Dive trip Sharm El Sheikh, Red Sea

Stay, Diving holidays in Egypt, in Sharm El Sheikh, Red Sea

Heads of state gather in Sharm-el-Sheikh, located at the tip of the Sinai... And why not you, as Sharm-el-Sheikh is an ideal destination for friends or family? This very pretty town with its white houses, appreciated by the Italians and then by the English who bought secondary villas there and established direct flights, is the most popular seaside resort in Egypt! Naama Bay, a bay lined with a pretty promenade, hotels, and chic cafes, is the tourist center of Sharm-el-Sheikh. Elsewhere, Sharm-el-Sheikh's hotels stretch along the coastline, blocking access to the sea. Each one is located near a House reef, allowing diving access for guests. Beginner divers and underwater photographers, choose your accommodation according to the quality of its House reef for diving from the shore, early morning and late evening, for twilight diving, or for snorkeling.

Technical, deep, and drift divers have a blast in the Blue, along the sheer drop-offs that form the walls of Egypt's best dive spots, Jackson Reef, Woodhouse Reef, Thomas Reef, and Gordon Reef, set in the middle of the Strait of Tiran. Enjoy encounters with dolphins, sharks, schools of barracudas, bigeye trevally, tuna... Ask for a wreck dive on the Kormoran, not far from Tiran Island. And of course, during your diving holiday in Sharm-el-Sheikh, don't miss a day of two or three dives in the very popular Ras Mohammed National Park, which runs along the tip of the Sinai for hundreds of kilometers, an hour and a half sail south of Sharm-el-Sheikh. Bathed in currents, the drop-offs disappear under a thermocline of red anthias, amidst a profusion of purple and white alcyonium and orange gorgonian. Thanks to the protection of the marine environment, groupers, triggerfish, crocodile fish, and blue-spotted rays abound around the Yolanda Reef and Shark Reef.

Thousands of fish are seen from June onwards. PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or SSI divers with a minimum of 20 dives, explore the world's most beautiful wreck, the Thistlegorm. This is a day trip with a supplement, consisting of 2 or 3 dives, and can be booked directly on-site. Do you dream of being away from the hustle and bustle of a resort-like Sharm-el-Sheikh? Then stay at Shark's Bay Village dive resort which has the advantage of offering everything on-site, including diving, and accommodation. ! Enjoy the proximity of the best diving spots in Sharm-el-Sheikh... without the tourists! At Shark's Bay, the dive boats depart from a private pontoon. Night dives, as well as PADI and SSI training, take place on the house reef.

For a pleasant diving holiday in Sharm-el-Sheikh, plan to stay 6 days and 7 nights for even more relaxation! Enjoy the activities and facilities of the following hotels: Coral Sea Aqua Club 4*, Coral Sea Water World Resort 4*, Lido Sharm Hotel 4*, Marina Sharm Hotel 4*, Reef Oasis Beach Resort 5*, Reef Oasis Blue Bay Resort 5*, Siva Sharm Resort & Spa 4*. Long-established and reputable diving schools such as Reef Oasis Dive Club Sharm El Sheikh, Red Sea Diving College, Anthias Divers, and Aquarius Diving Club Sharm El Sheikh, take you diving and train you in scuba diving, and snorkeling. Come on board with them for memorable snorkeling trips! Independent divers, choose the 10 dives over 5 days package.
Your budget, from 900 euros including the flight.

Marine species in the area

Dive sites

The destination of Sharm-El-Sheikh is not visited in the same way by Europeans, whether they are French, Italian or German. Nevertheless, a diving holiday in Sharm-El-Sheikh makes sense due to the vastness of the playground. When you arrive in Sharm-El-Sheikh, one of your first objectives is to explore 4 huge mythical reefs, Jackson Reef, Woodhouse Reef, Thomas Reef, and Gordon Reef, grouped together at the entrance to the Straits of Tiran, between the Sinai coast and Tiran Island. Their walls are steep drop-offs to be explored for encounters with dolphins and sometimes white-tip sharks, grey reef sharks, and hammerhead sharks. Driven by well-established currents providing planktonic nutrients for the entire food chain, a pelagic fauna of barracudas, tunas and large jacks come up to hunt from the depths. Wreck dives can be done on the Kormoran, which lies on 12 m, and the Lara, only accessible by teak.

Turtles and eagle rays are often seen here. The local dive sites are commonly visited by the daily dive boats. At Ras Nasrani, Far, Middle and Near Garden, Tower, Ras Um Sid, and Temple, you will swim with small Red Sea fauna such as scorpionfish, groupers, blue-spotted stingrays, scorpionfish, butterflyfish, lionfish, and parrotfish. The must-see dive spot in Sharm-El-Sheikh is undoubtedly the Ras Muhammad National Park, which protects the underwater environment along the 500km coastline of the Sinai Peninsula. Located about 30 km from Sharm-El-Sheikh, it takes about an hour and a half to get there, depending on the weather.

Drained by the current, you will rarely see sharks despite the evocative names of Shark Observatory and Shark Reef. Nevertheless, the Reserve effect is there, with great underwater biodiversity composed of a multitude of white and purple alcyoniums, and orange gorgonians, in sumptuous landscapes of finger-shaped hard corals, tables, elks' horns, and stags. The architecture is ever-changing with drop-offs tumbling into the blue, frequented by jacks and tunas; white sandy beaches colonized by heterocongers; coral gardens with majestic lemon fish, and platax. Occasionally, you will fly over the remains of the wreck of the Yolanda, a cargo ship of which all that remains are the beams covered with alcyonium and white WCs scattered on the sand!

The House reef is also ideal for training in diving with SSI PADI and CMAS certifications. Thus Temple is one of the most popular local dive spots in Sharm-el-Sheikh. A diving holiday in Sharm-el-Sheikh also allows you to explore the best dive sites in the northern Red Sea, with day trips on a daily boat. Some 30 coastal and local dive sites are accessible with sailings varying between 10 and 60 minutes. Ras Nasrani, located 9 km from Naama Bay, is very well known and can be reached by boat or by 4x4. Underwater Naturalist divers enjoy Far Garden, Middle Garden, and Near Garden for the abundant Red Sea fauna. Also visit Ras Um Sid, the magnificent promontory marked by the El Fanar restaurant, overlooking the sea at the entrance to the Straits of Tiran and which gave the name to the very good diving spot of Sharm-el-Sheikh, located below.

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Sharm El Sheikh, Red Sea : Dive shops


Sharks Bay Umbi Diving Village Egypt - Sharm-El-Sheikh Accomodations and diving Between 20 and 30 dive sites Welcome groups From 305,00 € BOOK NOW
Reef Oasis Dive Club Sharm El Sheikh Egypt - Sharm El Sheikh Reef Oasis Dive Club is located in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The dive Center is situated in the Reef Oasis Blue Bay Resort & Spa *** Hotel and the Reef Oasis Beach Resort *** Hotel. The Center is a PADI 5* IDC and therefore offers training going from the beginner to the instructor, with superior service. The staff is international and multilingual. This Center is close to 3 very popular beautiful House reefs, to which even the other boats of Sharm el Sheik bring their divers. Just opposite the Reef Oasis Blue Bay Resort is the Far Garden dive site. The Temple site is in front of the Reef Oasis Beach Resort. Far Garden is in the northern part of the bay. Many coral formations. You can either do a drift dive from a boat or from the beach. The current to the east gets stronger near the tip. Gorgons, Lionfish, Fusiliers, Glassfish, Scorpionfish. Temple, on the north side of the port of Sharm el-Sheikh is also accessible by the beach. Three peaks rise 20 m below the surface. One of the coral heads is called La Tour. Location of a rather wide arch, through which one can pass. Do not swim through the second arch to avoid damaging Gorgons. Richness and variety of reef animals. Covered with soft and hard corals. Very popular night dive. Must to see : the parrots surrounded by cocoons in the crevasses. [+] Accomodations House Reef PADI Training From 25,00 € BOOK NOW
Anthias Divers Egypt - Sharm El Sheikh Anthias Divers, PADI 5 Star IDC Resort, is located at the Hilton Fayrouz Resort, in the seaside resort of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The area is very nice with a nice walk to do in Na'ama Bay, along a beach along the Red Sea. You have the choice of a full range of courses following the PADI standards, from Discover Scuba Diving to Divemaster and Instructor. Here you benefit from great flexibility of programs according to the desiderata of each one. Don't hesitate to stay after the dive, to discuss together, between instructors and supervisors, in front of a nice cold beer. The instructors and guides speak several languages. Day trips of 2 to 3 dives are made along the reefs and on wrecks. It is also possible to do snorkeling aboard the boat. Don't forget that in Sharm El Sheikh, non-diving companions have many activities available here such as horseback riding in the Sinai (20 minutes drive from Sharm) and kite surfing. [+] PADI IDC*** PADI Training Near Downtown area From 25,40 €** BOOK NOW
Aquarius Diving Club Sharm El Sheikh Egypt - Sharm El Sheikh Aquarius Sharm is located in the Coral Sea Sensatori Imperial, Coral Sea Water World and Coral Sea Holiday Village hotels. These are ideal locations for diving and snorkelling. The diving centre is fully equipped to cater for beginners to experienced divers, and even has its own private pool. Training takes place on the Housereef in front of the hotel. In terms of accommodation, you'll be delighted by the bright, beautifully decorated rooms, satellite TV, safe and mini-fridge, with views over the pool or garden. Meals are served in the form of buffets, Italian or Chinese dishes. The beach bars feature 3 pools with spa and your own diving centre. There is a children's club and plenty of entertainment. [+] Accomodations House Reef Popular dive sites From 23,00 € BOOK NOW
Emperor divers Sharm El Sheikh Egypt - Sharm el Sheikh Emperor Divers Sharm is located at the Helnan Marina Hotel in Naama Bay, only a minute's walk from the pier allowing boat departures to Tiran and Ras Mohamed. One of the highlights of the dive center is to organize special excursions to the most popular wrecks such as the Million Hope, the Dunraven, and the Thistlegorm. It is even possible to travel to Dahab for the day to dive the Blue Hole and Canyons. A team of PADI instructors and guides will also welcome you to begin, specialize, and follow courses at your own pace. There are also many excellent dive sites nearby Shar el-sheik as far as Ras Mohamed and the Strait of Tiran. A House Reef spreads out in Naama Bay allowing you to do underwater exercises in complete tranquility. Emperor Divers Sharm organizes free transfers from your hotel. If you are staying close to the dive center, please inform the instructors in advance if you would like to be picked up on the first day when you have the equipment to transport. Your diving equipment is transported on the boats so that you can only relax. Diving in Sharm is currently optimal because the dive sites have regenerated with the tourist activity which had decreased. Hard and soft corals explode with color and life and beautiful encounters await you in the clear waters of the Red Sea. [+] Free Nitrox Accomodations and diving Between 20 and 30 dive sites From 36,00 € BOOK NOW