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Experiences · Sea & water

Under the Red Sea, on it, and on the wind.

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Diving, snorkelling, freediving, kitesurfing and sailing ask very different things of you. Filter by what you want to do and where you are staying, then put up to three side by side: the skill each needs, the time you actually spend in the water, and what you will see.

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Comparison of The Thistlegorm, Your first dive in the Red Sea
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Starting price
Starting priceUSD 93Per certified diver for the wreck day; the marine park fee is paid on the day.Your written quote confirms the price for your party, dates and choices.
Starting priceUSD 59Per person, with the instructor and equipment.Your written quote confirms the price for your party, dates and choices.
Where it startsSharm El SheikhHurghada
ActivityScuba divingScuba diving
Skill or certificationA certification suited to about 30 m, and recent divesNone; a medical questionnaire comes first
Minimum ageSet by your certification and the dive centre10 and over (PADI's standard)
Time actually doing itUsually two divesOne or two dives of about 30–45 minutes
Total timeFull day by boatFull day by boat
Best seasonYear-round, weather and current permittingYear-round; the sea is coolest from January to March
What you seeMotorcycles, trucks and the cargo of a 1941 supply shipHard coral, reef fish and, with luck, a turtle
What it asksA diving certification at a level suited to about 30 m, recent experience and comfort in current. We ask for your certificate and log, and so will the dive centre.Comfort in water, a clean medical questionnaire and patience with your ears. You do not need to be a strong swimmer, but you need to be willing.
What we confirm first
  • A dive centre licensed through CDWS, with a guide who dives the wreck regularly
  • Your certification level and your last dive
  • Weather and current on the day; the boat may not go
  • A dive centre licensed through CDWS, and an instructor-to-beginner ratio agreed in advance
  • Your answers to the medical questionnaire, and a doctor's sign-off where it asks for one
  • The reef, the boat and whether national park fees are paid on the day
  • A 24-hour gap between diving and any flight
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  • Freediving · Dahab

    One breath in Dahab

    A beginner freediving course in one of the world's freediving towns, down a line on a single breath.

    Time
    2–3 days
    Needs
    None; you must swim 200 m non-stop
    Starting priceUSD 232
    Read more : One breath in Dahab
    What we confirm before you go
    • A school teaching an internationally recognised course, with its instructor ratio
    • Your medical statement, and what the school requires
    • Course days that fit your route
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  • Kite & wind · El Gouna, Soma Bay, Dahab or Ras Sudr

    Your first kite

    A kitesurfing course chosen beach by beach: the depth, the wind and the rescue boat.

    Time
    Several days
    Needs
    None; balance and core strength help
    Starting priceUSD 418
    Read more : Your first kite
    What we confirm before you go
    • A licensed school at the exact beach you choose
    • Lesson length, instructor ratio and the rescue arrangements
    • Enough days for the wind to give you lessons
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Tours

Red Sea day trips by boat

Guided days with transport and the arrangements taken care of, each on request.
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Marc Ryckaert (MJJR), CC BY 3.0; Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0; Sovernigo, CC BY-SA 4.0; Alexander Vasenin, CC BY-SA 3.0; Hesham Farouk Ragab, CC BY-SA 4.0; Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0; Djehouty, CC BY-SA 4.0; Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and cropped for display.

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Wikicomman, CC BY-SA 4.0; Igorgalli, CC BY-SA 4.0; cattan2011, CC BY 2.0; Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0; Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0; Marc Ryckaert (MJJR), CC BY 3.0. Resized and cropped for display.