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Marsa Alam Dive Centre - Marsa Alam, Red Sea and Middle East
The Dive Centre Equinox is a SSI dive centre situated on the beach at the Three Corners Equinox Beach Resort.
Location
Located approximately a 30 minute transfer from Marsa Alam airport, the Equinox Dive Centre is located at the Three Corners Equinox Beach Resort. Situated on El Nabaa Bay, the centre is directly on the beach with a spacious, weather-protected bay.
Facilities
Directly in front of the centre are two large wash sinks for suits, BCD’s etc as well as a sink for breathing regulators and cameras. The centre has a dry area, guest lockers, a shop selling tops, jackets, swimwear, reef guides, equipment, accessories and common spare parts, underwater camera rental, a mini bus, speed boat, daily boat and a house reef. Next to the centre, at the Three Corners Equinox Beach Resort is a bar. Snorkelers can rent equipment and book snorkel trips. The centres equipment includes; 60 sets of modern Aqualung equipment, 5 Junior divers sets of equipment, 200 12L Aluminum Tanks (DIN), 15L Aluminum Tanks (DIN), INT Adapter Available, 4 Apollo AV2 Scooters, Oxygen and First Aid equipment in the Center and on all trips plus free nitrox for Nitrox qualified divers. Lockable guest lockers for your own equipment are available.
Diving
The Centre has house reef diving which is perfect for introductory divers, excursions with the Zodiak, wreck tours, minibus or daily-boat diving, with all boat tours starting directly from the hotel's jetty. The diving is suitable for all levels with depths ranging from 5-40m, and the choice of reefs, drop offs, a house reef in front of the centre. There is a variety of hard and soft corals, fish, manatees, sharks, rays, moray eels, turtles, schools of barracuda, eagle rays, lionfish, pipefish’s and much more.
Dive Courses
The centre offers SSI extended range and SSI technical range programmes as well as PADI to Divemaster and CMAS up to *** and Pro-NRC up to 40% O2. Training is also available with the Apollo AV2 scooters (ages 12 and up) is offered, as well as child diving (starting at age 8).
DIVE COURSES |
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SSI Open Water Dive Course (4 days) | £315 | |||
SSI Advanced Diver (2 days) | £230 |
Plus Euro 50 per person certification fee.
Dive Packages
Daily boat diving is accessible via daily boat dives, with some dives accessible from zodiak inflatable speedboat or by minibus.
DIVE PACKAGES |
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House Reef Dive (unguided) | £20 | |||
10 Boat dives | £300 |
Once you have completed your course there is a €50 certification fee that is payable locally.
Fact File
Best Time: All Year Average Air temps: 18-35°C Average Water temps: 18-28°C Visibility: 15-30m Top Dive Sites: Shore dives plus Elphinstone, Marsa Mubarak & Dolphin House Reef (Shaab Samadai). Abu Ghosan shipwreck. More on Dive Sites> |
Great Reasons to Dive in Marsa Alam
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