Learn to scuba dive in the Red Sea

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.

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. 

Special customised service - We offer a very special customised 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.

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). We offer the full range of PADI Courses available from introduction dives (Discover Scuba) to Open Water, Advanced Open Water, EFR (First Aid, CPR), Rescue and Dive Master. We also teach many specialties which result in an official credit and certification card, as well as experience in different types of diving.

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.

PADI Discover Scuba (£43): This is an excellent way for you to see what diving is like, before you commit to a course. A professional PADI dive master or instructor will fully brief you and then take you through some basics skills underwater to make sure your comfortable and safe. Then begins an underwater tour in the world of amazing fishes and corals. All you have to do is fin a bit and your guide will deal with everything else. This is a good way to start your Open Water Course as the skills completed can be credited towards your Open Water certification.

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 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. 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.