The most popular place for UK divers all year round offering a range of diving experiences including reefs, wrecks and varied fish life.
This year round diving destination provides warm water and exciting marine life just a five hour flight away, for these reasons, the Red Sea is largely popular amongst UK divers.
Whether it be a land based resort, liveaboard or tailor-made itinerary, we have a variety of options to choose from. Visit the ancient Pyramids and Sphinx in Cairo or the beautiful temples and world famous Valley of the Kings in Luxor. Experience a temple light and sound show or sunset hot air balloon flight. Hurghada and Marsa Alam are hotspots for liveaboard embarkation to the south and offer good evening entertainment options for the last night in port. El Gouna is perfect for those wanting an all-inclusive style approach. We have a number of resorts and liveaboards we partner with to create your itinerary Red Sea diving includes reefs, walls, wrecks and diverse fish life with over 2000 different types of fish. Expect to find colourful soft and hard corals on pretty much every dive you do. Day boats departing Hurghada and Marsa Alam will visit the local sites such as Shaab Samadi or Giftun Islands. If you want to get out to the beautiful wrecks of Abu Nuhas, SS Thistlegorm, Rosalie Moller, Dunraven and Ulysses then you will want to jump aboard one of the many liveboard boats available. Deep south expeditions to Deadalus and Rocky usually depart from Port Ghalib near Marsa Alam and can offer excellent shark sightings during the seasonal months. If you are tempted by a fantastic house reef then we can recommend visiting one of the southern Red Sea resorts, this is also an outstanding place to learn to dive.
Beginner
Year round
7 nights
Pelagic & reefs
£1095
The Red Sea is the ideal place to learn to dive. Here you will start your diving itinerary in beautiful warm and colourful waters rich with marine life.
Begginer, All
14 Nights
From £1999
Head to the Red Sea for a holiday of a lifetime fitting in Luxor delights after two amazing weeks of underwater exploration around some of the best reef systems in the world.
4 Stars
All year round
4.5 Hours
Beginner, All
From £1195
Brayka Bay is a dazzling all-inclusive resort with lush green gardens, a private sandy beach and a stunning house reef. A match made in heaven for divers, or couples looking for a romantic getaway.
3 Stars
From £1095
The ultimate diving adventure! Enjoy the relaxed, laid back atmosphere of Marsa Shagra, a unique location the likes of which you will not find anywhere else in the world.
From £1035
Marsa Nakari is a charming village featuring a sheltered bay just 40 km south of Marsa Alam city. A smaller, quieter and more remote alternative to Marsa Shagra but with all the benefits.
Wadi Lahami is a secluded village in Egypt’s pristine "deep south". This destination is for the true explorer.
From £1350
The Wadi Lahmy Azur Resort is situated directly north of the peninsula of Ras Banas, a prominent harbour located 185 km from Marsa Alam airport. This ancient city dates back two thousand years.
The Three Corners Rihana Resort is an architectural masterpiece, featuring clusters of buildings with typical domes and arches in warm sunset colors, complimented by lush, landscaped gardens.
From £1295
The Marina Lodge at Port Ghalib hotel is a beautifully decorated new resort offering comfort and a first class service to all guests.
5 Stars
The Lahami Bay Beach Resort is surrounded by pristine natural, untouched surroundings, reflecting an Oriental Maritime and a Mediterranean style.
Advanced
Reefs & Wrecks
Red Sea
UD Rating – 4 Star
Join the Emperor Asmaa for a week of thrills. A choice of diving around southern locations like St Johns and Daedalus. Do a Nitrox course for only £99 whilst on your trip including books and cert.
Reefs & Pelagic
UD Rating – 3 Star
The baby of the Blue Planet Fleet accommodating a maximum of 16 divers but she is fast! Staff is friendly and have been servicing guests for a number of years offering consistent high level of service.
Observe and dive the enchanting underwater world of the house reef offering immense coral and fish diversity.
Diving around the Red Sea. Red Sea Blue Force 3 accommodates 26 passengers in a variety of room types and offers luxurious facilities such as a Jacuzzi on the sun deck.
UD Rating – 5 Star
Join the Emperor Elite for a week’s adventure. Throughout the year the boat sails on different routes around the southern Red Sea taking in St Johns and the Brother Islands to name a few.
The Emperor Superior offers guests the chance to dive the big 4 at Abu Nuhas. You can do a Nitrox course on-board for £99. There are a number of routes available so check out all the options.
The Blue Pearl offers divers a varied base of itineraries from north to south in the Red Sea. You can choose a luxury double bedded cabin as the base for your adventure.
The Blue Seas operates in the southern Red Sea and offers trips departing Hurghada and Marsa Alam. The cabin choices provide a nice option for couples with double beds onboard.
The Golden Dolphin fleet offer a range of trips across the Red Sea. Departing Hurghada for the southern Red Sea reefs it will give you a week to remember.
The Golden Dolphin fleet offer a range of trips across the Red Sea. This vessel visits sites in the southern Red Sea. Some special interest trips run on this vessel.
The Golden Dolphin fleet offer a range of trips across the Red Sea. This boat sets sail for the sites around the Brothers, St Johns and more! The vessel is comfortable and of a good size for divers.
MY Blue, a luxury wooden newly refurbished member of Blue Planet Liveaboards taking divers around the Red Sea on famous routes including the Brothers and North and Wreck Routes.
The Red Sea Aggressor is a 36 metre boat built and powered for comfort, safety and stability around the Red Sea offering 7 and 10 night itineraries with a choice of 3 routes to choose from.
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
The overall holiday was excellent value for money. Emperor Divers provided an outstanding dive experience on day boat trips to provide some of the most relax dives I have ever encountered at reasonable depths.
The Grand Egyptian Museum is located only 2 kilometers from the Giza Pyramid plateau that is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
Tour Type: Cultural Tours
Meet at Cairo Airport
Transfer from Hurghada to Luxor by car.
Fly To Johannesburg and the rest with be taken care of on this very special private tour!
Tour Type: Adventure Tours
Available at Al Nahda Resort & Spa
Go on a fantastic excursion under water . You can clearly observe and take pictures of the Red Sea's most famous corals, fish and amazing marine life.
Tour Type: Boat Trip
Ride a Camel or Donkey on a Amore Safari at Port Ghalib!
Tour Type: Horse Riding
Hamata Kite Village with Kiterr south of Marsa Alam in Wadi El Gamal National Park. A location perfect for beginners and lessons. Endless space with crystal clear water.
Hurghada is the wreck and liveaboard capital of the Red Sea offering weekly trips out to the “big 4”. Hurghada is also a great place to have a beach diving holiday with the family.
Marsa Alam offers a different experience to other Red Sea resorts as it is more remote. If you are looking for something different to Sharm then check this out.
Hamata is the most southern resort in the Red Sea. The only things here are the hotels and the diving. Perfect for a relaxed trip for all types of divers. You will find reefs in good condition without many other divers.
Dates: 27/06/2019, 18/07/2019 and 15/08/2019
Choose from a selection of dates available on-board the Blue Planet I with a discount of £50 per person.