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Golden Dolphin IV
- Visits Red Sea North and South
- All cabins with private bathrooms
- Dedicated restaurant room with bar
- Large boat
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Golden Dolphin IV is a huge 46m long (and 11m wide) and can accommodate 28 guests in 14 air conditioned cabins on its 3 floors, each with its own bathroom and minibar. There is a spacious and dedicated dining room on the lower deck and 2 air conditioned lounges with TV/DVD on the main and upper decks. There are also 2 large and comfortable sun decks for you to relax in a comfortable atmosphere. The liveaboard has 3 bars, so there is no excuse not to grab a drink and socialise with your fellow guests.
The yacht is powered by 2 x 2200 PS K50 Cummins engines. It has 2 generators (2 x 125 KW und 1 x 80 KW), 2 x Bauer air compressors and a Nitrox Mattai 15KW compressor, and 2 x 10.000 litre desalinators. Dives are made from the 2 x 6m 85 PS motorised Zodiacs. The boat is also rebreather- and tec- diver friendly, and there is a wide range of PADI and SSI speciality courses available onboard. For passenger safety, Golden Dolphin IV has a satellite EPIRB, 2 life rafts, a satellite phone, life jackets, oxygen, fire extinguishers, a first aid kit, and even a defibrillator.
Golden Dolphin trip prices are inclusive of most extras, which is a point worth considering when choosing a Red Sea liveaboard, there are very few extras. And with the Golden Dolphin IV, you won't find a newer option!
Notes: These are the cruise requirements: to North & Wrecks/or St. Johns Reefs - Open Water license and 30 logged dives; to Brothers, Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone/ or Red Sea South - Open Water license and 50 logged dives (Advanced certification is recommended).
Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, water, soft drinks and hot drinks, return transfers from local airport to boat, marina fees, dives (as detailed in the liveaboard trips above), nitrox fills for certified enriched air divers, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (10 divers per DM), tanks, weights and weightbelts, 15 litre tank for return customers, all taxes.
Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 140 per week) (must be ordered 1 week in advance), diving computer (US$ 36 per week), dive insurance, safari package (includes: Egypt entrance visa, meet and assist, fuel surcharge, harbour fees, permission fees, marine park fees and taxes) - 7 nights US$ 286, 10+ nights US$ 312, SS Turkia trip surcharge US$ 52.
Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash only).
Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, torch (US$ 36 per week), 15 litre tank (US$ 36 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: MY Golden Dolphin IV departs primarily from Port Ghalib or Hurghada. Return transfers are provided from nearby hotels and from Hurghada and Marsa Alam airports to the departure point. Check-in time is 6 pm (boat departs next morning). Final check-out on the morning of the last day is at 10 am (last night may be spent on board in the harbour or at a hotel depending on the itinerary). The last dive of the trip will be at around 12 noon on the second last day of the trip. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.
For more details, including airlines, see our travel information section for the Red Sea. A day room can be arranged for arrival or departure day at an additional charge.
Non-diver rate: 25% off the published price.
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 25% to the published price in low season and 50% in high season (1 Apr-13 Jul and 19 Sep-30 Nov).
Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 7 guests and 1 additional person can join free of charge. Pay for 15 guests and 2 additional persons can join free of charge. Pay for 22 guests and 3 additional persons can join free of charge.
Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 25 guests and 3 additional persons can join free of charge.
Add-on package: If you have time, we strongly recommend that you consider some of the wonderful antiquities tours in Egypt which can add a whole new dimension to your holiday. 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 seen in 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.
Red Sea North, Wrecks & Brothers (8 Days / 7 Nights - 19 Dives)
Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, turtles, schooling fish & big pelagicsDiving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Big Brother, Little Brother, Aida II wreck, Numidia wreck, Thistlegorm, Abu Nuhas wrecks (Giannis D, Carnatic, Kimon M, Chrisoula K), Dunraven, Ras Mohamed: Shark Reef and Yolanda Reef. Cruises that use Port Ghalib may also dive at Elphinstone.
Day 1
As soon as you land in Hurghada the Golden Dolphin staff will be at the arrival terminal to welcome you and take care of your visa on arrival. An air-conditioned van will take you to Port Ghalib where the dive cruise ship is moored. Once onboard the liveaboard you will be met by its crew and the tour leader that will show to you the boat, assign you a cabin and explain in detail the important info and the itinerary of your vacation. Enjoy your dinner in the air-conditioned saloon before going to bed: you will start diving the next day.
Days 2-7
The Brother Islands are 2 small exposed promontories in the middle of the sea, with a very high concentration of marine life. The walls feature sponges, anemones and hard and soft corals, giving an astonishing variety of colour to the underwater world. It's very common to see sharks at the dive sites around the islands. Scalloped hammerheads and grey reef sharks, silvertip and whitetip reef sharks. At Big Brother there is the Numidia wreck. It lies between 5-8m, completely covered with hard and soft corals. and gorgonians.
The SS Thistlegorm is probably the most famous wreck in the Red Sea, lying upright on the sea-bottom at 32m depth, with its cargo of tanks, trucks, motorcycles, weapons, railway carriage and 2 railway engines. The reef at Abu Nuhas is famous for its 4 wrecks, an attraction point for divers from all around the world, as they are now encrusted with beautiful corals that attract lots of reef fish. Inside the wrecks expect to find thousands of glassfish. The Ras Mohammed marine park offers great diving, especially at Shark and Yolanda reef. Both reefs feature great hard and soft corals, plenty of fish and also sharks, especially during the morning dives.
3 dives a day are the norm in the Red Sea, with a couple of morning dives followed by a 3rd dive in the afternoon that ends each amazing day of underwater discovery. There will only 2 dives on the last day before disembarkation as the boat will then sail back to port.
Expect 3 delicious meals and a snack with fresh juice every day. Main meals are buffet style. Breakfast is usually eggs cooked to your choice (omelette, fried, or scrambled), pancakes, toast, bread, fresh fruit and veggies, cereals and milk or yoghurt, cheese and sausages, hot coffee and tea. Lunch and evening meals usually consist of lots of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, chicken, beef and fish prepared mainly with international recipes, but also some local delicacies will be served during the trip, plus an exciting barbeque night that always impresses the guests. Snacks like cookies, juices and fresh fruit are always available.
Day 8
Check out time is normally after a small breakfast and farewells with the crew, before being transferred either to Hurghada Airport or your local hotel.
Note: sometimes this route uses Port Ghalib. Please check port details above.
[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].
All the cabins have:
- Air-conditioning
- En-suite bathroom with hot water shower and hand basin
- Hand soap, 2 big towels, bathrobe, and hairdryer provided
- Minibar
- Music
- Reading lights
- Cabinet, shelves and mirror
- Bedding
- 24-hour, 220V electricity and 2 flat pin plug points
- Fire warning system
- Life jackets and fire extinguishers
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