KING SNEFRO 5

22m / 73ft MAX 8 NITROX WIFI

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At a glance:

Specialises in short diving safaris
Visits Ras Mohamed and Tiran Strait
Cabins with en-suite bathrooms
Very small number of divers per trip
Green Fins certified

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King Snefro 5 is one of the smaller Sharm El Sheikh liveaboard boats, measuring just 22m in length. It is the sistership of King Snefro 6 and was built in Alexandria in 1999 but underwent a major refit in 2018, It operates mini 3 night dive safaris around the Red Sea's Sinai Peninsula - to the classic destinations of the Straits of Tiran and Ras Mohamed National Park. Taking a maximum of only 8 guests per cruise, you can be sure of an intimate experience and plenty of personal attention from the Snefro boat crew.

Enjoy the TV, video and music system while relaxing indoors in the air conditioned saloon and dining area, and help yourself to snacks, soft drinks, drinking water, tea and coffee at any time. The liveaboard's sundeck is the place to soak up the hot Red Sea sunshine, or opt for a a good book in the cool of the shade. The kitchen staff prepare delicious, mouth-watering meals: if you have special requests, such as a vegetarian diet, just let us know and they will gladly prepare something special for you.

There are 5 cabins onboard, 2 of which have private ensuite bathroom facilities, and 3 share 2 bathrooms. All have air conditioning. King Snefro 5 offers a short and sweet liveaboard diving adventure around the Sinai Peninsula. The low boat capacity makes it a great choice for a whole boat charter in the Northern Red Sea.

MY King Snefro 5 has a total of 5 twin bunk bed cabins located on the lower deck. This includes 2 cabins with private bathrooms and 3 cabins with shared bathrooms.

All the cabins have:

Air-conditioning
En-suite bathroom with hot-water shower (2 cabins only) and hand basin
Portholes
Reading lights
Bedding & towels provided
Cabinet, shelves & mirror

Personal safe

24-hour, 220v electricity supply

European-style 2-pin plugs

Life jackets

Fire extinguisher

No. of bathrooms / showers - 4 / 5 - hot water

Red Sea North & Tiran Straits (4 Days / 3 Nights - 11 Dives)

Trip highlights: turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Temple, Ras Katy Ras Mohamed: Jackfish Alley, Shark and Yolanda Reef, Strait of Tiran: Jackson Reef, Woodhouse Reef, North and South Lagoon, Thomas Reef, Gordon Reef; Ras Nasrani, Ras Ghamila or Ras Um Sid

Day 1
After being picked up at the airport or from your local hotel, you will be transferred to the new marina at Sharm El Sheikh (El Wataneya) port and embark King Snefro 5 at 6 pm. You will be welcomed on board and assigned to your cabin to unpack your dive gear and prepare for the diving that will start the next morning. Once all the guests are on board, a boat briefing will be held inside the air-conditioned saloon, along with the administrative work for the port authority. Dinner will be served on this first evening of your diving vacation. The boat will then leave port early on the next day.

Core Days
This short 3-night dive safari is a very popular option for those wanting to get a taste of diving around the Sinai Peninsula. Ras Mohamed National Park is famous for its breath-taking walls rich in soft corals and gorgonian fans, that are visited by huge schools of schools of snapper, trevallies and tuna. Turtles, blue-spotted sting rays, crocodilefish, scorpionfish and lionfish are always present. A real paradise for divers. You will also dive the 4 famous reefs of the Strait of Tiran. These magnificent formations, rising from the depths, are often frequented by large pelagics due to the abundance of currents.
Delicious meals during the tour appeal to every diver's appetite and taste, consisting of international and Italian cuisine, as well as some of the local Arabic delicacies. They are served buffet style in the dining section of the main deck’s air-conditioned saloon. A pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks will each be followed by dives, while dinner will take place after the night dive. Biscuits, cakes, candy bars, bread/toast and fruit are available all day, as well as tea, coffee, soft drinks and drinking water. There is also an onboard BBQ grill.

Day 4
After 3 more day dives, the liveaboard will return to El Wataneya in the afternoon and you will disembark at 4 pm before being transferred either to the airport or your local hotel in Sharm El Sheikh.

[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].

The liveaboard crew comprises:

Divemasters
Captain
Chef

Steward/waiter

Deck hand

Motorised dinghy - 10m² dive deck with fresh water showers & rinse tank - Air-conditioned saloon and dining area, water dispenser and bar, TV, DVD and music centre - Library with magazines, novels and fish ID books - Backgammon, chess and card games - 40m² partially shaded sundeck with bar, sun mattresses and chairs

Meals are enjoyed in the air-conditioned saloon/dining area which features wooden finishes throughout. You will dine buffet style and enjoy a range of international and Italian dishes plus some North African delicacies. The operator rates the importance of food very highly and special requests can be accommodated with advance notice.

The cook specialises in local Egyptian and Western cuisine.
Main meals include pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks in between.
Snacks consist of biscuits, cakes, candy bars, pizza, bread/toast and fruit.
Beer and wine are available for purchase onboard. Guests may bring their own spirits.
Tea, coffee, drinking water and soft drinks are complimentary.
Meals are served buffet style in the indoor saloon/dining area. There is also an onboard BBQ stand.
First meal at the start of the dive trip is dinner on arrival day (snacks if late arrival).

Built in 1999, refurbished 2018
Size - 22m x 6m
Weight - 77 tonnes
Top speed - 10 knots
Cruising speed - 8 knots
1 x 360 HP GM engine

Generators - 1 x 45 KW Perkins, and 1 x 30 KW

2 x Bauer Mariner compressors

12 & 15 litre aluminium tanks with INT fittings and DIN adaptors

Electricity 220v - 24-hours per day

Water capacity - 8,000 litres

Fuel capacity - 6,000 litres

No life raft
1 x 25 HP dive dinghy
VHF Sailor radio
No depth sounder
No radar
Fire alarms / fire detector system

Life jackets stored in cabins

Fire extinguishers are located throughout the yacht

MFA box and trained staff

Demand and continuous flow oxygen

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Dive experience: Required: Red Sea North & Wrecks - Advanced Open Water Diver licence and 20 logged dives.

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/hotel to boat, dives (as detailed in the trips above), experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) for every 8 divers, tanks, weights and weightbelts, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Diving insurance, scuba equipment (incl. computer, torch and SMB - 3N: USD 118, 4N: USD 159), park fees and permissions (USD 53). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash only).

Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, enriched air nitrox for EANx-certified divers (max. 2 x 12L tanks per guest per trip - USD 6 per tank - must be pre-booked), 15 litre tanks (USD 6 per night).

How to get there: The King Snefro 5 liveaboard departs from Sharm El Sheikh's New Marina jetty. Embarkation starts from 6 pm. Direct boat transfers to/from your hotel or local airport are provided at time of embarkation/disembarkation. For more information see our Red Sea travel information. The last dive of the cruise will be at around 2 pm on the last last day. Disembarkation is at 4 pm. While PADI recommends that you wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving, Snefro requires that you wait 24 hours.

Non-diver rate: None.

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 35% of the published price for standard twin bed cabins.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 7 guests and 1 extra person can join free of charge.

Whole boat charter rate (per night): See group policy above.

Add-on package: If you’re interested in ancient history, we recommend the out-of-this-world Egyptian antiquities tours which you can add to your liveaboard cruise. Cairo museum's royal mummies, the pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx, a cruise down the Nile on a luxury liner to the Valley of the Kings - all of these and more will add an extra dimension to your custom-made travel plans. Other adventure activities include 4x4 desert safaris and camel tours.

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