Sharm el-Sheikh has also become a favorite spot for Scuba divers from around the world. Being situated near to the Red Sea, it provides some of the most stunning underwater scenery and warm water making this an ideal place to dive. The crystal clear waters of the Red Sea offer unobstructed opportunities to spot tropical marine life ranging from sharks and dolphins to gorgonian fans and feather-stars
Package Includes:
Accommodation:
06 Nights accommodation at Camel Hotel
Camel Dive Club and Hotel is located right in the heart of Na’ama Bay, the main resort area of Sharm el Sheikh. It is approximately 10km from Sharm el Sheikh International Airport. The Hotel’s location, and its’ integrated facilities including dive centre and school, swimming pool, beach (2 minutes walk), restaurants, and the most popular bars in town, are unique. Our 5* PADI IDC centre (founded in 1986) adjoins the Hotel and is one of the best-known diving centres in Sharm el Sheikh.
Flight & Transfer:
Return International Flight Dubai to Sharm El Sheik
Return Airport transfer to and from Sharm Airport to Camel Hotel
Meal:
Daily Breakfast & Lunch (only during diving day)
Diving:
05 days diving with 02 guided boat dives to over 40 beautiful dive sites in Ras Mohammed, Tiran and along the mainland coast.
*3rd dive can be added with extra charges of Euro 20.00/person
**Extra cost to dive at Dunraven wreck (Euro 30.00/diver) & Thistlegorm wreck (Euro 85.00/ diver) - no advance booking is allow as the excursions depend on good weather and sea conditions
Excludes:
Dive equipment (rental available)
Own expenses and visa fee (if applicable)
Ras Mohamed National Park fee is Euro 5.00 to be paid directly at the counter of Camel Dive Centre
Famous Dive Sites: The following dive sites in Ras Mohammed Marine Park require special mention:
Anemone City
Get caught up in the hustle and bustle of this busy underwater metropolis with sprawling highways and by-ways of hard and soft corals. Prolific anemone's harbour a permanent populace of anemonefish, but with plenty of other fish species to give it a truly cosmopolitan feel.
Jackfish Alley
Jackfish Alley is a popular Sinai Peninsula shore dive and is located only a short distance from the beach. Most often done as a drift dive, you can start at a white mark on the cliff from where you drop down to a cave at about 5 metres, which is full of glassfish. Towards the south lies a sandy coral-covered plateau buzzing with marine life, and is one of Ras Mohammed's most photographed coral pinnacles as it's swirling with glassfish. Further south, the plateau narrows into a sandy gully - Jackfish Alley. Coral growth is good overall and the fish population is excellent. White tip reef sharks can often be found taking an afternoon nap on the sandy plateau.
Dunraven Wreck
The 80m long Dunraven steamship was built in Newcastle, England in 1873. In March 1876, on her voyage up the Suez from India to the UK, she caught fire and sank to the seabed at 30m, off Shaab Mahmoud south of Sharm El Sheikh, with her cargo of cotton and wool. The wreck was only rediscovered in 1979. The cavernous hull is adorned with soft corals and black corals and is full of schooling goatfish and glassfish, squirrelfish and a few groupers and moray eels. Pass some ballast stones, the large boiler room and several breaks in the hull until you reach the bow at 15m. Here you can ascend and swim back along the upper surface of the ship. The exterior of the hull is now covered in hard corals, with sea whips and gorgonians hanging from the vertical sections. It's a great place to spot nudibranchs, crocodilefish, scorpionfish and colourful clouds of fairy basslets
Thistlegorm
The Thistlegorm was discovered in 1956 by Jacques Cousteau and is probably the most famous wreck in the world. It sank in 1941 when it was hit by a German bomb that blew a hole in the port side, igniting tank ammunition that was in the hold. The explosion ripped the roof of the ship backwards, rather like opening a tin of sardines. The stern section of the wreck lies almost horizontal to the sea bed; the remainder of the wreck is nearly upright. Inside the wreckage, tyres, tanks, motorbikes, Bedford trucks, waders and wellington boots can be seen. Penetration is possible around the bridge and blast area. The large prop is still in position and the guns on the stern are in excellent condition. Artillery litters the blast area. A bath tub can be seen towards the bow and a toilet near the stern. The sea life is impressive with possibility of seeing tuna overhead the resident turtle. Expect this to be very busy, especially once the day boats have reached it; it is likely to be chaos both on the surface and under the water.
Shark & Yolanda Reef
Surely the prize of Ras Mohammed, this reef offers an opportunity to spy every single species of fish in the Red Sea. Watch out for scorpionfish, rarely seen on other dive sites, as well as the wreck of the Yolanda. Every possible fish species is found here, including hammerheads, gigantic tuna and a menagerie of other pelagics. An ever present school of barracuda and snappers are residents and it's a great place to see Napoleon wrasse
Ras Ghazlani
With no mooring and a generally strong current! Famous of drift dive, which is the perfect way to appreciate the tranquillity of this dive site. Located at the mouth of Marsa Bareika, this site consists of a steep slope covered by coral heads. Dropping down to 15 metres, the reef wall descends gradually as you go deeper with abundant fish life all across the reef. Pufferfish, eagle rays, groupers and napoleonfish dot the reef, and keep your eyes on the blue for some pelagic action.