Diving Highlights

20 dives at any one of Dahab's great dive sites. You will be limited to dive sites with a maximum dive depth of 18 metres if you only have an Open Water qualification.

1. Diving at The Bells and Blue Hole
2. Diving at dive site Ras Abu Galum
3. Diving at dive site Bannerfish Bay
4. Diving at dive site El-Shugarat
5. Diving near the Oasis at dive site Lion Fish Rock
6. Diving at dive site Mashraba
7. Diving at dive site Red Tooth Trigger Bay
8. Diving at dive site Salah's Place
9. Diving at dive site Shoe Stump
10. Diving at dive site Sha'ab Khanzir
11. Diving at dive site Three Pools near the Oasis
12. Diving at dive site Moray Gardens
13. Diving at dive site Golden Blocks
14. Diving at the Canyon and Fish Bowl
15. Diving at the dive site Eel Garden
16. Diving at the dive site the Islands
17. Diving at the dive site Ras Umm Sid
18. Diving at the dive site Gabr el-Bint (AOW+ only and by boat-extra cost)
19. Diving at dive site the Lighthouse at Lighthouse reef
20. Diving at dive site Ras Abu Helal or Small Canyon (Technical only)
21. Diving at dive site the Caves
22. Diving at Ricks Reef
23. Daniela Reef
24. Diving at Abu Telhar or the Huts

Sample Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival (Sunday)
Welcome to Egypt and the start of your trip! Arrive Sharm el Sheikh and transfer to Dahab (1 hour). Drop-off at accommodation and dive centre. Dinner

Day 2: Welcome and start diving (Monday)
You should aim to be at the dive centre by 8:45. You can have some breakfast down there. You will meet with Anne who will give you a guided tour around Dahab so you know where the shops, banks and bars are located. It's then back to dive centre for tea and coffee to meet with Paul, the dive centre manager. You will carry out a check dive at a local reef in the morning before doing another dive in the afternoon

Days 3 - 6: Diving and camel safari (Tuesday - Friday)
The dives you do during this time will be arranged whilst you are there. You will dive a variety of dive sites including The Bells, Blue Hole, Canyon, Eels Gardens, Lighthouse, Mashraba, The Islands, Three Pools, Moray Gardens and even the caves. You will also do one day's diving at Ras Abu Gallum. Getting there is by camel which is just a truly authentic way to get to a dive site!

Day 7: Free day and Mt Sinai trip (Saturday)
Break to relax. You will leave at about 11pm to go to Mt Sinai. it takes about 1.5 hours to get there and then you start the climb to the top (with a guide). You get to the top at around 4am where you sleep for a bit until you watch the sunrise - which is abcolutely fantastic! It's then down the mountain and into St Catherine's Monastery before heading back to Dahab. You get back at around 11am when most people get some rest!

Day 8: Free day and Mt Sinai trip (Sunday)
Morining (coming back from Mt Sinai trip). Afternoon resting. No diving scheduled for today but it doesn't mean you can't go on one!

Days 9 - 13: Diving (Monday to Friday)
5 days diving - 10 dives. You will dive a variety fo dive sites in and around Dahab.

Day 14: Recreational Diving (Saturday)
Today you will do two more dives. Meeting your guide at around 9am you will probably do 'Eel Gardens' or 'The Islands' before returning to the dive centre for lunch. After lunch, at around 1pm, you will do one more dive in the Mashraba Bay area. It's then back to the dive centre to pack up your kit. Please note that the last dive is scheduled for c.1pm so that there is at least 24hours when you are out of the water before flying tomorrow.

Day 15: Last day
This is your last day. Nothing is scheduled for this day. Feel free to chill out at the beach or relax by the pool. You will be picked up in the afternoon and taken to Sharm for your return flight.

Inclusions and Exclusions

General 14 nights accommodation in a dorm room Airport meet and greet Transfers (Sharm - Dahab - Sharm) 2 meals a day Free Internet access Complimentary tea and coffee facilities Gap Year Diver membership GYD T-shirt Resort representative Diving 10 days / 20 recreational dives Camel Safari to Ras Abu Gallum Equipment hire

Activities 3-4 hour quad biking excursion Mt Sinai and St Catherines' Monastery Excursion Not included International flights Visa (free on arrival) Vaccinations - consult your doctor Laundry Drinks (50p soft drink and £1.10 pint beer) Lunch each day (budget £4.00)

Pricing Details

Standard Programme with inclusions / exclusions: £660pp

Upgrades and bolt-ons
Upgrade to a private room for the 2 weeks: Add £140
Make this a 4 week trip and visit Egypt over 8 days : Add £369.00

Discounts
Two people book together and get a £50 discount each.
No equipment hire needed? Discount £70.00

Departures 2008 / 2009

Regualar start dates for 2008 - basically every Sunday of each week

27 January 3 February 10 February 17 February 24 February 2 March 9 March 16 March 23 March 30 March 6 April 13 April 20 April 27 April

03 May 11 May 18 May 25 May 01 June 08 June 15 June 22 June 29 June 06 July 13 July 20 July 27 July 02 August 10 August 17 August

24 August 31 August 07 September 14 September 21 September 28 September 04 October 12 October 19 October 26 October 02 November 09 November 16 November 23 November 30 November 07 December 14 December

Extra Information

Requirements
Please remember to bring your PIC cards with you along with your log book. If it hass been over 6 months since your last dive, yu will also have to do a check dive on arrival - this is an additional cost of £20.

Destination Information
For information about the dive centre, accommodation, activities, Dahab town, social life etc, please visit the Dahab destination page. We also have a video of Dahab, if you would like to see this video then please visit the Dahab promo video page. For more pictures of Dahab and Egypt, please visit our photo gallery.