I learned to dive (OWD) in El Quseir, 1 hr drive from Marsa Alam International Airport, have a look at Roots/Pharaoh Club (British run) great diving from the shore.
indeed you are asking for top of the line ! get in touch with Pharaoh Dive Club - Roots, they are Brits based in El Quseir, I have been diving with them since the beginning never done LOB, they do them once in a while ask them,
diving with them over the years in day trips from shore I have...
Roots / Pharaoh Dive Club in El Quseir
Rohanou / Wonderful-Dive, Serib Kebir, a couple of miles south of El Quseir
Aurora Bay Resort / Ducks Diving Superior, a couple of miles north of Marsa Alam Town
(Marsa Egla beach with Dugong not far )
have visited those places many times
no need to dive with I-Dive, there are plenty of dive operators next door, my favoured is
Diving in Makadi Bay - courses, daily diving, snorkeling
Abu Dabbab bay, Malikia Resort
Radisson Blu near El Quseir
Aurora Bay Resort near Marsa Alam (town ?), take the family to Marsa Egla nice beach...
For Ras Mohammed and Tiran the dive boat leaves from an authorised harbour and is controlled by marine police, your dive centre will drive you there, I do not know of any other boat dives. Police came onboard our boat before departure to Ras Mohammed to check ou passport and visa !
get in...
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why would you want to do advanced dives when you are inexperienced, there is plenty to see at OW level,
you will be assigned an experienced dive buddy, if you intend to dive Ras Mohammed ( a must ) you'll need the full 25$ visa, your wife will be accepted on the dive-boat ( money is money )...
Port Ghalib, anyone ? private port near airport, 5 hôtels, a few shops, dive centre on the marina promenade, restaurant, cafés, bars, a bowling alley ! everything in the port within walking distance ,
Port Ghalib - Red Sea Premier Integrated Resort
forgot Sheikh Malegg small bay further down the road but worth the trip; the dugong comes here
Maheleg reef · WC36+2Q، العوينة، القصير،، Red Sea Governorate 1931410, Ägypten
" no live aboard , smaller resort , " well that's Dahab 1 hour drive from Sharm el Sheikh,
I have ben diving with Lagona Divers South at the Happy Life Village also free shuttle to downtown and again you can dive the house reef on your own with your buddy,
and there is more in downtown along...
Indeed Hadaba Ras Um Sid is a perfect choice, my favoured Jaz Fanara Resort ( between the tall white light house and Reef Oasis ) the dive centre (you'll get spaghetti -al dente- on their boat, they will take non-divers for a small fee )
all of this in 16 days ? look at the distances and traveling time involved,
Red Sea map (click to enlarge)
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I don't see El Quseir on your list, have a look at Pharaoh Dive Club, just a couple of restaurants in town no alcohol, no bars.
I do all my diving in...
and how on earth did you find out about Al Quseir Hotel I wonder,
the Three Corners Fayrouz is said to be excellent and it's walking distance to Port Ghalib !
ooooops I missed your post, look at here
Sheikh malek
Marsa egla
I always book flight, transfer, and hotel through my local tour operator at home for a 1 week stay and normally dive with the dive centre close by, and I only pre-book my diving or giving them notice of my arrival so I can...
well then, I will propose El Quseir , a real Egyptian town and my favoured dive destination since many years, this is where I learned to dive and where I met the most imaginable Red sea creatures including the dugong,
El Quseir
Sheraton Miramar in El Gouna, this is a private tourist town, very safe, you walk to the centre in 10 minutes or take a tuk-tuk which run around town in abundance and cost "nothing"
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