Egypt
Our friendly staff will welcome you at the airport. Bus transfer from the airport to the
marina. You will, then, be attributed a cabin and discover the boat.
Check-in 3PM
*1st day of cruise : Complimentary airport pick-up for guests arriving at Marsa Alam Airport or Hurghada
Airport after 2:00 PM. For arrivals before this time, we can arrange a transfer package with an additional
cost.
After breakfast, your guide will tell you everything you need to know about your programme of the week, safety recommendations and, more generally, your life on the boat. Your diving certifications, logbook and insurance will be checked before leaving the marina. The boat will then sail to the first dive site, 30 minutes away from the marina. Your guide will give you a detailed briefing about your first dive. After lunch you will do your second dive.
At sunrise, you will start your day of diving on the Daedalus falls. Your guide will suggest three dives. This reef offers you ten different dives. You will make 2 dives north of the reef for perhaps the chance to observe hammerhead sharks. In the afternoon, you will dive west of the reef where the coral diversity is impressive. This slope also offers perfect light in the afternoon. Between dives, you will have the opportunity to visit the Daedalus lighthouse. In the early evening, after dinner, the boat will continue its journey all night south to arrive in the early morning under the Tropic of Cancer at Rocky Island and Zabargad.
You will make three dives around the Rocky and Zabargad islands. The navigation times between the sites vary from 30 to 45 minutes between the islands. The dive sites are carefully chosen by your guide depending on the weather and the number of boats on the sites.
In the early morning, the captain and his crew will take you to the Saint John's sites. Three dives will be offered to you. Navigation times between sites vary between 30 minutes and 1 hour 30 minutes in the Saint John's area. The dive sites are carefully chosen by your guide depending on the weather and the number of boats on the sites.
That day, we will start the ascent to the north. On the way, we will stop at Sataya (Dolphin house) located in the Fury Shoals area, where you may have the opportunity to swim with the dolphins. We will then continue our ascent to the
Sheleneyat site in the Wadi Gemal area, where the third dive of the day will take place at dusk or at night.
In the early morning, you will arrive in the Marsa Alam area, on the mythical Elphinstone Reef. You will make 2 dives there, before sailing another two hours to arrive in the early afternoon at the Port Ghalib marina. You can use the platform to rinse your equipment. Your guide will also suggest various extra diving activities to keep you busy on Friday afternoon.
Departure from the boat will be after breakfast or according to your flight and
transfer schedules to the airport or hotel.
Check-out 10AM
*Last day of cruise : Complimentary airport transfers for departures at the end of the cruise. This service is
available if your flight is scheduled for before 4:00 PM.
Level 1 or Open Water Diver (OWD)
with a minimum of 20 dives is required.
On board, both local cuisine and
international menus will be served.
Passengers are greeted at the airport by a
DUNE Egypt representative, holding a “DUNE”
sign. The meeting point will generally be just
outside the arrival hall after the baggage
claim and customs clearance area. You have
the possibility of getting airport assistance
with visa issuance for an extra fee.
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