Red Sea Diving Safaris in Egypt

Red Sea Diving Safaris

Aqua Red invites you to the spectacular underwater world of the Red Sea, where the desert meets the sea. It is truly one of the planet's most exotic and fascinating natural environments. For this, it is not surprising that the Red Sea is considered by many to offer the very best diving available in the marine world. The Red Sea attracts divers, photographers, marine scientists and vacationers from all over the world, hoping to experience and explore the incalculable wonders of the colorful, abundant marine life and the Red Sea's lavish coral reefs.

The Red Sea covers approximately 200,000 sq. km., about 1/5 of Egypt, and extends a distance of 1050km along the western coast of the Red Sea from south of Suez to the Sudanese border. The exceptional living reef stretches way out into the sea, forming elaborate systems of caves, lagoons, gardens and plateaus.

Aqua Red has the associations and facilities to accommodate requests from Hurghada throughout the South Red Sea. From a snorkeling trip to a week long live aboard, Aqua Red is ready and equipped to handle all your sea excursions.

All our services comply with the standards of the International Diving Organizations, PADI and CMAS.

Additional services include the Daily Boat Dive, PADI training courses, and Live Aboard Trips.

Most boats trips, PADI courses and special dive excursions are kept to a small group so every participant receives the maximum attention from the dive guides in underwater exploration and in safety. The staff is trained to offer a wide range of diving experiences for the beginner as well as the expert. Guides and instructors are as diversified as our dives. These include wreck dive, night dive, drift dive, deep-sea dive and photographic.

Scuba divers are not the only ones to this wondrous world. Snorkel enthusiasts are fortunate as many of the reefs are reachable within a couple of meters. Half and full days trips are available.

Aqua Red and PADI welcome the opportunity to expand your diving experience and career

Full comprehensive training programs are available that include the Introduction to Dive, the Open Water Course, the Advanced Program, the Rescue and Medic First Aid, and the Dive Master. Let us know your level of interest and we will forward a full price list for your consideration.

Always available throughout the year are our SPECIAL group rates and Holiday packages.

Check with us directly for those exceptional savings on various packages.

Our Boats
Discover the underwater diversity of the Red Sea with Aqua Red. It is here that scuba enthusiasts experience the depths of underwater exploration.

ART use a fleet of boats that cruise regularly onto the shimmering waters of the Red Sea.

All boats have the basic facilities, which include a full crew (captain, mechanic, and kitchen staff), private cabins, dining areas, spacious salons equipped with bar, TV, and stereo system, 110/220V recharging panel, air compressor, a spacious sundeck, and the divers platform.

A brief description of a few of them:

Golden One
Golden One is a 26-bedded boat with 5 shared bathrooms. Length: 33 m Width: 7.5 m Air-Conditioning TV, Video, DVD, CD, Tape Player Engines: 2 x 480HP Caterpillar Generators: 2 x 42kw Perkins Compressors: 2 x Coltri-Sub MCH13 Nitrox Production by UBS EANx Membrane Life jackets/Life rafts, Oxygen, and First Aid Hull: Traditional Wood Construction
Speedy
Speedy 5 is a 16-bedded boat with 4 shared bathrooms. Length: 27m Width: 7.0m Air-Conditioning VHF Radio, Echo Sounder, GPS Radar, Radio Cassette, TV and Video Engines: 2X 350 H.P. CAT Generator: 1 X 20Kw &1 X 4Kw Life jackets/Life rafts, Oxygen, and First Aid Hull: Traditional Wood Construction
Amelia
Amelia, refitted in 2006, is an 18-bedded boat w/9 en-suite cabins Length: 31m Width: 7.5m Air-Conditioning Audio/visual T/V, DVD, video and CD/tape player Water 13t fresh water Engines: 2 x 500 HP MAN Generators: 1 x 40kw,1 x 50kw (Perkins) Compressors: 2 x Bauer Mariner 200 l/min Zodiac 2 x 4.85 m zodiacs with 30 HP outboard engines Safety Life jackets, life rafts, fire alarm, oxygen and first aid Nitrox: Nitrox membrane system on board Communication VHF Radio, DSC (area I and II), Satellite EPIRB Navigation equipment Radar, GPS, echo sounder and compass
Most safari trips in the South Red Sea include the Brothers Islands The Brother Islands are located 32 miles northeast of Al Quseir in the middle of the Red Sea. The two small islands are named 'El Akhawein', which in Arabic means the Brothers. These exposed "islands" are the tips of two massive reef pillars that rise from the sea. The Brothers are the most significant reefs in the area, and as such act as a magnet luring any pelagic and reef fishes. The reefs support an incredible dense and diverse coral population, with overwhelmingly beautiful soft coral growth on all sides. Big Brother, the larger of the two, lies about 1 km north of its sibling. It is easily identified by its Victorian stone lighthouse, a legacy of the British rule. Besides the incredible underwater life that exists at the Brothers, is the attraction of two wrecks at the site. The first is on the northwest side of Big Brother a wreck that is found at reasonable depth. The bow is in 30 m of water and the rear starts at 40 m. The name of the wreck is 'Aida', a 75 meter long passenger ship, which was used by the Army as a supply ship. During a storm in 1957 the boat sunk but luckily all 157 passengers were rescued. The ship is standing alongside a steep coral wall and is flowered with colorful soft corals. Less than 100 m north to 'the Aida' there is a second and much older wreck in shallower water. This wreck is called 'the railway wreck' or 'the Numidia'. It was an English ship transporting material for railways. The ship sank around 1900 and is fully sheltered with soft corals in all colors. The bow, marked by a collection of strange wheels starts at 9 m. The rest of the wreck is at 15 m and goes on to 40 m, where the hull has been broken. The rear of the boat and the propellor can be found around 80 m. This wreck is known to be one of the if not the most intriguing in the Red Sea. Live Aboard trips are available in both the North and South of the Red Sea. Check out the 2010 timetable

Rates include unlimited diving, private cabin accommodations, all meals and soft drinks, dive guides, tanks and weights, and ground transfers from the Airport or hotel to the harbor. Additional costs include the full scuba equipment and marine park fees.

Private charters can be arranged with a minimum of 5 persons. ART can customize any trip for you and your dive buddies.

If you do not have the time for a week long dive safari to discover the awesome beauty of the southern dive sites, we can arrange with other divers a mini-safari dive trips to the Brothers Islands and other southern atolls and islands.

Itineraries and map routes

The following itineraries suggest various routes encompassing all the major diving destinations.

The Northern Route starts from Hurghada to the straits of Tiran, Ras Mohammed, Shab Mahmoud (Dunraven Wreck), Shab Ali (Thistlegorm Wreck), Gobal Islands, Shab Um Usk, Siyul Saghira and Kebira, Abu Nuhas, Shab El Erg, Umm Gammar, and Careless Reef.

The Southern route can depart from either Hurghada, Safaga or Quseir and goes to Shab Shear (Saleem Express), Abu Gafan, Umm Halhalla, Panorama Reef, Ras Abu Soma, Tobi Arba, Abu Hashish, Elphinstone.

Due to the long distances between the sites in the Deep South, the trips are varied to maximize your scuba experience.

Following indicates the different routes that highlight the spectacular sites of the Deep South.

The Southern Experience
Elphinstone, Brother's Island, Abu Kefan, Panorama Reef and Abu Ramada

Deep South Magic
Elphinstone, Daedalus Reef, Zarbargad Island, Brother's Island, St John's and Dolphin House

Divers Voyage
Dhaab Samadai, Shaab Sharm, Wadi Gamal, Galawa, Shaab Maksur, Dolphin Reef and St John's

All dive trips including the Brothers, Zabargad and Rocky Island require special permission and can be organized for private group charters. So if you have a minimum of 10 divers, choose the dates and the desired sites and we will create your dream voyage.

Trips to the Brothers, Zabargad and Rocky Island require special permission and can be organized for private group charters.

All of the itineraries can be altered due to "weather conditions." When weather conditions are compromising the captain has the right and may cancel a destination if this weather will affect the safety of the guests or the boat. If the conditions are not affecting the vessel but the captain sees that more than 50% of the group are experiencing difficulty such as severe sea sickness; he may change the destination as well. It is our full intention to deliver a memorable, yet safe dive experience.

The underwater amazement of the Red Sea remains a living tapestry of resounding corals and exotic fish, waiting for you to discover its secrets with Aqua Red Travel's Red Sea Diving Safaris