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Dahab Express

   
2 weeks with as much crammed into it as possible, Dahab Express is our scuba diving programme that focuses more on the training aspect of diving.
Barracuda at the Islands
The PADI Advanced Open Water qualification is you gateway to scuba diving adventures all over the world. The advanced level training and the experience in Dahab will give you everything you need to be a confident diver whilst introducing you to a whole new world of different activities.
Entrance to the Islands
Over 2-weeks you will be trained to the level of a PADI Advanced Open Water diver and will have had the opportunity for a bit of recreational diving as well.
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PADI Open Water
The Open Water Diver course is the entry level scuba diving course from PADI that arms you with all the skills and experience you need to be a qualified diver.
PADI Open Water Diver Course
Spanning 4 days this course encompasses everything you need to be a PADI Open Water Diver.
  • 5 Confined Water Training Dives
  • 5 Knowledge Development Sessions
  • 4 Open Water Dives
  • PADI Manual included
  • PADI Fees included
  • Equipment Hire included
  • PADI National Geographic Open Water Diver Course
    Spanning 5 days this course encompasses everything you need to be a PADI Open Water Diver with National Geographic Training and expertese.
  • 5 Confined Water Training Dives
  • 5 Knowledge Development Sessions
  • 6 Open Water Dives
  • PADI Manual included
  • National Geographic Almanac and Crewpack included
  • PADI Fees included
  • Equipment Hire included
  • PADI Open Water
    PADI National Geographic Open Water

    PADI Advanced Open Water
    The Advanced Open Water Diver course covers 5 different areas in the PADI system and qualifies you to dive to a depth of 30m.
    PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
    Spanning 2 days this course encompasses everything you need to be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver.
  • 5 Open Water Dives
  • Deep, Navigation, Naturalist, Peak Performance Buoyancy and Night Adventure Dives
  • First segment of correlating PADI Specialities
  • PADI Manual included
  • PADI Fees included
  • Equipment Hire included
  • PADI Advanced Open Water

    Recreational Diving
    With 2 dives going out every day to more than 27 dive sites in one of the finest diving locations in the world, add as many on as you would like.
    Guided Recreational Dives
    We have 2 dives going on every day, sometimes with an added third dive at night time for those that fancy it!
  • All dives briefed and guided by one of our professionals
  • 27 local dive sites and many more a further trek away
  • All dives take emergency transportation, emergency equipment and spares on board.
  • Our divers get to choose where to go as a group
  • Maximum 6 divers to one of our professionals
  • 8 Guided Recreational Dives
    12 Guided Recreational Dives
    Custom Dives

    Diving Safaris
    Head out on exploratory trips to see shipwreck and to dive in unique areas inaccessible by any other means.
    S.S. Thistlegorm Shipwreck Safari
    A Second World War British military cargo transport lies 30m deep after being struck by a NAZI bomb in 1941.
  • 130m long complete shipwreck
  • Cargo : boots and rifles to bedford truck and locomotives
  • 4 explorable hold compartments
  • 2 dives: one circumferance dive and one penetration dive
  • Breakfast and Lunch included
  • Equipment Hire included
  • Ras Mohammed National Park
    Egypt’s first underwater national park. An vast area of reef visible from space with impressive and large fish life.
  • 1 dive at Shark and Yolanda reef
  • Drift dive at certain times of the year
  • Known for turtles, manta rays and whale sharks
  • Equipment Included
  • Ras Abu Galum Camel Safari
    Head out by camel to a unique diving area with half a douzon dive sites inaccessible by any other means.
  • 2 dives at 2 different dive sites
  • All camels included required for equipment and diver
  • Traditional Bedouin lunch provided by the residents of the camp
  • Equipment Included
  • S.S. Thistlegorm Shipwreck Safari and Ras Mohammed National Park
    Ras Abu Galum Camel Dive Safari

    Diving Speciality Courses
    PADI Specialities are courses that focus on certain areas in diving, giving you additional training and skills in other aspects of diving.
    PADI Deep Speciality
    4 dives encompassing pressure change theory and contingency planning, qualifying you to dive to 40m
    PADI Multi-Level Speciality
    2 dives spanning the art of diving at multiple depth to increase the total time that can be spent underwater.
    PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Speciality
    2 dives certifying you to use underwater scooters. Our Scooters are some of the fastest available doing up to 7 knotts.
    PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Speciality
    2 dives looking at the theory behind reducing the amount of Nitrogen in a cylinder of air to increase dive time.
    PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Speciality
    2 dives focussed entirely on buoyancy control with a series of games and swimming through the underwater obstacle course.
    PADI Underwater Naturalist Speciality
    2 dives looking at aquatic life, the underwater ecosystem, ecology in general and where to find types on animal life underwater.
    PADI Underwater Navigator Speciality
    3 dives that focus on compass and natural navigation technique for those planning to dive in parts of the world with poor visability.
    PADI Digital Underwater Photography Speciality
    2 dives, and Photoshop training on how to take underwater photos using a digital camera.
    PADI Deep Speciality (20% off)
    PADI Multi-Level Speciality
    PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Speciality
    PADI Enriched Air Nitrox
    PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Speciality (30% off)
    PADI Underwater Naturalist Speciality (30% off)
    PADI Underwater Navigator Speciality (25% off)
    PADI Digital Underwater photography Speciality

    Discovery Safari
    Visit the ancient sites of Egypt and its neighbours.
    Mount Sinai
    The mountain where Moses alegedly received the 10 commandments.
  • Overnight climb to watch the morning sunrise
  • A look at the burning bush
  • On dawn trip heads down to St. Katherine’s Monastery
  • St. Katherine’s Monastery
    One of the oldest monasteries in the world.
  • Guided tour around the monastery
  • Returns to Dahab at miday
  • Petra
    Famously describes as ‘the rose red city, half as old as time’ Petra is true icon to ancient civilisation
  • An entire city calved into the rockface
  • Includes tour guide
  • Includes transport (mini bus and ferry)
  • *If you plan on travelling to outside the Sinai region after visting Petra you will need to apply for a multi-entry VISA
    Discover Mount Sinai and St. Katherine’s Monastery
    Discover Petra

    Equipment
    We offer full sets of scuba diving equipment to hire as well as the Dive The Gap Equipment Package, a full set that can be purchase.
    Equipment Hire
    We asign you with a locker and fit you for a full set of equipment on your arrival.
  • Regulator (AquaLung)
  • Buoyancy Compensator (BCD)
  • Fins, Mask, Snorkel,
  • Wetsuit
  • Dive The Gap Equipment Package
    The equipment package was put together by our longest serving dive professional. It is brand new and ordered in your size.
  • SeaQuest Wave Buouyany Compensator (BCD)
  • AquaLung Calypso DIN Regulator (A-Clamp Available on request)
  • AquaLung Calyspo / Titan Alternate Air Source
  • Submersible Pressure Guage
  • Suunto Gekko Dive Computer
  • * Package no longer includes mask, fins, snorkel or wetsuit as these items are partly down to personal taste and Dahab now has a wide selction of them. One of our professionals will accompany you to the shop to provide advise.
    Equipment Hire
    Dive The Gap Equipment Package (full set)
    None (already have your own equipment)

    Accommodation
    Our Resort contains shared rooms, shared apartments, hotel rooms, and private apartments all air conditioned, cleaned daily and with a sea or pool view.
    Shared Rooms
    The shared rooms boost the best view of the entire resort. Situated above the main hotel building they look straight out on to the balcony and out to sea.
  • State of the art modern shared rooms
  • Drawers, Wardrobes and a safe
  • Bathrooms
  • Air Conditioned
  • Cleaned Daily
  • Breakfast Included
  • Private Rooms in Shared Apartments
    We have 2 apartments with 3 private lockable bedrooms in each. There is a communal bathroom, kitchen and living room.
  • Communal Kitchen, Living Room and Bathroom
  • 3 Private Lockable Rooms
  • Drawers, Wardrobes, Dressing Tables etc..
  • Satellite Television
  • Air Conditioned
  • Cleaned Daily
  • Breakfast Included in main hotel building
  • Hotel Rooms
    Available in Singles, Twins, Doubles, (Triples and Family Size.. on request) these rooms are located around the main swimming pool.
  • En suit Bathrooms,
  • Satellite TV,
  • Balcony Area
  • Drawers, Wardrobes and a safe
  • Air Conditioned
  • Cleaned Daily
  • Breakfast Included
  • 1 and 2 Bedroom Apartments
    We have several apartments in 1 and 2 bedroom formats that can be reconfigured to meet your requirements.
  • Kitchen, Living Room, Dining Room and Bathroom
  • Drawers, Wardrobes, Dressing Tables etc..
  • Satellite Television
  • Air Conditioned
  • Cleaned Daily
  • Breakfast Included in main hotel building
  • Shared Rooms
    Private Room in Shared Apartments
    Hotel Rooms : Superior Single Room
    Hotel Rooms : Double Room (per person, only if you are traveling with another individual)
    Hotel Rooms : Twin Room (per person, only if you are traveling with another individual)
    1 Bedroom Apartment
    2 Bedroom Apartment

    PADI Materials and PADI Fees
    All Dive The Gap programmes include PADI Fees and PADI Materials except professional level fees for PADI Divemasters and PADI Instructors.
    PADI Materials and Fees Included
    This programme includes all PADI materials (manuals, slates, cards…etc…) and certification fees. There are no extra charges to PADI
     
    PADI Materials (books, manual…etc…)
    PADI Fees (certification fees to PADI)

    Airport Transfers
    When you arrive at the airport, look for a sign with your name on it. At the end of your trip our private transfer service will drop you back at the airport.
     
    Sharm El Sheikh to Dahab
    1 hour
     
    Cairo to Dahab
    8 hour
     
    Taba to Dahab
    8 hour

    2 Airport Transfers between Sharm El Sheikh International Airport and Dahab
    2 Airport Transfers between Cairo International Airport and Dahab
    2 Airport Transfers between Taba Marina, Airport, Border Crossing and Dahab

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