Surrounded by high mountains and a moon like desert landscape, Dahab is one of the most famous diving places of the Red Sea.

Since our Diving Center is fully integrated into the heart of Dahab City, we offer not only diving-certification courses, but also daily diving trips (on boats) to the offshore famous dive sites of Sharm Elshiekh (the National Park of Ras Mohammed and Tirran Islands), as well as to the most well known Wreck Of Thistlgorm.

Camel Diving Safari is one of the greatest experiences and the most unique thing about diving in Dahab as it takes you to a totally different world and lifestyle of local Bedouin life beside the great virgin reefs of the famous national Parks of Ras Abu Galum and Gabr El Bent.

Learn one of the most wonderful sports with us! Experience your first dive in Dahab shores. Our competent and very professional dive Masters and instructors are there to teach all PADI & CMAS diving courses, from the Beginner to Professional Levels.

For the younger divers of 8 yrs and over, we now even offer the “Bubble Maker” program, as well as the “Junior Open Water” for those of 10 years and over. Also new is the “SCUBA Diver” Program, which only requires two days to complete. Of course, we offer all programs in several international languages.

For the Ultimate adventure also we offer a wide range of Desert and Mountain Safari trips with 4×4 strong cars or camel and even trekking and hiking and mountain climbing

Learn one of the most fascinating sports with us. We offer several PADI-diving courses, from “Bubble Maker” to “Assistant Instructor” in our air conditioned class room; all are available in several different languages. Enjoy the comfort by taking your first dive lessons in our pool, which is located only 20 meters away from our dive school. And our new luxury 25 meter long dive ship “Petchmanee” will take you to your open water dive trip.

BUBBLEMAKER

Kids - bring your parents diving! For young adventurers, the Bubblemaker program is an introduction to the thrill of breathing underwater. If you’re eight or nine years of age, now is your chance to take the plunge with a PADI Instructor and go pool/confined water diving.

Whether it’s a glass of milk, bubble gum or submerged beneath the surface - you can’t help blowing bubbles! So try blowing bubbles our way. Start out on the right fin, jump into the PADI Bubblemaker program today!

(Included: Basic Theory and confined Session)

DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING

For those who are unsure, whether the underwater world is suited for them! Take part in the “Discover SCUBA Diving” - experience. After a short introduction by one of our dive instructors, he will take you to a bay, where you will learn the necessary skills for us to take you on a dive (or perhaps two), to a maximum depth of 12 metres. This dive can count towards your “SCUBA Diver” or “Open Water Diver” certification.

Duration: 1 day (2 dives)
(Included: Equipment, confined Session, two Open Water Dives)

SCUBA DIVER

Under the gun for time, no problem! Take part in the new PADI “SCUBA Diver” course. Within two days, you will complete half of the “Open Water” course material and will receive a certification. This will enable you to dive with a PADI instructor anywhere in the world. You will be able to complete the remaining half of the PADI “Open Water Diver” course at any PADI diving school worldwide, at any time after this course.

Duration: 2 days
(Included: Equipment, Use of Material, Dives during the Course, Cost for Certification)

Gold Course
(Additionally included: PADI-Logbook, OWD Manual, Wall Certification)

OPEN WATER DIVER

The complete diving course. The newly revised PADI “Open Water Diver” course combines the experience of “learning to dive” with joy, fun and safety. The complete PADI training system is used by AO NANG DIVERS throughout the training sessions, when defining your goals, and throughout all of your 4 “Open Water” dives. Once trained and certified, you will be able to plan and complete your own dives.

Duration: 3-4 days
(Included: Equipment, Use of Material, Dives during the Course, Cost for Certification)

GOLD-COURSE
(Additionally included: PADI-Logbook, OWD Manual and Dive Planner, Wall Certification)

DELUXE GOLD-COURSE
(Additionally included: Electronic Recreational Dive Planner)

Adventure Diver

(1 - 2 days - 3 dives)
(Included: Equipment, Use of Material, Dives during the Course, Cost for Certification)

ADVANCED OPEN WATER

Expand your horizons and learn more by taking part in the PADI “Advanced Open Water Course”. Dive to a maximum depth of 30 metres, navigate your way through unusual dive spots or wrecks, learn underwater photography, or drift diving. With 5 “Open Water” dives, in conjunction with minimal theory, you can reach this very useful and respected qualification.

2-3 days
Included: Equipment, Use of Material, Dives during the Course, Cost for Certification

RESCUE DIVER

Ok, let us take you a step higher and combine your PADI “Rescue Diver” course with a lot of fun! This course conveys the true devotion to diving, and gives you the opportunity to learn the knowledge needed to rescue others in the case of an emergency. Not only do you learn how to rescue others, but you will also learn about tricks to turn yourself into a safer diver. As a “Rescue Diver”, you are the next person to take responsibility, after your buddy.

(Additionally included: Rescue Manual, Emergency planning slate)

EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE

On request, we can also offer you the Emergency First Response course, which is a prerequisite of the “Rescue Diver” course (a First Aid course no older than two years will also be accepted.)

DIVE MASTER

If you are a qualified “Rescue” or “Master Scuba Diver”, then you definitely know what you are doing. Perhaps you are interested in offering your knowledge and skills to a third party. Complete the new PADI “Dive Master” program and become a professional diver, who can oversee and help other divers with their training. As an invaluable member of the instruction team, you are qualified to work anywhere around the world (paid work of course).

This course will be offered to you by our most experienced dive instructors. They are more than happy to share their many years of experience and knowledge with you, in order to guide you through this course. This course cannot just be signed-up for, as the head-instructor must approve your enrollment. Also, you are required to present a minimum of 40 dives from your logbook in order to enroll, and you must have completed a minimum of 60 dives in order to receive your certification. The duration of the course depends on the ability of the diver.

Duration: minimum of 21 days

ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR

Are you interested in going all the way and becoming an instructor? Sign-up for the “Assistant Instructor” course in order to have one of the most satisfying and exciting jobs in the world.

Learn presentation techniques and how to evaluate priorities and goals. Once qualified, certify your own students. This course teaches you the basic foundations for completing the IDC/IE, or “Instructor Development” course, and the “Instructor Examination”, both of which we can arrange for you. The duration of the course depends on the ability of the candidate.

Duration: minimum 5 to 7 days

Specialties (Duration: various)
Peak Performance, Navigation, Photo, Multilevel, Drift, Naturalist & Boat
Search and Recovery & Wreck, Night & Deep, NITROX
All prices upon request

SPECIALTY COURSES

• Buoyancy diving
• Deep diving
• Navigation
• Photography
• Multi-level
• Drift diving
• Naturalist
• Search and Rescue
• Wreck

Nearly all of dive sites in Dahab are shore dives, most of them reachable by Jeep and pickups. All with just few exceptions are suitable for all levels of experience.

Restaurants and Bedouin Inn’s are usually not far from diving destinations which makes it much nicer for surface intervals, and great for none diving companions.

Intro Dives

Curious about diving? Want to try how is it like to loose your gravity? Check out our intro dive, your first diving experience.

Designed as an introduction to the underwater world as well as to basics of scuba theory, intro dive is a try dive for all those which are concerned about if they are able to dive, and would like to try it first before signing up for a course.

Local Guided Dives

We dive every day, 365 days a year! Our guides & instructors are experienced professionals with lots of local knowledge. They’re also available daily, to take you on an Intro dive or do a Check dive Book all of your dives in advance, or make up your mind as you go along - everything is flexible around here! Our groups are always small, maximum 6 divers per guide or instructor.

Night Dives

Night dives are always great experiences… many creatures in the sea are only to be sean or active at night.. so why miss seeing them? lets jump in the water after sunset to enjoy the thrill and the new experience!

Camel Diving Safaris

Dahab is the only place in the whole world where two of its greatest dive sites are reachable only by camels.

There are two national parks one lies 8 km to the north of Dahab and it is called “Abu Galum”, and the other is in the south of Dahab Called “Gabr El Bent”.

The last reachable point by car in the north is the Bills/Blue Hole and thats also a nice optional dive that could be made in the way to “ABu Galum” from there divers start carrying their equipment on the camels and go for a 90 min ride all the way to “Abu Galum”. Usually that day starts in the early morning so people could do two dives in the national park and come back in the same day, but it is also possible to arrange an overnight or more there or use camels to dive further north… the unique thing about those areas is that they are totally virgin in nature and reefs and that they also have real Bedouin villages with the rare opportunity to experience real Bedouin lifestyle.

Same is to be done with the south trip to the “Caves”, the last point in the south and then use the camels to “Gabr El Bent”

Boat Diving Safaris

• Both of our protected areas Ras abu Galoom and Gabr el Bent might be reached both by camel and boat.

Boats going to south and north are double deck and shaded designed specially for diving. Usually we make two dives with a lunch brake; lunch and soft drinks are served onboard.

• Ras Mohammed , Thistligorm , Abu Nuhas and Tirran Islands

Trips to those famous divesites are arranged on daily basis from our Front office by the bridge in Dahab.

When you book a package with us make sure to include that trip to your package

• Mini-Safaris are also a great option for those who have limited time to have only 2 or three night on Livaboard.

There are also liveaboard trips allover the Red Sea available by us classified as:

• North Livaboard Safaris
• South Livaboard Safaris
• Deep south Livaboard Safaris

If you come to Sinai you shouldn’t miss those new experiences of the great nature and different lifestyles… We promise you unforgettable experiences with our Desert trips that could range from one or two hours to several days!

Camel Safaris

Experience desert in the nomadic Style, riding camel guided by Bedouin, even if you’re already riding horse back you’ll find this a totally different way to travel.

Camel since always was the nomad’s vehicle of transportation and his medium of exchange. The dowry of the bride, the price of blood was estimated in terms of camels. It is the Bedouin’s constant companion. He drinks its milk; he feasts on its flesh; he covers himself with its skin; he makes his tent of its hair. To him the camel is more than “the ship of the desert”; it is the special gift of Allah: Ata’ Allah.

Camel safaris are usually combined with Bedouin BBQ, or are part of some trips like those to protected areas of Ras Abu Galoom or Gabr el Bent, both of these locations are reachable only by camel or boat.

Quad Safaris

Quad safari in the desert is a great fun on 4-wheel powerful motorbikes.

Driving beach buggy is as easy as it can be, and since these 4 wheel bikes are both strong and fast you can drive it nearly everywhere.

Horse Back Riding

Arabs since always were known for their mastery in horse ridding and breading strictly selected only pure blood horses.

If you feel like taking an hour or two hours ride on the sea shore, sunset time may be one of your best choices. Even if you haven’t ride horse back yet, you’ll find it easy and relaxing experience, and if you’d like to master it under supervision of instructor there are more than just few of them around in Dahab.

4X4

4X4 jeeps are the most common and convenient form of transport in/and around Dahab. Jeeps can stand much more than regular cars and such demanding conditions as those in Sinai Peninsula make them irreplaceable.

Most of the dive sites in and around Dahab are reached with 4X4 jeeps, just like surrounding Wadis and mountain valleys. Very often this kind of transport is paired with camel (there are places around Dahab where even this strong cars are useless).

Several Days in the Desert

Sinai Peninsula for thousands of years was one of the most deserted areas of Egypt.

Today cities and towns occupy tiny piece of its coastline, but the interior is still wild and nearly totally empty, only oasis brake hot motionless moon like landscape.

The unique thing about our trips of that kind is that you don’t spend the whole time in the middle of no where but you get to visit some famous Sinai oases and Bedouin village in the middle of the desert!

We arrange various fun and Adventures for our Guest.

Beach

If you feel a bit lazy after all your diving, safaris and other activities (or maybe even before them) sun and golden sands of Dahab maybe desire which you can only follow. Give yourself a brake, and listen to the waves while taking a sunbath, just one precaution, remember to smear lots of sun lotion even in the winter time since sun is a permanent guest in Sinai all over the year not just a summer visitor.

Yoga

Dahab is the centre of Yoga in the near East. Yoga found its natural home in Dahab when, not long ago, it was a real hippy and hang out for alternative living. Today there are more and more yoga courses and classes going on. Among many other yoga practices we can recommend two types: Ashtanga Yoga and Kundalini Yoga.

Massage

Many different kinds of massages are conducted in Dahab, starting from the classical methods with or without aroma therapy, through Hindu and Thai school using extensive stretching and stones vibrations.

Fishing

Dahab is great for fishing adventure; it is located on the south eastern side of the Sinai peninsular facing Saudi Arabia across the Gulf of Aqaba. The scenery is spectacular, just like the water reach with big Red and Potato Groupers, Tunas and huge Barracudas.

Snorkeling

Local reefs of Dahab such as Lighthouse or Eel Garden are perfect places not only for divers but also for enthusiasts of snorkeling; great colors and verity of marine life can be discovered just under the blue surface. Swim with mask and snorkel between the reef gardens and their citizens, even if you are not much of a swimmer� conditions are so calm that you don’t have to be a 2000 meters swimming champ to enjoy your snorkeling.

Glass Boat

Another option for none-divers or those which are not convinced even about snorkeling is a glass boat trip. Glass bottom of this boats slides just over the Napoleon Reef corals and its many marine citizens, it’s hard to get any closer to marine life but if you really want; there are always masks and snorkels waiting for you on board.

Wind Surfing

Dahab is one of the best windsurfing destinations in the world. Professional windsurfing centers are to be found in the area. They stock over 140 of the latest model boards, starting with beginner boards (bigger and more buoyant) right up to wave boards for experts. Boards are in great condition and usually not more than 1 year old. Changing rooms, showers, storage spaces, and bars offering refreshments all day long are well established. With regard to security courses for beginners are offered in lagoon with waist deep water.