Marsa Alam advices?

[MichaelFins]

Hi guys, I am in Marsa Alam from this friday to the next thursday
(10/10/2002 to 16/10/2002).
Is there any of you around for a dive or a chat ?

Did some of you have some nice advices about the dive sites around?

Thanx.

MichaelFins.

 

[Louie]

You didn't say if you were land-based or on a liveaboard but if you have a choice in the matter, St John's Reef is a real treat (a bit of a distance from Marsa but worthwhile). There's an amazing collection of fish and coral and it really is fish soup.

Have a great week

 

[MichaelFins]

Thanx Louie for your answer. Actually we have 2 dives planned using 4x4 to reach, I suppose, some spots unreachable otherwise, 4 dives using a boat, and unfinite dives from the shore...

I have heard that we might go to Elphinstone reef with one of the boat dives...

 

[clive francis]

came back from there 6.9.02, excellent diving, but the locals were getting agitated due to the IRAQ situation.

keep an eye on your gear, because I had a leatherman crunch taken and I left my battery charger there with a set of batteries.

I gave a note to the site driver and asked him to give it to the camp boss, called the tour operators when i got back and guess what, the theiving b*stards had nicked that as well.

what seems like an everyday item to us is a luxury to them and they make money on all the little bits the "find"

 

[clownfish]

agree with the posting above, keep an eye on your gear. I had my dive knife pinched.

Beware that Elphinstone has a minimum 50 dive requirement. When I was there this was strictly enforced. ;-0

there are some very decent dives reachable by 4x4... I haven't got my dive log on me though so I can't give any names