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Egypt and Red Sea scuba diving and travel

     

 

Egypt and Red Sea scuba diving and travelThe coral reefs of the Red Sea stretch from southern Sinai to the offshore area of the Deep South, which is only reached by liveaboard. The coastline covers a distance of more than 930 miles (1500 km).

Two coastal resort towns, Hurghada on the African mainland and Sharm El Sheikh on the Sinai Peninsula, are the main dive destinations, but the most popular dive sites are spread all over the region.

Among the hundreds of common fish species you will encounter daily are clownfish, butterfly fish, angel fish, parrot fish, lion fish, and turkey fish. You will often encounter schools of barracuda, and even sharks. Egypt and Red Sea scuba diving and travelOccasionally you can spot graceful manta rays too! The variety and amount of life is truly remarkable. Now add a vast assortment of colorful soft and hard corals and you have a diving site that ranks as one of the best in the world.

You will find an abundance of fish and organisms from tiny polyps to the huge Napoleon wrasse. But Egypt is also quite famous for the many interesting wrecks, particularly at the entrance to the Gulf of Aqaba and in the Strait of Tiran.

If you are interested in sharks you will have the opportunity to encounter various species like the silky shark, gray reef sharks, oceanic white tip and the manta ray along with many others depending on the area you visit. Cruising dolphins and friendly sea turtles are especially, but not exclusively, found in the northern region. In the southern regions you will even have an opportunity to see the endangered Dugongs (Manatees).


Egypt/Red Sea Dive Sites


Climate Average - 75F (23C) January / 108 (42C) August
Water Temp Average - 68F (20C)January / 84 (29C) August
Visibility 100+ ft (30+ m) except during local plankton blooms

 

Egypt and Red Sea scuba diving and travel

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Diving Centres Werner Lau Grand Oasis
Shark Bay, Sharm el Sheikh, South Sinai
Tel. 0020 69 3 603 945
Fax. 0020 69 3 600 457
info@wernerlau.com
www.wernerlau.com
Complementary bus transfer from all hotels in Sharm el Sheikh. Modern, comfortable diving wessels, small groups, house reef diving in Grand Oasis. Trips to Dahab, Ras Mohammed, Thistlegorm, Tiran.
   
   
Diving Centers Werner Lau Helnan Marina
Na'ama Bay, Sharm el Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt
Tel. 0020 69 3 600 456
Fax. 0020 69 3 600 457
info@wernerlau.com
www.wernerlau.com
Complementary bus transfer from all hotels in Sharm el Sheikh, Modern, comfortable diving wessels, small groups, Housereef Diving in Grand Oasis, Trips to Dahab, Ras Mohammed, Thistlegrom, Tiran.
   
   
Diving Centers Werner Lau Morgana Beach Resort
Taba, Egypt
info@wernerlau.com
www.wernerlau.com
This newly-built, spacious Resort comprises of a main building and two annexes with a total of 300 rooms. The new diving centre in Taba - managed by Marc Nys is located 27 km north of Nuweiba and only 2 km south of the well-known Taba Heights.
       
   
Diving Centers Werner Lau Oasis
Marsa Alam, Egypt
info@wernerlau.com
www.wernerlau.com
The area around Marsa Alam is rated as one of the best diving area in the world and as one of the few diving areas in the Red Sea that's not overrun. There is something here for everyone, gently sloping dives from the beach, trips by car to more remote bays or trips by boat to legendary reefs such as Elphinstone, Abu Dabbab and Samadai Reef (Dolphin House).
   
   
   
   

Getting There

   
   
Air Travel To Egypt

Egypt has five international airports. Alexandria, Cairo, Luxor, Hurghada and Sharm el Shaykh. While Hurghada and Sharm el Shaykh are the dive destination airports, you may fly into one of the others first depending on your point of origin and flight.

Egypt has two national carriers for domestic flights, Egyptair and Air Sinai. Egyptair flies daily from Cairo to Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel, and Hurghada and twice a week to Kharga Oasis. Air Sinai flies from Cairo to Hurghada, Al Arish, Taba, Sharm el Shaykh, St. Catherine’s Monastery, El Tor, and to Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Entry Requirements

Visitors arriving in Egypt are required to be in possession of a valid passport. Entry visas may be obtained from Egyptian Diplomatic and Consular Missions Abroad or from the Entry Visa Department at the Travel Documents, Immigration and Nationality Administration (TDINA). Visa applications are normally passed out by airlines prior to landing at an Egyptian airport.

Citizens of the following countries are required to be in possession of a pre-arrival visa, which can be applied for through their nearest Egyptian Consulate or Embassy.: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Chechnya, Croatia,Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Lebanon, Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldavia, Montenegro, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, The Philippines,Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Sri-Lanka, Tadzhikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and all African countries.

Residents of the above countries may apply for a visa through their nearest Egyptian Consulate or Embassy.
   
   
   

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