Dive experience: To dive in the marine parks of Brothers, Daedalus Reef, Zabargad and Rocky islands, you must be an advanced open water certified diver and have a minimum of 50 logged dives, elsewhere: a minumum of 30 logged dives. A diver that fails to meet these entry requirements may have to sit our more challenging dives if the guides assess that he/she lacks the ability to complete the dive safely.
Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, soft drinks, drinking water, hot drinks (e.g. coffee, tea), dives (as detailed in the trips above), 4 experienced English-speaking divemasters (target is 8 divers per DM), 12 litre tanks, weights, all taxes.
Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 265 per week), dive computer, SMB, port fees US$ 48, park fees US$ 85, service charge (i.e. crew tips: US$ 106, diving insurance. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash - EUR or USD, or card, or online payment).
Optional extras: Airport to boat transfers, nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers (US$ 63 per week), 15 litre tank (US$ 48 per week), torch. 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: Hammerhead liveaboard diving safaris depart from either Hurghada (Old (Sheraton) Port) or Port Ghalib. If requested, a staff representative will be waiting for you at either the arrivals hall of Hurghada or Marsa Alam airports, holding a sign with your name on it. Private transfers can be arranged to the yacht from either airport at any time of day on start and end day only. For 1-week trips, check in time starts at 2 pm on the first day (boat departs port the next morning). For short trips, check-in time is 6 pm.
The last dive of the trip will be at around 11 am. The yacht then returns to port in the afternoon. For 1-week trips, check out is at 9 am on the final day. For short trips, check-in time is 12 noon. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving. For more details, including airlines, see our Red Sea travel information section.
Non-diver rate: 15% 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 6 divers and 1 extra person can join the cruise free of charge (8+ guests), pay for 12 divers and 2 extra persons can join free of charge (14+ guests).
Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 22 divers and 10 additional persons can join the cruise free of charge (total 32 guests)
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 Red Sea diving trip.
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.
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