KING SNEFRO 6

22m / 73ft MAX 8 NITROX WIFI

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Specialiises in mini diving cruises
Visits Sinai Peninsula
Cabins with private en-suite bathrooms
Very small number of guests per tour
Green Fins certified

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At 22m in length, King Snefro 6 is one of the smaller liveaboards in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Built in 1999 in Alexandria in 1999, King Snefro 6 underwent a major refit in 2020. It operates short dive trips around the Red Sea's Sinai Peninsula and Straits of Tiran. Accommodating a maximum of only 8 divers per departure, you can be sure of an intimate cruise experience and lots of personalised attention from the boat crew and dive staff.

You will spend your time relaxing indoors in the air conditioned saloon and dining area where you can enjoy TV, video and music system, and help yourself to snacks, soft drinks, drinking water, tea and coffee 24 hours per day. Otherwise you can stretch out on the liveaboard's sundeck, either soaking up the warm Sinai sunshine or in the cool of the shade with a good book.

There are 5 air-conditioned cabins, all which have ensuite bathroom facilities.. King Snefro 6 offers a fun liveaboard diving trip around the Northern Red Sea in smaller groups which makes it a great choice for a full charter out of Sharm El Sheikh.

MY King Snefro 6 has 5 lower deck twin bunk bed cabins. 2 of the cabins have private bathrooms and the other 3 cabins share 2 bathrooms.

All the liveaboard cabins have:

Air-conditioning
En-suite bathroom with hot-water shower (2 cabins only)
Hand basins
Portholes
Bedding and towels are supplied

Reading lamp

Safety box

Cabinet, shelves and mirror

24-hour, 220v electricity supply with European-style 2-pin sockets

Life jackets and fire extinguisher

No. of bathrooms / showers - 5 / 6 - 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: Strait of Tiran: Jackson Reef, Woodhouse Reef, Thomas Reef, Gordon Reef, North and South Lagoon; Temple, Ras Katy Ras Mohamed: Jackfish Alley, Shark and Yolanda Reef, Ras Nasrani, Ras Ghamila or Ras Um Sid

Day 1
You will be collected from the airport or your local hotel and transferred to Sharm El Sheikh's new El Wataneya marina to board the M/Y King Snefro 6 at 6 pm. After being welcomed on board and assigned to your cabin, it's time to unpack your scuba gear and prepare for the diving that will start the next day. Once all guests have arrived, a boat briefing will be made inside the air-conditioned saloon, along with the completion of admin details for the port authority. Dinner will be served then the boat will leave port early morning on the next day.

Core Days
This 3-night mini cruise is a popular option for visitors wanting to get a taste of diving around the Sinai Peninsula. The 4 magnificent reef formations that rise from the depths in the Straits of Tiran are often frequented by large pelagics and sharks due to the abundance of currents. Marine life here is prolific. The Ras Mohamed National Park is famous for its breath-taking walls that are rich in soft corals and gorgonian fans. They are home to turtles, blue-spotted sting rays, snappers, crocodilefish, scorpionfish and lionfish, and visited by huge schools of schools of trevallies and tuna. It's a real paradise for scuba divers.
Delicious international and Italian meals, as well as some of the local Egyptian delicacies, are served onboard to refuel hungry divers. They are served buffet style in the air-conditioned saloon’s dining area. Dives are planned to take place after pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks, while dinner is served after the night dive. Snacks such as cakes, candy bars, biscuits, bread/toast and fruit are available throughout each day, as well as soft drinks, tea, coffee and drinking water. There is also a BBQ stand onboard.

Day 4
After 3 more day dives on the final day, Snefro will return to the marina and you will disembark at 4 pm. A shuttle will be provided to the airport or to your local accommodation Sharm.

[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].

Boat crew comprises:

1 Divemaster
Captain
Cook

Steward

Deck Hand

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

The cook caters for international and local Egyptian cuisine.
Onboard BBQ.
Special diets, including Halaal diets, are catered for with prior notice.
Main meals include pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch, dinner, with snacks between.
Sweet & salty snacks (can consist of biscuits, cakes, pizza, bread/toast or fruit).
Tea, coffee, soft drinks and drinking water are complimentary.
Beers and wines are available onboard for purchase, and guests may bring their own liquor.
Menus are not fixed and meals are served buffet style in the saloon/dining area.
Catering begins with dinner or snacks on the first day of the dive trip.

Built in 1999, refitted 2020
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, plus 1 x 30 KW

2 x Bauer Mariner compressors

12 & 15 litre aluminium tanks with international 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 / detectors

Life jackets are stored in the cabins

Fire extinguishers throughout

MFA box and trained medic staff

On-demand/continuous flow oxygen on board

"It was all excellent. Equipment was in good order, the crew was very friendly and helpful, and sometimes they were good fun too. Facilities were certainly up to standard. We were treated to fruit and snacks after every dive and 3 good meals a day. And the divemaster was most patient when our lack of diving for 2 years perhaps showed a little sometimes. All very good." - Peter Klaver, Netherlands, 3 December 2013 ...

"Equipment was fantastic, the liveaboard was spotless, staff were super friendly, knowledgeable and professional, food was fantastic." - Amber McIntyre, New Zealand, 20 June 2012 ...

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Dive experience: Red Sea North & Tiran Straits - Open Water diver licence and 15 logged dives are required.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, water, hot drinks, soft drinks, return transfers from Sharm airport/hotel to boat, dives (as detailed in the trips above), experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (1 guide for every 8 divers), tanks, weights/weightbelts, all taxes.

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

Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, enriched air nitrox for certified divers (max. 2 x 12L tanks per guest per trip - USD 6 per tank - must be booked in advance), 15 litre tanks (USD 6 per night), torch. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

How to get there: M/Y King Snefro 6 departs from New Marina jetty in Sharm. Check in starts from 18:00 hrs. Scheduled boat transfers to and from your hotel or local airport are provided. For more information on how to get there, see our Red Sea travel information section. The final dive of the liveaboard trip will be at around 14:00 hrs on the last last day of the trip, and disembarkation follows at 16:00 hrs. Although PADI recommends that you wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving, Snefro requires that you wait at least 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 your own cabin.

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

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

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.

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

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