How to Dive in Dahab, Egypt
- 1). Obtain your scuba diving certification through a certified class before you leave. You may also take a course in Dahab through Poseidon Divers. The award-winning company offers different levels of courses for you to earn certification. The company also allows you to complete the coursework at home before arriving in Dahab.
Poseidon Divers
Crazy Camel Camp
PO Box 14
Dahab, South Sinai, Egypt
001-0020-69-364-0091
poseidondivers.com - 2). Dive from shore. If you do not want to spend time on a boat, you can wade in from the beach and explore animals within swimming distance.
- 3). Go on a day trip with a dive company. Dahab has many dive shops that can take you on a day's excursion to undersea caverns, underwater coral islands and a garden of sea eels. Desert Divers offers packages for several day trips and a few land activities. They can also help you plan your own itinerary.
Desert Divers
PO Box 58
Centre of Masbat Bay
Dahab, South Sinai
011-069-3640-500
desert-divers.com - 4). Stay at a hotel in Dahab that includes a diving package. This can be an economical way to get into some dives, although you may not have the flexibility of choices that are offered on other dive tours. You may also opt for a liveaboard cruise. These cruises allow you to stay on a dive boat for several days while you are taken to different dive sites. Desert Divers (mentioned above is one choice for liveaboard cruises). There are several choices for hotels with dive packages. Two options are the budget friendly Penguin Village, or you can splurge with the Dahab Hilton's plans.
Penguin Village
P.O. Box 13
Mashraba st, Dahab, Egypt
Dahab
South Sinai
P.O. Box 13
Egypt
011-20-693-641-047
penguindahab.com
Hilton Dahab Resort
South Sinai
Dahab, Egypt, 55
011-20-69-364-0310
hilton.com - 5). Stop diving before you leave. Due to the risk of decompression sickness on your flight home, you should not dive within 24 hours before your plane departs. Depending on how much time you have spent diving, you may be advised to extend this non-dive time. Spend this time taking a desert trek or relaxing on the beach.
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