Hi everyone,
I've been looking at options for my Mar 7 - 15th vacation, when I want to get my AOW + Nitrox certs.
I think I've pretty much decided that for the money, a place called Red Sea Relax Resort in Dahab, Eqypt is the way to go.
That's pretty cheap for an experience like this. From Chicago, I have layovers in Washington, D.C., and Rome, Italy on the Way there and Rome and Copenhagen on the way back.
The resort offers boat diving, PADI courses, camel dive safaris and interactions with the bedouin. I won't be able to book this until I get my bonus check around the 10th, but I am 99% certain that this is the trip I want to take. 100% if I can find someone to come with me. (Plan B is Dominica.)
Of course, I don't think anyone I know will want to come with me. They're all so boring!! You guys are not.
Any takers?
--Peter aka grouper
Hi Peter aka grouper,
I recently saw a video of diving the Canyon and the Blue Hole in Dahab posted to a friend's Facebook profile and had to add this to my 'Must Dive' list. Already booked though on Nekton liveaboards in February and June so can't take any additional time off work to join you in March. If you can hold out on this trip until mid-to-late August though, I would be seriously interested. I've been looking at a similar trip to Dahab through On The Go Tours but fly into/out of Cairo with one day of sightseeing. I'm not about to spend the money to fly to Egypt without visiting the pyramids!
The 10 day already certified diver tour is $749 and includes the following:
• Tour of pyramids & Sphinx at Giza Plateau
• 8 nights - 3* hotels - Cairo & Dahab
• 1 night bus - Cairo to Dahab
• 1 day bus - Dahab to Cairo
• 10 dives (2 dives per day), dive apparatus, air and guide, appropriate transport to respective dive sites
• All transfers, including Cairo meet & greet and departure transfer and transport to dive sites
I'd probably want to inquire about customizing the trip and getting a few extra dives in. I'm guessing that could probably be arranged at additional cost.
Matt aka Rumblebee