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Red Sea Diving Safari Marsa Shagra Village is a 3-hour drive from Hurghada (253 km) and 30 minutes from Marsa Alam (40 km). This place is ideal because of its Housereef, 2 km long, made up of North and South reefs which join to form a natural bay with a sandy slope going down from 1 to 10 m first, then continuing to the outer drop-offs, at 40m deep. To dive there, you can take an unlimited diving package each, with your buddy. You first do two guided orientation dives on arrival, then you dive without a guide, within the limits of your prerogatives and according to the package you have chosen. The administrative office is open from 8 am to 5 pm but it is possible to dive from 6 am to 8 pm. Zodiacs moored at the jetty can be used to explore the outer dive sites (at an extra charge). An air-conditioned classroom with a flat-screen TV is available for training, unless you choose the PADI eLearning course solution, allowing you to enjoy your diving holidays more! Bring thick-soled slippers with adjustable fins to go diving from the shore, otherwise, you'll have to rent them on site! From here, we leave early morning to Elphinstone in a fast semi-rigid boat. We leave for the reefs of Satayah from the port of Hamata (navigation 2 hours) or by speed boat from Wadi Lahami (navigation 45 minutes). You can also reach Shaab Samadai, a marine park where you can swim with dolphins in the wild, in 30 minutes by car and then in 20 minutes by zodiac. A hyperbaric center is located on-site within the village of Marsa Shagra. Each diver must pay the mandatory insurance of 7 euros for the duration of the stay (does not cover hospitalization or transportation). On-site, there are 4 type of accommodations adapted to the budget of each diver. [+]

Red Sea Diving College is located in Naama Bay, in the heart of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. This beautiful seaside town, also popular for its meetings with world leaders, has a large bay with white sandy beaches and a palm-lined promenade bustling with life, bars and restaurants. The Red Sea Diving College PADI IDC training centre offers courses in several languages, from beginner Scuba Diver to PADI OWSI Instructor level. Try your hand at one of the Sidemount specialitie, underwater navigation, night diving or try the rebreather to get up close and personal with Red Sea wildlife. Alain Sobol, the owner of the Red Sea Diving College, the oldest diving centre in Sinai, welcomes you on his boats. On board the Red Sea Diving College boats, you will go to Laguna Reef, a reef located west of Tiran Island. In a beautiful lagoon, a coral garden with beautiful Acropora tables flourishes. Every day during your diving trip to Sharm-el-Sheikh, trips are made to Ras Muhammad National Park, at the tip of the Sinai Peninsula. This area of current mixing, carries a large mass of plankton, attracting Red Sea fauna such as sharks and rays. Nitrox filling is offered if you are a certified Nitrox Diver. The dive sites in Sharm El Sheikh are chosen according to the weather and the experience of the divers on board the boats that day. On the Gubal Strait side, explore the Thistlegorm, one of the most popular wrecks in the Red Sea. On the Straits of Tiran side, explore one of Sharm El Sheikh's 4 most-dived reefs, Jackson Reef, Woodhouse Reef, Thomas Reef and Gordon Reef. Jackson Reef, located to the north, is also known to technical divers for its wreck, the Lara, a Cyprus-registered ship that sank in 1985 to great depths. And if you are looking for more excitement, take a dive cruise on the Vip One, a luxury cruise ship... [+]

Nesima Resort is located in Dahab, in the southern Sinai, one hour's drive from Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport. You arrive at a small, all-white hotel with an integrated diving center and a swimming pool in the middle of the resort, opening out to the sea. It is located on the seafront promenade, 3 minutes walk from the village center, where Bedouin and Routard cultures intertwine! Small shishas bars are dotted along the water and in the evening you can see the lights of the cities of Saudi Arabia sparkling on the other side of the Gulf of Aqaba. You are almost guaranteed a change of scenery, with brilliant sunshine all year round, high, breathtaking copper-colored mountains, a beautiful, colorful, and healthy reef, and the clear, warm waters of the Red Sea. Access to the dive sites is from the coast, by 4X4. Here you can take advantage of PADI dive courses, from Discover Scuba Diver to Divemaster, and camel and boat diving safaris to Ras Abu Galum and Gabr el Bint. If you have not dived in the last 6 months, then a refresher dive is offered at no extra charge. If your last dive was more than a year ago, then you can do a scuba review in the pool and in the sea. Trips are also organized with mini cruises coupled with dives in South Sinai. Feel free to spend a Bedouin evening under the stars, in the desert, by the sea. After the dive, sitting around the campfire, you will enjoy a delicious dinner of koftas, tahina, and ech. Tip: wait a minimum of 18 to 24 hours between your last dive in Dahab and the flight departure in Sharm el-sheik. [+]

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. [+]

Kuredu Diving Center is located on Kuredu Island, in Lhaviyani Atoll, in the Maldives Archipelago on the Kuredu Resort & Spa facilities. PADI 5* Center offering instructor training and a full range of courses from beginner to experienced divers. Freedivers and snorkelers are welcome too. Children diving from 8 years old. Technical and rebreather (CCR) diving. About 35 people work here in the diving sector, within a very structured organization. PADI instructors and divemasters, smiling and available, give diving lessons in several languages. Very nice dives to do directly from the beach, on the House reef. Boat transport fee is extra. It is not included in the packages with from-the-shore dives only. On Lhaviyani Atoll there are many with few boats and divers on the 60 dive sites. Half and full-day diving trips aboard one of the 8 boats. Free 32% Nitrox for already-certified Nitrox divers. Otherwise, possibility to be trained on the spot. Quality, safety, pleasure and varied dive sites. Diving with submarine scooter and crossing passes (Kandu) with back currents with Sharks, Rays, Tunas, Napoleons, Barracudas. Huge school of Mobula Rays. Popular dive sites of Kuredu Express and Kuredu Caves as well as Hani Kandu, Vavaru Outreef, Vavaru Kandu, Miaruvani Thila and Nalfaru Kandu. With spectacular dives in the passes full of pelagic life and on the outer drop-offs of the atolls. All-inclusive accommodation package on site, with many included cocktails, very varied Buffets, elaborated daily with a specific and different theme, ideal for those who stay for two weeks. Delicious food. [+]