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Diving Hurghada
12 Reviews I’ll give you a general brief description highlighting the most interesting things about diving with DiveProdigy. During my three days diving with them we saw at least 5 turtles on different days,...
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Snorkeling Hurghada
3 Reviews We was in hurghada on 22 nov 2007 and we go trip snorkeling to Giftun Island The real remarkable journey, which invited us to repeat the trip several times and every time we discover something new...
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Omned by a couple from Nederlands. We dived with them at some very goood spots around Sharm (including Thistlegorm). If there is still the same couple owning Easy Divers in Sharm - I can warm recommend this center.
If you're looking for some sports action in Egypt, the best one I can think of is scuba diving in Sharm El-Sheik or Hurgada...These are the hot spots for these type of activities and judging by pictures I've seen and comments I've read, the Red Sea is one of the most beautiful spots in the world to dive...don't miss it if you like to dive ;o)
You don't need to learn to dive in order to enjoy the underwater life by the sea. Snorkels and fins can be rented for as little as 10LE for a day in Dahab. With the reef only being about 5 metres away from the shore in most places this makes snorkelling an ideal activity.
The Red Sea has some of the best diving sites in the world. It is also a relatively cheap place to learn to dive. There are literally hundreds of dive sites in the area, particularly in the resort towns of Hurgada and Sharm el-Sheikh. I took my PADI open water course in Dahab with a company called Divers Down Under and thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Dahab's Penguin Hotel has a diving center associated with it. It has all types of diving but but the Discover Scuba Diving is a great deal for someone that never dived. It is only 35 Egyptians Pounds less 10% if you are staying at the Penguin Hotel. For 31 Egyptians Pounds (about $5.65 USD) you get an introductory dive.The dive includes instructions before entering the water. Then they drive to the diving area and you first practice things like clearing your mask and air intake. Once you are ready, they take you on a very shallow dive. They are basically holding your belt and steer you along. If you do ok, and you are happy, they will take you a little deeper. I think a maximum of 10 meters (about 33 feet). It is a wonderful experience. Please rate my tips when you find them useful, interesting, or like the pictures.
There are many diving centres in Dahab and I chose Nesima as it had a good reputation and I saw on their website everyone who hadn’t done a dive for six months had to do a check-out dive.A very good thing with Nesima is that they never dive in big groups, five divers are the maximum. And the equipment is good and the staff nice. The diving centre is situated in Nesima Resort, and as a diver you can use their pool for free. If you are coming back for lunch they have a nice club sandwich (a club sandwich and a fresh orange juice was 32 pounds). Ten dives at Nesima cost 210 Euro. The diving in Dahab is made from the shore. There are some very good dive sites around Dahab. The Blue Hole is amazing. I started the dive north of the Blue Hole, descending through a shaft with three walls and on the forth side the open blue sea full of small fishes. The coral wall we swam along towards the Blue...
Book an excursion on a boat which will bring you to the coral reefs in the red sea.Beautiful scenes under water with colourfull fish and coral.The lunches on the boat are delicious as well and these excursions are very cheap!The best way is to go to a local travel agency because that will be way cheaper then what your hotel has to offer! Don't forget an underwater camera!
Rating System:CA rank. My husband's rank. This rank is for folks who are hard core cyclists. My Honey competes at least once a month, and rides Colorado's foothills or mountains on a weekly basis.JW rank. My rank. This rank is for folks who are married to hard core cyclists. I only dust off the bike for scenery that warrants a bruised bottom.Scale. 1-10DIFFICULTYCA rank. 6. The lack of decent bike rentals combined with the heat make these hills more strenuous then they should be.JW rank. 5. Very doable although I was thankful the frequent breaks to see the sights. Only the road to the Valley of the Kings was taxing and I managed this hill without too much panting.ROADSCA rank. 6. Early morning - Nice. Paved. Not much traffic. Early afternoon - Not so nice. Traffic and lots of dusts.JW rank. 8. I liked the paved roads and appreciated the inclusion of shoulders.SCENERY & OTHER PERKSCA...
The main reason people come to the Red Sea is diving. The underwater world is beautiful and amazing. Experianced divers say that this sea is one of the best diving areas in the world. If you are not a diver, you can always snorkel. It's easy and nice. But you have to put sun-block and it is recomandable if you wear a white T-shirt while you do it. If you are not a proffesional diver you probably don't have your own equipment. But don't worry because you can rent it with the agency that takes you diving or snorkeling. My suggestion is to bring your own snorkel and mask for hygienic reasons. Also bring sun-block and white T-shirt, but do't go if you get seasick.*
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Sultans Gardens Resort Sharm El Sheikh
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