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Hurghada Dive Centre - Hurghada, Red Sea and Middle East

Since 1999 the Hurghada Dive centre has been providing fantastic diving in the Red Sea, they offer daily boat diving and have their own jetty at the centre.

Location
Based at the Swiss Inn Magawish Resort, the Centre offer complimentary pick up and drop off from your Hurghada hotel.

Facilities
They are a fully equipped PADI dive centre offering a range of instruction courses from beginner to specialist courses. Dive equipment is available to rent or there is storage if you are bringing your own. Dailly boat dives depart from the private jetty with most dive sites less than 60 minutes away. Specialist TDI courses are not available at the moment but  12 litre twin tanks and 12 litre stage tanks are availble for rental, with EAN mixes up to 40%, if you are certified.  Nitrox is available free of charge for guests. Underwater photography courses with on-site developing facilities are also available.

Diving
At the Centre you are able to complete your check dive and visit the house wreck.  From here there is a choice of day boat diving or 3 day mini liveaboards to the best north and south sites.  Giftun - known as the 'Paradise Island' locally is a favouite where you can also snorkel and look for the resident dolphins. There are 37 dives sites locally and the centre will schedule visits depending on local conditions and level of the group. Diving ranges from shelted, protected shallow sites to wall drifts with gorgonian fans, intense coloral reef as well as more advanced diving sites. Night diving is available on request.
 

Dive Courses

DIVE INSTRUCTION Prices
from
PADI Open Water
Including 5 confined water + 4 open water dives.
 £265
Referral PADI OW 
Including 4 open water dives.
 £180
Advanced PADI OW 
Including 5 dives.
 £189

Courses include use of equipment, certification fee and necessary boat trips. PADI manual (approx Euro 45) is not included and payable locally.
 

Dive Packages

DIVE PACKAGES Prices
from
3 days diving (6 dive package)  £115
5 days diving (10 dive package)  £180

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

Giftun Island Marine park fee payable locally approx Euro 3 per day. 


PLEASE NOTE
Red Sea diving packages - A government tax fee of minimum 3.00 Euro, per diver per diving day and per snorkel per day on board of a boat, is payable locally on arrival before diving/snorkelling can commence. All rental equipment must be booked and confirmed in advanced with additional payment to your diving package. Please bring your passport along with you for Red Sea boat diving to present to the Captain of the dive boat, as per local Government regulations. Lunch on day boat dives is not included and payable locally. The above fees can change without notice and will be confirmed at the dive centre on arrival.

Fact File

Diving Conditions

House Reef Shore Diving Boat Diving Liveaboard Wreck Diving Tech Diving

Suitability:

Beginners 

Intermediates 

Advanced 

Technical 

Best Time: All Year.

Average Air temps: 20-35°C

Average Water temps: 19-28°C

Visibility: 15-25m 

Top Dive Sites: Giftun Island, Abu Nuhas, Um Gamar, Abu Ramada. 3 day mini liveaboards (North & South routes).

Dive Centre: Daily boat diving, PADI Courses & mini liveaboards. More > 

Great Reasons to Dive in Hurghada

  • Shore based & mini liveaboard diving.
  • Wrecks, walls, drift, reefs.
  • Learn to Dive.
  • Free Nitrox.
  • Luxury All inclusive beach hotels.
  • Family friendly.
  • Watersports & activities.
  • Bustling nightlife with many bars & restaurants in Hurghada town centre.

 

 

Dive Holidays Sportif

Sportif Dive is a specialist tour operator offering a wide range of diving holidays all over the world. Our choice of destinations is extensive from established locations in the Red Sea, Maldives, Caribbean and the Far East to the exotic and unusual such as Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, Wakatobi, Truk, Palau, South America & the Pacific. Whether you are looking to for a Learn to Dive course, group expedition or trip of a lifetime we can help. With over 30 years experience and a personal approach, we can advise on the ideal location to suit your needs, at a price to suit your budget.

Our extensive knowledge of the destinations means we can recommend the right location for you. Our diving centres are selected for their excellent standards of service and safety. Whatever your priority, whether starting out or wishing to dive a technically challenging site we can recommend a range of options offering the best diving for when you wish to travel. We can organise all your travel arrangements for you, pre-book equipment and diving packages in advance to maximise your time when you get there.

As an independent tour operator, we select only the hotels, liveaboards and diving centres that offer the best standards and quality of service but at the right price. Without the overheads of a large mass market operator, we can offer the best value diving holidays often with great discounts and special offers.

Our consultants have many years experience in travel and are divers. They are able to closely match your needs and take time to recommend from a carefully selected range of accommodation and diving packages. With first hand knowledge, they are passionate about diving and travel and providing the perfect holiday for you.

Sportif also have a specialist multisport division offering instruction and rental packages for windsurfing, kitesurfing and surfing. Our specialist centres are located in some of our diving resorts, often minutes from the Dive Centre for easy coordination of activities. Packages offered included taster and learn to right through to intensive coaching weeks up to expert level. Children can start from 8 years.

Sportif Dive are an ATOL bonded operator which means that every element of your holiday is secure. With the worry of disruption to your holiday plans from weather disruption or airline failure you can be sure that we will be there to help every step of the way.
 

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