Red Sea diving holidays

This dive centre is a PADI 5 star Gold Palm Resort set in over 1500 meters of beachfront land at the famous Eel Garden snorkelling and dive site. The original house is a restored Nubian-Style Building with large Domes and Arches, creating a cool and spacious settings for the indoor classrooms and a central meeting area where books and information on the Red Sea and aquatic life can be found.

Special customized service - We offer am very special customized service - ideal for those who don't wish to be lumped together with other divers of incompatible levels, wanting to learn at their own pace with small numbers or on a one to one basis. If you are already a diver then we will take you through an initial consultation to refresh the skills you have and work on techniques to improve and fine tune your diving.

The Red Sea is one of the most interesting seas in the world as it is closed at one end, making much of the aquatic life indigenous, for example 40% of the Butterfly Fish are unique to the Red Sea.

There are also prehistoric animals such the Chignon and Red Sea Dragon as well as brightly coloured smaller creatures such as Nudi Branchs. Our site is renowned as the home to literally hundreds of bottom dwelling Red Sea Garden Eels, as well as many other fishes and corals. 

Other activities - In addition to the diving, there are plenty of other activities to enjoy such as windsurfing, camel riding, horse riding, quad bikes, amazing scenery to explore, and there is a lot to be said for chilling out on our private beach and reading a good book next to the sea and under the palm trees! We are a 5-10 minute walk from Dahab's central bay and the Bedouin Village of Assalah.

Snorkeller's are fully catered for with equipment hire and briefings on aquatic life and any hazards to watch for, thus allowing friends and family members who don't dive to still enjoy the amazing reefs and aquatic life.

Sample prices: Guided dives £25 each, equipment hire £20 per day (full dive kit), courses (see below), 1 day camel safari £50 per person (excluding diving).

PADI Open Water Course, £290: This course typically lasts 3-5 days. It fully covers all aspects of learning to dive in easy to follow modules, via book, video, PADI  instructor and water work. Skills are learnt initially in shallow water, moving to deeper water (max. 18m.) for the final dives.

PADI Advanced Course, £195: This course consists of five dives (2-3 days), two of which are mandatory: Deep and Navigation. The other three dives can be chosen by you and your instructor.

We ask all our Advanced divers to do Peak Performance Buoyancy, as this is such an important skill for protecting yourself and the environment. Other dives include: Night, Naturalist, Photography, Multilevel. Three dives from this course will make you a PADI Adventure Diver. 

PADI Specialties (Prices vary, available upon request): These are great ways to advance your diving in areas that particularly interest you. By taking each subject and devoting between two and four dives to it, with briefings from your PADI Instructor, you really feel the benefit and learn a lot. Dives offered here include: Peak Performance Buoyancy, Photography, Night, Deep, Multilevel, Drift and Naturalist.

PADI Rescue Course, £185: This is one of the most rewarding courses available. It takes two or three days and the aim is to not only learn to help others, but first to take care of yourself. In doing so, you are less likely to become a victim as well. Valuable lessons learnt on this course, and your whole approach to future accident situations will be flavored always by the "Stop, Think, Act" philosophy taught during this course

PADI EFR Course, £47: This will teach you all the most important aspects of First Aid and dealing with accidents in a methodical way, including life saving techniques such as CPR and defibrillator use. This course can be done in one day or over a couple of evenings and as a non-diving course, can be taken by anyone interested.

E-Learning: We are now one of the few Dive Centres to offer PADI E-learning so you can fast track your Open Water Course by completing the PADI knowledge reviews at home online. PADI do charge for this service but it means more time for diving when you get here! We're on hand to help you, please contact us for details.

We have several luxury chalets built using the local Sinai stonework to fit in with the surroundings and incorporating a special cooling design. With more than 1500m²of grounds to relax in privately, designs have deliberately been kept simple, all in muted natural colours to suit the environment ambience.

The chalets are built using a combination of traditional Arabic styles keeping European customers in mind, for example traditional beds are extra wide and long to fit taller Europeans and wide enough for three, giving you plenty of space! All rooms have air conditioning.

Rooms have traditional Egyptian cotton filled mattresses and pillows for comfort and coolness, storage space under the beds for luggage,  cooling fans, bedside cupboards, and a unit to hang up clothes. Each chalet has its own fully equipped bathroom including a toilet, shower, and washbasin with cabinet.

We now also have a special family suite consisting of two rooms (one double and one with two singles) both with beach/sea views, a shared living area and a shared bathroom, with split level bath and dome roof!

Prices (including breakfast): £25 per night (single), £30 per night (double), £65 (beach suite, sleeps 4) per night. Breakfast is served from our own restaurant where you can choose from a varied menu, and is then made freshly to order. We also serve an evening meal to avenge your dive fueled hunger, with specials every day which include fresh Calamari or fish and the chance to sample real Egyptian fare.