Daedalus, Elphinstone, Fury Shoals – Alia

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.

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. The second dive will be done in the afternoon. After dinner, the boat will head towards Daedalus for a seven hour long trip

At the break of dawn, you will start you day of diving on the drop-offs of Daedalus. You will do three dives there (at least ten different dives can be organised on this huge reef). You will do two dives on the northern part of the reef to maybe have the opportunity to encounter the hammerhead sharks in the blue. In the afternoon, you will dive on the western side. The light will be perfect at that time of the day and you will be amazed by the coral diversity of this part of the reef. Between the dives you will have the opportunity to visit the lighthouse with the authorisation of the keepers

Three more dives will be organised at Daedalus. After dinner, the boat will head south-west to reach the Fury Shoals area at the break of dawn.

The Fury Shoals area is home to many dive sites where you will find stunning coral gardens and drop-offs. Sataya (Dolphin House) is one of those reefs. It is the longest reef in the Egyptian Red Sea. (2 km) A pod of spinner dolphins lives there, and you will have the opportunity to live a childhood dream : go snorkelling with the dolphins between two dives. A behavioral briefing will be delivered to you to guarantee a respectful encounter with the animals.

You will start the day with two dives in the area before heading north for about six hours after lunch to reach a reef called Sheleneyat. Upon request and conditions a dusk or night dive can be organised.

After a 5 hour sailing during the night, you will reach the mythical Elphinstone reef, in the Marsa Alam area. You will do two dives at Elphinstone. After the last dive, you will have the possibility to rinse all your diving gear on the diving deck at the rear of the boat before sailing for 2 hours to Port Ghalib. The estimated time of arrival is 2:00 PM. Your guide will tell you all about the leisure activities you can book in the Marsa Alam area to spend an entertaining Friday afternoon.

Departure from the boat will be after breakfast or according to your flight and transfer schedules to the airport or hotel.