Red Sea, Egypt

A large number of tropical groupers live here, which are easy to see and photograph. At night we can find octopuses, crustaceans and nudibranchs emerging through the coral caves.

About The Expedition

To the south are the spectacular shelves and deep walls of Rocky Island and the abundance of soft coral and spectacular coral pinnacles at Zabargad. The island is a wonderful dive site offering wall diving, a wreck and shallow areas with dozens of coral towers.

Rocky Island is a small island of fossil coral that emerges from the surface, elliptical in shape, surrounded by a reef. The walls of the island plunge to over 1000 meters deep, covered with soft corals and huge gorgonians that float and wiggle in the current. Here it is possible to see many species of sharks, as well as sailfish, dolphins and rays. San Juan, on the other hand, is a beautiful reef system located approx. 40 km north of the Sudan border and 20 km south of Zabargad.

It is a vast expanse of small reefs that offers some of the most remote and spectacular dives in the Red Sea. Giant gorgonians and black corals can be found, large numbers of gray reef sharks, silvertip sharks and schools of hammerhead sharks also roam the west side of the island.

Habili Gafaar is a mass of soft corals with large schools of snappers, butterfly fish and barracudas, oceanic whitetip sharks, gray reefs and silvertips can also be seen in the blue. Gota Kebir is another dive site composed of a large reef famous for its tunnels and the south side where jacks and barracudas and occasionally manta rays can be seen. Gota Soraya is rated as one of the best wall dives in the Red Sea, with balconies and crevices, a reef full of fish and an abundance of corals and many sharks.

The Ship

It has 13 double staterooms with A/C and en suite bathrooms (8 lower deck staterooms, 2 upper decks with side-by-side berths, 3 upper deck honeymoon suites with A/C, minibar cabins, en suite bathrooms with separate shower, entertainment system and large beds).

The boat is made of wood and is 35 m long and 8 m wide. All cabins are air-conditioned and have private bathrooms (WC/shower). The spacious saloon has dining and lounge area with bar, A/C, DVD/TV/video and stereo. Salon: Separate air-conditioned salon and dining room with bar.

• Terraces: 2 terraces, 1 with a bar and shaded area.
• Audio / visual: T / V, DVD and CD / tape player.
• Speed: 14 knots.
• Engines: 2 x Caterpillar, each 530 HP.
• Generator: 2 x 75 KW.
• Compressor: 2 x Coltri 260 lt.
• Nitrox: Nitrox membrane filling system.
• Fresh water: 14000 lt desalination unit. sweet water.
• Tanks: 30 x 12L aluminum tanks.
• Zodiac: 2 speedboats of 5 m, 2 outboard motors of 40 HP.
• Safety: Life jackets, life rafts, fire alarm, oxygen and first aid.

Includes:

• Fully equipped Liveaboard.
• Transportation from airport – hotel – airport.
• Double occupancy accommodation.
• 3 dives per day.
• Instructors & guides.
• Taxes and park fees.

Does not include:

• Flights to Hurghada, Egypt.
• One night hotel on day of arrival in the city of Hurghada.
• Diving gear & equipment.
• Off boat meals.
• Alcoholic Drinks.
• Tips
• The unspecified.

Don’t forget

• Bring diving certification. Mandatory DAN diving insurance.
• Complete diving gear including dive lamp, reel, surface marker buoy, dive computer and wetsuit.
• Cap or hat and sunglasses.
• Personal hygiene items.

To take into consideration

• Diving level: Advanced.
• Yoke 80 CUF tanks.
• Water temp 26º – 28º.
• Sunblock. Insect repellent.