22 August 2022
The diving at the Brothers and the southern islands, like Elphinstone, is excellent. We recommend diving taking a liveaboard, but you can also dive Elphinstone from a day boat. Transfers are usually arranged from Marsa Alam or Hurghada.
Many of these liveaboard dive boats also make trips further south to equally magnificent dive sites like St Johns, Fury Shoals and Daedelus reef.
Make sure you have diving insurance which covers you to 40 m.
Angie and Youssef, English and German speaking PADI Dive Instructor and Divemaster, working independently in Egypt. They are based in El Quseir and offer diving between Hurghada and Marsa Alam. Only dive in small groups and in a relaxed atmosphere. Provide liveaboard diving in the south, boat diving from Port Ghalib, shore dives from El Quseir to Marsa Alam and daily boat diving from Hurghada. Happy to organise your accommodation close to the dive sites.
El Gharf 10
El Quseir
E-mail: angieseamisstress@gmail.com
https://www.angieseamisstress.com/
Runs trips to the Brothers, Elphinstone, St Johns, Rocky Island, Fury shoals and Zabargad (not all in one trip). Ten cabins accommodating twenty divers.
Visits the Brothers, Daedelus, Elphinstone and the Deep South. Ten double and twin cabins accommodate 20 guests.
Visits the Deep South and Elphinstone. An excellent crew and dive guides but the Emperor Divers booking office leaves something to be desired.
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Five stars for the diving, crew and dive guides. One star for the office who were deeply unhelpful, didn't pass on any requests and allocated the single cabin we had booked to someone they knew - meaning that one of our party unnecessarily had to share.
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Jill Studholme, UK, 2019
Run by the Red Sea Diving Safari. Shore diving and day trips to Elphinstone.
Kahramana Blondie Beach Resort
Marsa Alam
Tel/Fax: +20-195-100 262
E-mail: info@redsea-divingsafari.com
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Red Sea Diving Safari,whom we were diving with was run by locals & although our dive guide was excellent, in one week our group alone suffered four near misses with propellers of Zodiac inflatable boat engine. Last year we went through Emperor divers, these are a far more professional organisation whom I would not hesitate to recommend.
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Dave Cole
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My wife and I dived with Pioneer Divers in Marsa Alam. They are very friendly whilst remaining professional. We dived every day at Elphinstone and had fantastic sitings of Hammerhead sharks. Small schools of Hammerheads were spotted on most early morning dives with some schools being 20+. If you are looking for sharks then go to Marsa Alam it's only 5 hrs from the UK. Best time to see Hammerhead sharks in June to Sept
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Russell Carr, UK, 2008
Their southern charters embark each Friday from Wadi Lahami, run from mid-February to December and access the most southerly reefs and islands of the Egyptian Red Sea.
info@oonasdivers.com
Located at Tulip Hotel about 50 km north of Marsa Alam and 10 minutes from Marsa Alam International Airport. Multinational team specialise in biology and research.
Tel: +2010 175 4354
E-mail: booking@divingocean.com
Diving center operating for 10 years. English spoken. 45 minutes drive from Hurghada International airport. Reefs unspoiled in Safaga bay (no wind in the bay). From easy dives to drop-off for certified divers (like the very well known Abu Kefan & Panorama reefs) . International courses Padi, SSI, TDI, CMAS. Very friendly and peaceful divesites. Not overcrowded.
PO BOX 18
Safaga
Red Sea
Egypt
info@3turtles-red-sea.com
They will organise hotel reservations, transportation and other travel assistance They also offer guided land tours throughout Egypt, Nile river cruises and desert safaris. Their liveaboards visit north, south, Brothers Islands, deep south and off-shore islands.
El Naser StreetDiving safari programs in the North (Thistlegorm, Ras Mohammed...) and South (Brothers Islands, Elphinstone, Zabarged...). Offer hotel reservations, airport transfers and shore excursions to Luxor, Cairo, etc.
4 A El Hadba El Ganobia - Behind La Perla Hotel
Hurghada
Egypt
Tel: +20 10 1945390
Fax: +20 65 444470
info@redsea-divingtrips.com
El Serafy Village,
Sheraton Road,
Hurghada
Egypt
Tel: +20-65-444714
Fax: +20-65-442664
Located in Hurghada and run by a Belgian couple
14 El Dahar Street,
Hurghada,
Egypt
bvr@village.uunet.be
A British agent offering packages to the Southern Red Sea and elsewhere.
16-18 Denbigh Street
London
SW1V 2ER
Tel 0870 746 1266
info@scubasnacks.com
Aimed at divers travelling from the USA: on the expensive side and an extremely large boat which is not always an advantage.
15050 Cedar Ave. S. ( Suite # 116 )
St. Paul,
Minnesota 55124-7046
USA
divetrip@bitstream.net
The Sea Serpent Fleet is a "luxury class liveaboard diving operation", providing diving services throughout the Egyptian Red Sea. The fleet comprises M/Y Grand Sea Serpent,
M/Y Obsession,
M/Y Sea Serpent,
M/Y Excellence,
M/Y Contessa Mia,
M/Y Miss Nouran and M/Y Dreams.
Ceramic Building, Hurghada
Tel: +20 65 344 7307
Fax: +20 65 344 7307
info@seaserpentfleet.com
| Agents | |
| Germany, Slow Dive | info@slow-dive.de |
| Germany, Extratour Tauch and Kulturreisen GmbH | dive@extradive.de |
| Germany, Beluga Reisen GmbH | info@belugareisen.de |
| Netherlands, Diving World Netherlands | info@divingworld.nl |
They have branches in Egypt, UK, Italy, Switzerland and Belgium.
| Country | Telephone | Facsimile |
| Egypt, Diving World Red Sea | +0039 31887381 | +0039 31887381 |
| Belgium, Diving World International | +010 414631 | +010 414631 |
| Italy, La Compagnia Del Mar Rosso | +02 38000467 | +02 38007142 |
| Switzerland, Scuba Swiss | +022 7886316 | +022 7888088 |
| UK, Diving World UK | +44 (0)171 4070017 | +44 (0)171 3781108 |
"I would recommend avoiding Diving world. They short changed me 2 days of a liveaboard on a 7 trip! work that out in cash. No one at airport to meet me, less dives than the Germans already on the boat and delivered to the airport late enough to nearly miss flight and sit 15 rows apart. Rubbish!"
Paul Stow
"Just got back from another Red Sea trip,this year again myself & a group of thirteen,unlucky for some,went to Marsa Alam.the company we went with this year Divers world were very poor indeed,we didn't see the rep all week and in spite of paying for 10 boat dives the dive centre had been instructed that we were to have 5 days diving. We had great difficulty contacting anyone & when we did we were told to pay extra money & to claim it back when we got back to Blighty.....NOT!!.
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Dave Cole
British travel agent organising diving holidays worldwide.
Tel: +44 (0)870 2201 777
E-mail: info@regal-diving.co.uk
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