Date: 23. May 2025 - 31. May 2025
Free places: 16
Start and end of the tour: Marsa Alam
Categories:
Liveaboard Egypt Deep South of the Red Sea – St. Johns
The so-called “BDE tour” is the classic marine park tour. It is beautiful and offers plenty of potential for encounters with big fish. The dives are sometimes a little more challenging due to the current at the exposed dive sites. This tour is therefore recommended for experienced divers.
This diving safari can be perfectly combined with the previous week to create a 2-week “Best of the Red Sea” tour! The previous week is the classic marine park tour: Brother Islands, Daedalus, Elphinstone. Please enter your interest in the text field in the booking inquiry – this results in a price advantage of 330 € compared to the two individual tours. If only guests are booked for both tours (like until now), we save the “intermediate day” in the marina.
If this week takes place as a single tour, you must arrive on Friday at the latest so that we can leave on Saturday morning. The night from Friday to Saturday must be organized at the hotel.
The route:
This tour takes you to the deep south of the Egyptian Red Sea – to the beautiful St. Johns Reefs. These reefs are only visited by safari boats and are far more untouched than the more northerly diving areas. There is something for everyone here. There are shallow and sheltered sites with canyons, coral gardens and beautifully overgrown ergs as well as more challenging sites with steep walls, currents and a good chance of encountering big fish.
The Fury Shoals are located between the starting point of Marsa Alam and the St. Johns reefs. We will also be able to enjoy ourselves here for a few days. Dolphins, turtles, sharks, everything is possible – and we are sure to see lots of colorful fish. This tour is very varied. Some night dives are also possible.
Dive sites that are mostly visited on this tour:
Shaab Claudio, Shaab Maksur, Sataya Reef, Habili Ali, Gota Kebira, Umm Arouk, Habili Gaffar, St. Johns Caves and others. The exact choice of dive sites always depends on wind and weather conditions.
Included Services: see Safari Info
Important: A minimum of 50 dives is required in Egyptian marine protected areas.
Included services for a 2-week tour:
The safari price includes:
- Transfer from the nearest airport to the ship and back
- 14 nights accommodation in ½ double cabin
or 13 nights accommodation in ½ double cabin and 1 night in a hotel (depending on the ship’s tour schedule) - Full board – 3 main meals plus snacks
- Tea, coffee, water, juices, soft drinks
- 13 days diving with up to 4 dives per day, last day: 2 dives
- Nitrox 28-32% (for Nitrox-certified divers)
- 12 liter aluminum scuba tank, weights
- Local guides
Additional costs on site:
- Additional costs package
(diving and reef fees, marina fees, fuel surcharges): 335 €
As of 10/2024, subject to price increases by the responsible authorities - Tips (recommendation approx. 100 EUR per week per person)
- As required:
Surcharge for single cabin: 50%, for suites 60%
Alcoholic drinks (according to price list on board)
15 liter bottle, rental equipment (35 € per item per week)