Dive Sportif - Hurghada Diving Holidays

If you have never travelled to the Red Sea before, Hurghada is a good first choice. Originally just a simple fishing village, it has developed into a cosmopolitan resort offering a range of excellent facilities, yet retaining its original charm. The marine life is staggering. Approx 37 dive sites including reefs, walls, caves and wrecks. Everything from tiny gobies to vast whale sharks, nudibranchs hiding in fabulous coral reefs and mantas gliding over reefs. Direct flights into Hurghada airport allow for short transfers. Option for Nile cruise combination or excursions to Luxor and the Valley of the Kings is approx three hour’s transfer through the desert.

DIVE CENTRES

- Dive Centre: Colona Dive Club
- Dive Centre: Emperor Divers

Dive Centre: Colona Dive Club

Based at the Swiss Inn Magawish with easy access for check dives and the house wreck. Fully equipped dive centre run by qualified multilingual and friendly instructors with quality rental gear and good storage. Own private jetty where boats depart to the many quality dive sites in Hurghada. The centre offers dive courses for all levels as well as specialist TDI courses including Nitrox, Extended Range and Trimix. Underwater photography courses with on-site developing.

The Courses:

PADI Open Water: £309

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Referral PADI OW: £209

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Advanced PADI OW: £218

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Courses include use of equipment, certification fee and necessary boat trips. PADI manual (approx Euro45) is not included and payable locally.

Dive Packages:

3 days diving: £120

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5 days diving: £200

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Includes 2 boat dives per day with guide, tank/weights.

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Giftun Island Marine park fee payable locally approx Euro3 per day. Lunch on boat trips pay locally approx Euro4 including soft drinks.

Swiss Inn Magawish

Location: Set in extensive gardens leading to the large private beach and close to local restaurants, bars and shops.

Accomodation: 425 well furnished and comfortable rooms and suites with air-conditioning, satellite TV, mini bar, ensuite shower/wc and balcony or terrace.

Facilities: A selection restaurants, bars, 2 swimming pools, tennis and squash courts, Colona watersports centre, well-equipped gym and shops.

Diving: Colona Dive Club on site.

Prices (7 nights) from:
Low: £599
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High: £950

Prices (7 nights) from:

Low: £599

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High: £950

Sofitel Hurghada

Location: Directly on the beach and just 10 minutes from Hurghada airport.

Accomodation: 312 comfortably furnished rooms with air-conditioning, satellite TV, minibar, safe, radio, phone and ensuite bath/wc.

Facilities: A variety of bars and restaurants including an open air restaurant overlooking the sea, relaxation and fitness centre, sauna and Jacuzzi, swimming pool, children’s clubs for children from infant to 12 yrs. Vast range of sports available include snorkeling, scuba diving, kayak, glass bottom boat, water skiing, tennis, squash, volleyball, horse riding, deep sea fishing, table tennis, archery and snooker.

Diving: Colona Dive Club is based at Swiss Inn Magawish next door, just 10 mins walk along the beach.

Prices (7 nights) from:
Low: £679
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High: £1068

Prices (7 nights) from:

Low: £679

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High: £1068

Dive Centre: Emperor Divers

PADI 5* Gold Palm Resort Centre with experienced PADI and BSAC instructors. Located in custom-built premised at the Touristic Harbour El Mina, next to the main ferry port with free daily transfers provided to/from all Hurghada hotels. This means you are 30 minutes closer to the most popular dive sites of Abu Nuhas, SS Thistlegorm and Giftun Island. The training school, dive centre, shop, liveaboard and day diving offices are now all together. You can even have a relaxing drink or snack on their own roof top terrace and take in the fabulous views of Giftun Island.

The Courses:

PADI Open Water: £240

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Referral PADI OW: £145

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Advanced PADI OW: £218

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Courses include use of equipment, course materials, and necessary boat trips. Certification fee pay locally approx Euro 55.

Dive Packages:

3 days diving: £108

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5 days diving: £165

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Includes 2 boat dives per day with guide and tank/weights.

Hilton Hurghada

Location: On the beach about 15 minutes drive from Hurghada airport.

Accomodation: 240 comfortable furnished rooms with a double or twin beds, TV, telephone, minibar, bath or shower and balcony or terrace with pool or seaview.

Facilities: A variety of restaurants and bars, discotheque, shops, cyber café, tennis & squash courts, 2 swimming pools, health club & gym.

Diving: Emperor Divers provide free daily transfers.

Prices (7 nights) from:
Low: £599
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High: £925

Prices (7 nights) from:

Low: £599

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High: £925

DESTINATIONS / RED SEA AND EGYPT / HURGHADA