Notes: Age limit: young divers are welcome on all routes provided they have the dive experience required. Childcare services are not available and parents are responsible for their minors onboard, therefore a regular diving trip is not recommend for young non-diving children.
Dive experience: Scuba divers must have an Advanced Open Water Diver licence or equivalent to dive in Egypt's marine parks. Divers who have at least 50 logged dives and are willing to take the advanced course onboard may join these safaris too. For diving elsewhere in Egypt, a minimum of 20 logged dives is required. Diving cruises in Sudan require advanced certification and at least 50 logged dives.
Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, water, soft drinks, hot drinks, return transfers from local airport (see below), park and port fees, dives (as detailed in the trips above), nitrox fills for certified enriched air divers, 2 experienced English-speaking divemasters, tanks, weightbelt and weights, all taxes.
Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 106 per week), dive computer (US$ 53 per week), SMB, diving insurance. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash - EUR, or bank card).
Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks (wine and beer), espresso, torch (US$ 32 per week), 15 litre tank (US$ 42 per week). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.
How to get there: Silky's liveaboard cruises in the Red Sea depart from Hurghada, Safaga or Port Ghalib. Once you arrive in Hurghada or Marsa Alam Airport, a yacht representative carrying a 'Dune' signboard will meet you outside the arrivals hall, after you have passed through luggage collection and customs. Private transfers are provided form the local airport, and a collective minibus is used to transport any guests that need a transfer from Hurghada Airport to Port Ghalib (200 km/3.5 hours). For more details, including airlines, visit our Egypt travel information section.
Guests board on the first day after 2 pm. The first and last night of the trip are spent in port. The last dive of the safari will be about 10 am on the penultimate day. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving. Guests check-out and disembark at or before 10 am on the final day. If you plan to arrive early or depart late, it is recommended to use of a day-use hotel.
Non-diver rate: US$ 53 discount.
Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to share a cabin, or pay a supplement of 75% of the published price for their own cabin.
Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 10 guests and 1 extra person can join the cruise free of charge (11+ guests).
Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 23 guests and 3 extra persons can join free of charge (26 guests).
Add-on package: We recommend some of the wonderful antiquities tours in Egypt to create a once-in-a-lifetime Red Sea diving vacation. Cairo museum's royal mummies, the pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx, a glorious cruise down the River Nile, the Valley of the Kings, all of these and more can be added to your travel plans to make a perfect Egyptian adventure. Other activities such as 4x4 desert safaris, Bediouin visits, birding tours, and camel rides are also available.
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