Spring Liveabord in Egypt


BDE Safari 18-25 May, 2025

Red Sea South, Egypt

Brothers - Daealus - Elphinstone

Main attraction on this tour is marine life and coral formations. There are some shipwrecks to see as well but this route is more famous of its locations: these three sites are among the best places of the Red Sea. 

If you are a shark enthusiast (like Adam) this is your place: Oceanic White Tips (Longimanus), Hammerheads, Reef Sharks, Threshers and with some luck, Tiger Sharks are awaiting you.

You can see the most beautiful anemone city of Egypt at Brothers Islands or even Mantas at Daedalus Reef.

Sites: Gotta Abu Ramada, Salem Express, Shaab Sheer, Small Brother, Big Brother, Dedalus, Elphinstone, Abu Dabab-4, Shaab Marsa Alam.

Itinerary

Day 1: Budapest-Hurghada, flying charter or your own way of transport to Hurghada, transfer to the marina for boarding.

Day 2-6: diving 3-4 times a day and having fun on the course below.

Day 7: 2 dives in the morning then to the marina in Marsa Alam and transfer back to Hurghada where we spend the night (accommodation included).

Day 8: transfer to the airport, flying home.

Hurghada: boarding.

Salem Express: this is one of the most exciting shipwrecks of the south route with a sad and tragic history that you'll learn on the briefings.

Brothers Islands: marcels, tunas, and barracudas hunting for pray in soft- and hard corals. This is the best place to see sharks, mostly White Tips but occasionally Tigers too.

Daedalus Reef: best place to see Hammerheads and even Mantas.

Elphinstone: spectacular rock and coral formations.

Marsa Alam: end of tour, busride back to Hurghada.

Dive Plans

There are three guided dives during the day and one non-guided dive by nights - depending on local regulations (night dives are not allowed in national parks), weather conditions and the course of the boat.

On this tour there are 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 and 2 dives planned for each day.

About the boat

Her name is Heaven Rubin, suitable for 24 guests in 12 cabins.

Each cabin is equipped with mini fridge, air conditioning, private bathroom, daily housekeeping, towels and bath robes, 9 with single- and 3 with double beds.

All-inclusive service provides free soft drinks, water, coffee and thee three main meals and two daily snacks.

You can enjoy saloon fully equipped with entertainment system of movies, books and music.

Prices

Safari with charter from and to Budapest: €1.680 per person

Safari without charter (need to travel on your own): €1.200 per person (does not cover transfer to and from Hurghada Airport).

Included 

Not included

Extras

Conditions

All participant divers must be minimum Open Water certified by an internationally recognized diving association and must meet all general requirements of scuba diving, including medical certificate of "fit to dive" when certain conditions met. All divers need to bring their own scuba diving equipments and gears, no rental available on the boat. This includes inflatable surface marker buoys (SMB) and underwater torches. All participants must be eligible to travel to Egypt.

All courses are available on dive trips upon previous arrangement except for Discover Scuba Diving and Open Water Diver programs.