The "Ultimate" Red Sea Dive Experience
10 day combination Dive Package
4 Days Live aboard Safari, 5 days Sharm El Sheikh & Dahab
The best dive sites in the Red Sea
Ras Mohammed, Thistlegorm, Blue Hole, Tour of Cairo, Pyramids, Sphinx
Experience the absolute best that the Red Sea and Egypt has to offer.
Combination of Live aboard & Land based diving to all the famous Red Sea dive sites
Ras Mohammed, Thistlegorm, Tiran Islands, Blue Hole Canyon
Visit Sharm el Sheik, and Dahab, plus a tour of Cairo
Special Rate: R 14,995.00 pp sharing ( standard double cabins )
R 15,995.00 pp sharing ( private bathroom )
ADDITIONAL Special Discount: R2,000.00 pp early booking discount!
R 12,995.00 pp sharing ( standard double cabins )
R 13,995.00 pp sharing ( private bathroom )
For the first 4 persons booking and paying deposit on below set departures: 9th Aug, 2 sept, 13 Oct
Tour Includes:
Economy class return flights to Cairo and Sharm el Sheik (ex Johannesburg)
Return transfers Sharm el Sheik to Liveaboard and Dahab
Day in Sharm El Sheik and use of hotel facilities there (pool, restaurants - not rooms)
4 nights shared Accommodation onboard the King Snefro 5 or 6 on a full board basis
All additional beverages water, soft drinks and snacks
3 - 4 dives per day ( last day 2 ), including Thistlegorm & Ras Mohammed ( see itinerary below )
Cylinders & weight belts
Nitrox
3 nights shared accommodation at Mirage Village, Dahab, on a bed & breakfast basis
3 land based dives, including Thistlegorm & Ras Mohammed ( see itinerary below )
Cairo Day Tour with English Speaking Guide
Meet & Greet service at the airport on return from Sharm el Sheikh
Visit Pyramids, Sphinx & Egyptian Museum ( Entrance fees included )
Use of Day Room at 4* Hotel in Cairo, El Khalili Bazaar, and transfer to Airport
"Must Do's"
Sunset camel ride, desert dinner incl. soft drinks in Dahab R 410.00
Take Travel Insurance - R 175.00 - see below
Suggested Package Upgrades & Optional activities:
Cabin with private bathroom ( see rates above )
Use of day room in Sharm, on arrival to freshen up & rest after flight R 360.00
St Catherine's Monastery & Moses mountain Tour in Dahab R 525.00
1 & half hour quad tour in Dahab R 405.00
Supplements / Rates
Single Supplement: R 4,662.00
Resort & Activities Information & Links: ( To view further info click resort or activity below )
EXCLUDED:
Ras Mohamed National Park Fees @ 5.00 per person per day
Chamber Contribution fee @ 1.00 pound per person per day ( both these fees payable in cash at the dive center
Use of day room in Sharm el Sheik
Airport Taxes - Subject to fluctuation - Currently R1,200.00 - confirmed on receipt of full payment.
Forex Charges - R150.00 per person
Egyptian Visa fees - ( free for SA citizens - other nationalities check.
Tip for the crew
Travel Insurance
Any Drinks, Alcohol, Meals not included in itinarary
Items of a personal nature
Special Conditions:
This tour is based on group rates. Any variation or breakaway may incur additonal supplements.
Subject to our Standard Terms & Conditons e&oe.
Subject to availability
Based on shared accommodation
Excludes any increase in airline tickets, land arrangements, currency fluctuations, e&oe
Credit card payments exclude 4.75% commission
Price based on exchange rate of R12.95
Packages & rates may vary slightly,due to seasonal & operational considerations, please confirm when booking. e&oe.
Brief Itinerary
DAY 1
Check in at OR Tambo International Airport at the Egypt Air Counter, 2 hours prior to departure, for your flight to Cairo at 9 ( usually about 9.30 PM in the evening)
DAY 2
Flight arrives at Cairo International Airport early morning. Transfer to domestic departure hall, for your one hour flight to the beautiful seaside town of Sharm El Sheikh Arrive at Sharm El Sheikh Airport at approximately 09h30, where you will met by our representative
You will be transferred to the Dive center in Sharm, where you can leave your luggage and the spend the day shopping and exploring the exciting markets, restaurants and beaches of Sharm.
Alternatively you can use the hotel facilities, and spend the day relaxing around the pool Late the afternoon you be taken to your live aboard boat, at the nearby harbour
You will be welcomed on board the King Snefro, after which cabin arrangements will be made and you will be given a boat - briefing
Overnight on board the King Snefro on a full basis
DAY 3
The boat departs early morning and you commence your Red Sea dive experience with a check out dive at a nearby reef. The Red sea is far more salty than what you have been used to diving and you will need to get your buoyancy and weights adjusted, so you can enjoy the best the Red Sea has to offer. The rest of the day is spent diving the best of Sharm’s local dive sites. Later that evening the boat will moor in a protected bay, where you will have an opportunity of doing a night dive.
Overnight on board on a full board basis.
DAY 4
Early in the morning the boat will sail to the wreck of the Thistlegorm, the most famous of the Red Sea wrecks, and probably the most famous wreck dive in the world. There is so much to explore we do two dives - the first one is a complete “overview” dive of the wreck, and surrounding seabed, and the second a penetrating dive, into the safer areas of the wreck. For the third dive your boat will sail to Small Passage where two channels cut the reef system of Sha’ab Mahmoud connecting a sheltered lagoon to the open sea. A night dive inside the lagoon is optional.
Overnight on board the King Snefro on a full board basis.
DAY 5
First dive of the day will take you to the historical wreck of the Dunraven which sank in April 1876. An old wooden wreck with plenty of room for passing trough thousands of glassfish that live here in the shade of the wreck. Next to dive Shark and Yolanda Reef, the southernmost tip of the Sinai Peninsula with an endless wall unique in the Red Sea. These dives have been rated as the best wall dive in the world.
After that, we head back north to the Gulf of Aqaba and Tiran to do your third dive at Gordon Reef, which gently slopes down to form a large plateau.
If weather permits you will stay over night at Gordon Reef. Usual winds are strong so the boat will stay in the more sheltered South Lagoon where a night dive is optional.
Overnight on board the King Snefro on a full board basis.
DAY 6
You fist dive will be very early to visit the site famous for the shoaling Hammerhead Sharks, which only occurs in the summer months.
Other dives you will do in these Islands will be Jackson Reef, the most northern one in the Strait of Tiran, Thomas Reef or Woodhouse Reef, which both are perfect for a drift dive along their sheltered eastern sides.
After lunch you will leave the reefs of Tiran towards Sharm for your third dive at Ras Nasrani, Ras Ghamila or may be Ras Um Sid, it will be your choice. Return to Travco Harbour in the afternoon and disembark.
Our representative will collect you and transfer you to the quaint seaside town of Dahab.
You are booked into the Mirage Village, a traditional, original Bedouin style dive resort, which has been twice featured in Getaway magazine. for 3 nights on a bed & breakfast basis.
Overnight at the Mirage on a bed & breakfast basis.
DAY 7 – DAY 8
Spend the next 2 days exploring Dahab or the diving the surrounding dive sites.
Dahab was a Bedouin fishing village until recently, and was what Sharm used to be like 40 years ago – it’s a real Egyptian desert experience.
Dahab lies alongside the deepest section of the African rift, the giant crack in the earth’s crust that formed the Red Sea. The jagged mountains above continue at much the same angle underwater, forming a dramatic seascape of valleys, canyons and caves. Most of Dahab’s dive-spots are geologically unique.
Two dive-sites, ‘the Canyon’ and ‘the Blue Hole’, are worldwide known amongst divers. Sport divers are allowed to explore the two sites to a maximum depth of 30m.
Diving in Dahab is shore-diving. With a few exceptions you simply drive along the shore by jeep or pick-up truck, gear up at the beach and start your dive.
Overnight at the Mirage on a bed & breakfast basis.
DAY 9
After early breakfast, our representative will transfer you to Sharm airport for your morning flight to Cairo.
On arrival in Cairo our English speaking tour guide will collect you and take you on an exiting tour of the world famous sights of ancient Egypt. This includes the Sphinx, Pyramids, and Egyptian Museum.
Because the flight home is only at 01.45 the following morning, you be checked in to a four or five star hotel for the afternoon to rest, or relax around the pool.
Early that evening, you will again be collected, with your luggage, and taken to the El Khalili Bazaar. This is the biggest bazaar in Africa, - Its narrow, winding passages conceal a treasure trove of souvenirs, leather goods, carpets and other fabulous bargains – the ideal place to buy those last minute gifts, or souvenirs
For those to relaxed to shop, the bazaar also has some amazing restaurants, where you can experience authentic Eastern cuisine, and music.
At 10.00pm you will be collected, and transferred to the airport, to catch you flight back home.
Day 10
Depart Cairo at 01h30.
Your scheduled arrival time back in Johannesburg, after what must certainly be the ultimate Red Sea / Egypt adventure safari is 09h30.
Itinerary may vary. Subject to change without notice & according to package. e&oe.