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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
Price from:
 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
Price from:
 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

Diving Conditions

House Reef Shore Diving Boat Diving Liveaboard Wreck Diving Tech Diving

Suitability:

Beginners 

Intermediates 

Advanced 

Technical 

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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>

Dive Centres:
Wadi Gimal Dive Centre > Ideal for learn to dive, shore & daily boat diving close to shore.

Great Reasons to Dive in Marsa Alam

  • Pristine, uncrowded diving.
  • Variety of reef, caves, tunnels & wall diving.
  • Spot dolphin & large turtles.
  • Protected national park.
  • Good for novice divers and snorkellers on day boat. dives with sheltered bays
  • Resident dubong at Abu Dabbab.
  • Exursions to see Hammerheads and White tip shark.
  • Emperor Souther Red Sea Liveaboards >

 

 

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.

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