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Recently on traveling to Dahab, Egypt, a group of buddies and I heard that the Red Sea is one of the most fantastic dive locations in the world, so we decided to do our PADI Open Water certification. The biggest problem with Dahab is the huge range of dive centres, with locals claiming there are over 200 dive centers for different people and languages. So on our first day we went looking around the town at all the different options available to us, being aware we had some bargaining power having a group of five that all wanted to dive together.
Following a recommendation from our hotel we stumbled into the office of Ayman Shalaby, Manager and Instructor of Octopus Divers located on Mashraba Street, Dahab. Ayman did not disappoint. He is welcoming, speaks fluent English, and has a great sense of humor. By the time you get to your first confined dive in the Open Water course you feel confident you’re in very capable and knowledgeable hands.
The Red Sea was my first diving experience, so I can’t compare the conditions to back home, but the scenery just took my breath away. It was so much better than I could have imagined. There number of different coral reefs and aquatic life were simply amazing.
Everyone on staff was very helpful and knowledgeable about the Red Sea dive sites, and also pointed out some very beautiful snorkeling sites. The strength of their team comes from their instructor, Ayman, with his ability to think on his feet and quickly adapt to any circumstances. One of the girls I was travelling with had some ear equalisation problems but were quickly fixed by Ayman and his staff, and since I'm a slightly bigger build (3XL) they didn’t have a wetsuit available in my size, but Ayman managed to find one before finishing the first DVD of the PADI open water course. (Seems having 200 dive centers in one place is handy after all)
All in all, I had a whale of a time with Ayman and his staff. They made the whole experience easier than learning to ride a bicycle. I would recommend him to anyone for their PADI courses--all the way up to Master Scuba diver--or just as a guide to all the amazing dive sites Dahab has to offer. All I know is I look forward to my next dive with Octopus Divers, and many more exciting times ahead under the sea.
As they say in Dahab, “Dive Now, Work later”
Written Mar 3, 2010
Address: Mashraba Street, Dahab
Phone: +2 069 3640416
Website: www.octopus-divers.net
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In Dahab there are a lot of things to do, like diving, surfing, safaris, and much more.
You need about 2-3 weeks if you want to complete all the offerings ...
But what you should really do, even with a small budget:
* Go snorkelling at Blue Hole and Bells.
* Eat crabs and hummer at the seafront.
* buy a Dahab-camel and bargain with the salespeople until 35 LE.
* experience a bedouin-dinner in the desert - under a thousand stars.
* Visit TOTA and drink a beer on deck of the famous ship.
* Try a Galabeja (Kaftan, long clothes of the bedouins).
* Have a swim in the laguna.
* Be invited for food to an original bedouin house in Assala.
* Go to the bridge and watch sunrise over the sea and sunset over the mountains.
* Smoke Shisha in a street cafe.
* Climb a hill nearby and enjoy the view over the Dahab-Delta.
* Go to a parfume shop and smell all the beautiful odours of local parfumes
Then you will have a really nice holiday there!
More really good Info about Dahab you can find on http://www.dahab-info.com/
Written Feb 4, 2007
Address: Dahab
Website: www.dahab-info.com
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As you have probably guessed by now, Dahab is a place for total relaxation but with enough facilities to keep you entertained!
We used to love the scrummy western brekkies that the cafes served up!
Updated Jan 18, 2007
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Cats are a sacred animal in Egypt. Luckily for me I love cats, but I can imagine that if you dont the Dahab cats could be something of a nightmare to deal with!
In Cafes and Restaurants they are everywhere - and they arent shy either! Many a day I would get one on my lap whilst reading, 2 even joined us for dinner one night as you can see in the pic!!
The local restauranters have a water spray that they regularly use if the cats start annoying the customers!
Updated Jan 18, 2007
And if you wanted to stroll along the waterfront and watch the sunset you could look out to the horizon and see a whole other world on the otherside of the Red Sea....Saudi Arabia sits proudly over there.
When I was eating my lunch and enjoying a drink I often looked out and thought what i would be doing if I was on the other side of that sea.....not what I was doing in Dahab was usually my conclusion!
Updated Jan 18, 2007
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Dahab Sunset is beautiful.
We usually sat on the cushions in a cafe along the waterfront and watched the sky turn pink over the Red Sea.
Most people tended to enjoy a drink and watch the sunset, once the sun had gone down it was still hot but nicer than the days heat....time for a shower and then go for something to eat!
Updated Jan 18, 2007
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Oh, and when deciding which drink to have - well your in Dahab - there really is no other choice, have a shake - Dahab shakes are like a rite of passage! We tryed so many shakes in so many different places.....they are so yum!
Updated Jan 18, 2007
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The Beach here was nice enough, could have been cleaner but this is Egypt you can expect everything to be spick and span!
The beach was small, although I believe that there was one further on from where we walked, The sea is nice just watch that coral.
Updated Jan 18, 2007
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The waterfront in Dahab is great for people watching and a nice stroll along.
Everyday we walked up and down numerous times! The waterfront is lined with cafes and restaurants so its nice to take a walk and stop for a cold drink once in a while.
If you come out of Penguin and turn left - that will take you the whole way into Dahab (Peguin in located in Assalah - a suburb??!!), turning right will take you to the beach.
Updated Jan 18, 2007
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Dahabs coastline is the Red Sea, the snorkelling is amazing here.
The Coral is so close to the shore that even if you dont snorkel you can still enjoy the coral.
This pic I took whilst walking along the beach when the tide was out, just shallow waters over these corals.
This is a great thing, but be warned - wear shoes into the sea.....Poor Matt cut his foot on the coral whilst we were here and it took so so long to heal.
Updated Jan 18, 2007
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