaga diving holiday include the Lotus Bay, l'Amarina Abu Soma Resort et le Balina Paradise Abu Soma Resort 4*. Dimensions Bleues-Ducks for its seriousness and its Guesthouse El Manzil, for its comfort and cleanliness, caught our attention. The Dune Diving centre Egypt is located in Safaga, at the Aluminium Marina. Choose the half-board because the diving trips take place during the day and you have lunch on the boat (drinks included or not). The adapted diving package includes 10 dives over 5 days for the autonomous with tank and weights (except belt). Expect a budget of 900 euros for your stay in Safaga, including the flight.
Marine species in the area
Dive sites
Safaga's advantage for a successful diving holiday in Egypt is the number of excellent dive spots spread around the bay, allowing boats to leave the marinas whatever the wind strength. Tobia Arba, with its coral towers and turtles, and Gamoul Soraya, covered in finger-like corals, stag horns, and Acropora tables with frolicking anthias, will enchant you and are great for underwater photography and snorkeling. When the wind dies down, head to Shab Sayman and Middle Reef to see their beautiful coral collections and drift dive. Take a deep dive and glide along the deep blue walls of Abu Kefan and Panorama Reef, whether you are a technical diver or a Deep Diver. The dive centers here offer PADI and CMAS training from the beginner diver, with introductory dives and Open Water Diver, to the Divemaster level.
These small reefs dot the sandy bottom at a depth of 20m and are home to jacks, scorpionfish, groupers and butterflyfish, lionfish, and parrotfish. Blue-spotted stingrays hide on the sand. Flying scorpion fish like to come and hunt in the holes. Sandy Island is an islet around which kite surfers come to practice. However, dive boats often anchor here at the beginning of the week because of the shallow water and wind protection. Nearby you can also discover the huge coral reefs of Tobia Hamra. You can also take the boats to the more remote large reefs such as Panorama Reef, Middle Reef, or Abu Kefan, which are located off and south of Safaga, in an hour or an hour and a half's sail.
Scour the walls of these huge underwater coral mountains, dizzying drop-offs covered in purple alcyonium and dotted with orange gorgonians. Here you have the chance to see pelagic fauna such as tuna, stealth sharks, napoleons, and turtles in this intense blue. On the offshore sites, discover Safaga's most beautiful coral garden along the eastern side of the Middle Reef. And of course, to the south, explore the beautiful wreck of the Salem Express ferry, which lies on a 30m seabed and rises to 12m below the surface, accessible to Open Water Diver level and above. You will see that in Safaga, the same divers come back several times in a row... there are reasons... we let you discover them!
Others Activities
The Red Sea is a famous spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing with 350 days of wind per year. Take the opportunity to try these activities!Many Quad and horseback rides in the desert are also possible.For a relaxing day, we recommend the beautiful thalassotherapy center at the Cascade Hotel in Soma Bay. If you have some time, go to Luxor (about a 3h30 drive) to visit the remains of ancient Egypt.
Safaga, Red Sea : Dive shops
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FL-Team Safaga
Egypt
- Safaga
 
The FL-Team Dive Centre (formerly Fred Lombard) is located almost inside the small dive resort Nemo, a stone's throw from the aluminium marina in Safaga. The main entrance is located on the side of the former Divers House. Greg and Agneska welcome you here on the morning of your arrival at 8 a, to complete the formalities. Then, every day, after your free transfer from the hotels north of Safaga, the sailors and instructors welcome you on the deck of the boat Calypso, at the marina. Your equipment and tanks are already on the boat. After 30 to 60 minutes of sailing, you arrive at one of the best dive spots in Safaga such as Abu Kefan or Panorama Reef. After a full briefing, it's time to get in the water for a 45 to 60-minute dive.
A second dive is then arranged at a different dive site or on a different part of the same location. Back on board the boat, it's finally time for a snack with even chocolate pancakes! And finally, the boat returns to the marina between 4 and 5 pm. Also a French FFESSM training centre, FL-Team allows you to start your diving experience with your first dive and to follow PADI diving courses from Open Water Diver to Divemaster. A rebreather course is even available, ideal for underwater photographers who don't want to blow bubbles! Technical diving is also in the spotlight at FL-Team.
From Air Diluent Rebreather to Hypoxic Trimix Rebreather courses are spread over 5 days of training. In Safaga, take the time to specialise in diving with a side-moun or solo diver certification. If diving and snorkelling are your favourite pastimes, then the Nemo dive resort is ideal! Don't hesitate for this nice all-inclusive package at the Nemo, with 7 nights half board, 10 dives over 5 days including lunches on board, taxes and visa. A small private beach and a swimming pool are part of your daily routine. [+]
- Between 20 and 30 dive sites
- Tek training abroad
- Stay without a car
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United Divers Egypte
Egypt
- Safaga
 
United Divers is located at the Dolphin Hotel in the village of Safaga. Hamada, the owner of United Divers, is a former fisherman and will do his best to make your stay in the Red Sea a pleasant one! Ulli, a technical diving and rebreather instructor, also gives TDI and IANTD courses on site. The United Divers training center offers PADI and CMAS courses with children's diving, Discover Scuba Diver for beginners, Open Water Diver for group underwater activities, and advanced diving with specialties such as wreck diving, drift diving, and night diving.
Cruises are organized on the cruise ship Ramadan 3 with itineraries to St John Reef, Elphinstone, or the Brothers Islands. It is even possible to explore the wreck of the SS Thistlegorm or the Rosalie Moller on a northern cruise! Interesting package deals are available in partnership with the Lagoonie Lodge Beach Hotel. They include welcome, visa, and transfers to and from the airport, 7 nights half board in a double room.
You will also benefit from 5 days with 2 dives in autonomy, the loan of 12-liter blocks and weights, free nitrox for certified divers, lunches and drinks on the boat, and payment of local taxes. Located a 3-minute walk from Safaga Marina, Lagoonie Lodge Beach has en-suite rooms with air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, flat-screen satellite TV, safe and mini-bar. Breakfast and dinner are served in the restaurant overlooking the beach and [+]
- Diving Cruise
- Welcome groups
- Free Nitrox
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Dune Egypte
Egypt
- Safaga

Dune Diving Center is located in Safaga, at the entrance to the Aluminium Marina, 50m from the boats. The premises include a T-shirt shop and an inflation station. Want to visit Egypt? Book excursions with a cruise on the Nile and a visit to Luxor on site! And Dune organizes your arrival from the reception at Hurghada or Marsa Alam airport, the delivery of the visa, and the transfers to your hotel.
In the morning, a minibus will pick you up from your hotel free of charge. At the beginning of your stay, you will go to the Dune Dive Centre to get your equipment and to complete the formalities. Then the boats depart at around 8:30 am and return at 3:30 pm. Two dives are offered on board the boat with a hearty lunch. The Dune training center offers PADI and FFESSM courses, from the first dive to level 3. Courses are organized from time to time by French instructors with 1st-degree certification in the training room. The snorkeling trips are ideal for families and non-divers.
Children can dive from the age of 8 and take Bronze, Silver, and Gold Diver courses. You can stay on the boat in the evening, without returning to the marina after the second dive, to do a night dive. The Red Sea Safaga package includes airport pick up, visa, 7 nights half board in a 4* Lotus bay hotel, transfers, 5 days with 10 dives and lunches as well as drinks on board the boat, free nitrox for those who have a certification, government taxes. All you have to do is think about taking or renting your equipment, taking out diving insurance, paying the crew's backchich and the environmental taxes... Easy, isn't it?
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- Located close to the dive sites
- Functional boat
- Friendly atmosphere
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Dimensions Bleues-Ducks
Egypt
- Safaga
  
The Blue Dimensions Ducks Dive Centre is located at the Aquamondo Hotel in Safaga. This brand new hotel is completely dedicated to families thanks to the Aquapark and to groups because of its large capacity. There are other hotels nearby, so you can walk along the beaches. Alternatively, in the morning, a driver picks up divers from the hotels north of Safaga. The more exclusive Amarina Abu Soma Resort is adjacent to the Aquamondo marina, from where Nathalie's and Lutz's boats depart, each carrying between 15 and 35 people. Each boat has a closed dining area, two showers with toilets, a solarium and shaded areas with mattresses, benches, and tables.
The sea trips are done on a daily basis with meals on board, which vary each day according to the established menu (Egyptian meal, chicken, fish). The sailors are very attentive to ensure that you have a good time on board, in complete serenity. The Dimensions Bleues training center offers PADI and FFESSM certifications. The first day for beginners starts from the beach, next to the marina.
The standards of supervision are particularly high with quality teaching. Here, the same instructor manages only one or two N2 or N3 students at the same time and one to three N1 or Open Water Diver students. The instructors dedicate themselves to these training courses in order to offer you an adapted and personalized teaching method. Dimensions Bleues offers particularly attractive diving holidays at the El Manzil hotel. Ideal to fully enjoy your diving holidays in Safaga with comfortable rooms, tasty cuisine, lazing on your private balcony, and having a drink at the terrace bar. Finally, everything is ready to explore the best dive spots in Egypt! [+]
- Accomodations and diving
- Diving Cruise
- Comfortable boat
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3 Turtles Diving Center
Egypt
- Safaga

The 3 Turtles Dive Centre is located in Safaga, 300 metres from the aluminium marina and the Nemo Hotel. A fun diving holiday? Apart from the daily sea trips, Adham and Tam Tam offer you 8 days and 7 nights, with accommodation in a Safaga hotel with half board or in a guesthouse with bed and breakfast. This package includes 5 days and 10 dives, lunches and drinks on board, nitrox if you are certified, welcome, visa and return transfers. As 3 Turtles is also an SDI and PADI training centre, courses are offered from beginner to Rescue Diver level.
Children are particularly well catered for here, from the age of 8. Personalized supervision allows you to pass the Bubblemaker level and then junior courses according to your age. Departures are at 8.30 am and return to the marina at 4 pm. The spacious dive boat is specially equipped for the comfort of divers, with a large rear platform where each diver can equip himself without disturbing his neighbour. The equipment is stored in a crate so that it does not get scattered. The crew is happy to assist divers in equipping and de-equipping themselves on the deck of the boat.
The use of Nitrox is widely appreciated by the 3 Turtles club for less tiring and safer dives. The 32% Nitrox is therefore offered to all divers who have the certification! At noon, lunchtime is important with crudités, koftas, grilled chicken, and vegetables, cooked with Egyptian flavours. Very active in the protection of the environment, adhering to Hepca, the managers of 3 Turtles do not tire of making their divers discover the coral reefs and the fauna of the Red Sea. As a partner in the DECO International network of decompression chambers in the Red Sea, 3 Turtles Dive Centre offers to join for the duration of your stay, for guaranteed diving. [+]
- Friendly atmosphere
- Free Nitrox
- Between 20 and 30 dive sites
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