Dive experience: Required - Brothers, Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone, Tiran, Golden Loop, Rocky, Zabargad, St John’s: N2, CMAS**, Advanced or equivalent, + 50 logged dives; North, Fury Shoals: N1, Open water, CMAS*. Guided supervsion will be required for divers with less than 20 logged dives. Egyptian law limits the maximum recreational dive depth to 40 metres. Dive computer, or depth gauge and watch, surface marker buoy and flash light are mandatory for all. Proof of dive cetification and diving logbook are mandatory.
Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, water, fruit juice, hot drinks, round trip transfers from Hurghada or Marsa Alam airports or local hotels to the boat, port fees, national park fees (2025 onwards), dives (as detailed in the trips above), nitrox fills for certified enriched air divers, 2 experienced English-speaking divemasters, 12 litre tanks (DIN & Int.), weights and weightbelts, all taxes.
Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 148 per trip), dive computer (US$ 37 per week), SMB, torch (US$ 21 per week), diving insurance, national park fees (2024 only: US$ 42). Guided supervsion for divers with less than 20 logged dives (US$ 5 per dive). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash - EUR, USD, or credit card).
Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, 15 litre tank (US$ 42 per week), private guide. 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: Dolce Vita liveaboard expeditions depart from Hurghada or Port Ghalib and roundtrip transfers are provided from nearby hotels (within 5 km of port) and from Hurghada and Marsa Alam airports to the departure point. For more details, including airlines, see our travel information section for the Red Sea. Check-in is from 6 pm onwards. Guests are welcomed outside of the arrival hall, after passing customs and baggage claim. Boat staff will be waiting for you with a “SEAFARI” signboard. All buses are recent models, air conditioned and, for long distance transfers, a snack, mineral water and fruit juice are provided. For long distance rides guests may be asked to wait for other participants to form collective transfers. During long waits, guests are invited to the Seafari villa in downtown Hurghada; it has an air-conditioned lounge, wifi, a small terrace, toilet. Water, tea and coffee are available. Nearby: shopping, bars and restaurants, beach and promenade. Journey times -> Hurghada Airport - Hurghada Marina: 20 mins, Hurghada Airport - Port Ghalib: 3 hours, Marsa Alam Airport - Port Ghalib: 15 mins.
The first and last nights of the diving tour are spent in the harbour. The last dive of the trip will be at about 8 am on the penultimate day and the boat returns to port at around 3 pm. Guests disembark at 8 am on the final day. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving. Private transfers and 'day use' hotels can also be reserved.
Non-diver rate: US$ 53 off the published price (also applicable to groups and full charters).
Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to pay the regular fare and agree to share a cabin, or pay a supplement of 70% of the published price for their own cabin.
Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 10 guests and 1 additional diver can join the cruise free of charge (11+ guests).
Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 22 guests and 2 additional persons can join the cruise free of charge (total 24 guests).
Add-on package: If you have time, we recommend you add a whole new dimension to your vacation and consider some of the wonderful antiquities tours in Egypt.
Cairo museum's royal mummies, the pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx, a glorious cruise down the Nile staying in a luxury cabin, The Valley of the Kings; all of these and more can be visited in tour packages starting at 6 nights' duration. Other activities such as 4x4 safaris and camel tours are also available as are custom-made packages to suit your needs.
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