Brothers – Daedulus – Elphinstone
4th to 11th November 2024
Red Sea Shark Week
Not only will you be on the best Liveaboard in the Red Sea but this itinerary combines some of the best dive sites for spotting large pelagics such as a variety of shark species, and one of the most unspoiled reefs in the Red Sea. This is where it gets it’s itinerary name ‘Best of the Red Sea’.
You’ll discover deep drop-offs, wall dives, and the chance to see schooling hammerheads, dolphins, oceanic white tips, thresher sharks, grey reef sharks, and possibly silkies. Get away from the crowds at these remote offshore reefs and soak up the winter sun on this amazing trip. This is a dive trip for thrill seekers!
The week will offer the opportunity to: – Enjoy fantastic diving on some of the most unique Red Sea reefs. Experience potential close encounters with sharks, dolphins and fingers crossed, manta rays. You must be a minimum of Advanced Open Water with 35 recent dives to join this diving holiday.
DATES AND PRICES
4th to 11th November 2024
The price based on a twin / double shared cabin including 7 nights accommodation, all meals, and soft drinks, snacks, 6 days guided diving with approx 17 dives, tank, and weights is £1,990 per person.
The authentic Shark Week
Our Red Sea Shark weeks are ran by the legendary Dr. Elke Bojanowski, owner of the charity ‘Red Sea Shark Trust’. As well as guiding you to the sharks, she will conduct several talks in between dives and allow you to contribute to her studies and shark protection.
Overview
Hosted by our friend, biologist Dr Elke Bojanowski (AKA the Shark Lady) who has been in the Egyptian Red Sea since 2004 and also heads up the fantastic charity www.redseasharks.org. As well as taking you to see sharks up close and personal she will do regular talks throughout the week on the different shark species in the Red Sea, how to dive with sharks safely, why sharks are so important to the health of our oceans, the plight of sharks and how you can help her research.
This liveaboard holiday explorers the reefs further South which offer a very good chance of encounters with sharks and Dolphins, on one recent trip we managed to swim amongst a pod of 100 or so for around an hour – simply breathtaking!
For this trip we will be aboard the luxurious yacht Scuba Scene. M/Y Scuba Scene is a steel-hulled liveaboard, 48 m long and 9 m wide., fitted to rigorous safety standards. She is spacious, comfortable and beautifully laid out, with a maximum capacity for 26 diving guests. Two large speedboats fitted with tank racks and dive ladders are supporting the diving activities.
This trip is not for the feint-hearted, if you’ve never dived with sharks before it can be quite daunting the first time you enter the water. As soon as you see your first shark the adrenaline kicks in but very quickly you soon realise that they are not the blood thirsty creatures portrayed by the media and fictional books. In fact once your heart stops thumping like a racehorse, you soon see that they are fascinating creatures, often very shy and is an experience that you will never forget.
THE BOAT: SCUBA SCENE
Beautifully laid out across her four decks, she has large air-conditioned en-suite cabins, most of which can be laid out as a twin or double room.
There are also superb features including an outdoor pool (yes, you read that correctly!), jacuzzi, cinema & video games room, saloon with huge TV for briefings and restaurant quality food.
This huge tear-drop shaped reef rises from the sea bed in the middle of the Red Sea, 80km offshore and more than 300km south of Hurghada. Easily recognised by its zebra-striped lighthouse, this reef offers some of the most amazing dives in the Red Sea. The sheer walls are covered in over-grown hard coral formations and a variety of reef fish.
