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Dive the Red Sea Shipwrecks in Egypt with DDS and All Star Red Sea

Dive the Red Sea Shipwrecks in Egypt with Dan’s Dive Shop!

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Join us for an amazing scuba diving trip aboard the luxury yacht All Star Red Sea from December 4 -11, 2023 for a week of fabulous wreck and reef diving.

The dive itinerary is the Wrecks of the North Red Sea + Brothers Islands. During your trip you will get to dive all the best wrecks of the North Red Sea including the famous SS Thistlegorm, The Dunraven and Rosalie Moellers plus dive the beautiful Brothers Islands Marine Park. The Brothers are two volcanic islands known for amazing reef and marine life where there is a good chance you will be able to spot an Oceanic White Tip or Thresher Shark! This is a Recreational & Technical friendly trip.

Make the most of your trip to Egypt with options available to add a tour to visit the pyramids, cruise the Nile or relax at a Red Sea beach resort! Our DDS Travel Advisor will assist you with both flights and/or tours for a memorable trip of a lifetime.

Trip Price (USD)

$1,880 US per person Suite Cabin including the Local Fees.

Trip Price Includes

Full board on All Star Red Sea in double occupancy private en-suite cabin

3 dives per day plus night dives

Dive guides, tanks, and weights/belts

Round-trip ground transfers from/to airport/hotel and vessel

All meals, snacks, coffee, tea, juices, sodas

Local Fees

Does not include: Airfare, Nitrox ($100USD), Scuba Gear, Gratuities, Land Accommodation & Alcohol. Byob or purchase on board. Diver Insurance is required for this trip.

All Star Red Sea – First Class Yacht

One of the newest built dive liveaboards on the Red Sea, the All Star Red Sea is first class vessel. Beautifully laid out across five spacious decks with even a swimming pool onboard! You can expect world cuisine dining from an on-board chef and the trip includes all meals, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages.

Onboard you will find the lower deck houses a spacious restaurant. The main level features the dive deck with camera tables and open area showers. The upper deck is home to a swimming pool and sundeck with comfortable chaise lounge chairs, shaded pool bar, a TV room with entertainment options. One level up find another shimmering sundeck with sun and shaded seating and views of the Red Sea and an air-conditioned salon for group gatherings. The top sun deck has a jacuzzi tub, lounge chairs and the flybridge.

Suite Cabins are spread across the yacht sleeping up to 28 divers. Each cabin features a private bathroom, ample storage space and adjustable air conditioning. Each cabin has two twin beds which can be adjusted for couples or single travellers.

See full deck plans here.

Experienced Crew

All Star Red Sea is managed by two people with years of experience in the Red Sea. Ahmed Fadel is a tech instructor, that has worked in different areas of diving over the last 20 years. Dr. Elke Bojanowski aka The Shark Lady’ is a biologist specializing on the study of Red Sea shark populations, and the founder of the Red Sea Sharks Trust. She oversees the vessel’s citizen scientist program which focuses on shark research and conservation.

Diving the Red Sea

The Red Sea has some of the best diving in the world, known for amazing colourful coral and marine life. Our trip is a mix of wreck and reef diving. You will get to dive WWII shipwrecks and dive volcanic pinnacles packed with reef and fish. The rich and colourful, soft and hard corals brim with sea creatures. Possibility of seeing sharks, manta rays, dolphins, rare nudibranchs and long-nosed hawkfish, among others.

Take a virtual tour of on of the most famous wrecks on the Red Sea, the SS Thistlegorm.

Onboard All Star Red Sea has a spacious dive deck, camera table and hard bottom tenders with individual tank racks. Nitrox 32 as well as custom mixes available. Full recreational equipment is available for rental.

Technical rental equipment available includes: 16 CF side-mounted pony tank, Manifold twinsets, 100 CF, 80 CF, 50 CF stages with rigging, Rebreather cylinder sets & Stage regulators.

All Star Red Sea is Recreational and Technical friendly. This trip is suitable for all divers with a minimum Advanced Diver certification and a minimum 30 logged dives. If you are OW or have less than 30 dives and would like to join the trip please contact Dan’s Dive Shop to get you in the water and ready for the trip.

Hurghada

Hurghada is an Egyptian resort town along 40km of beach considered one of the safest areas in Egypt. There is lots to see and do with fantastic hotels at reasonable prices. Arrive early, beat the jet lag and spend a couple nights relaxing on the beach and experiencing Egypt before your trip departure.

Airfare

It is advised to arrive in Hurghada by December 3rd for your trip. Return flights to Canada can be booked to depart on Monday Dec 11 after 10am. Flights be arranged by our Travel Advisor. Current pricing is approx $1400 Toronto to Hurgarda round trip or $1100 for Toronto to Cairo round trip. Egypt Air offers direct flights from Toronto to Cairo.

Land Tours, Optional Add-On

Full Egypt Adventure Tour

Explore Amazing Egypt with Intrepid Tours. This private full Egypt Tour is door to door. Intrepid’s tour includes all transportation and accommodation from your arrival at Cairo airport until you reach your hotel in Hurghada. Intrepid’s standard Egypt Adventure Tour has been upgraded to include airport pick, an extra hotel night in Cairo upon arrival and then transfers to Hurghada at the end of the tour.

The tour includes all accommodation except the night before the boat departs in Hurghada, most entrances to attractions and some meals. It’s balanced between lots of sightseeing but enough down time to explore at your own or add on more attractions. The best part is this tour is led by an Egyptologist and Intrepid’s tour style focuses on providing an authentic experience.

2-day Trip to Luxor from Hurghada

If doing the full tour isn’t possible for you but you would still like to make the most of your trip to Egypt, join this 2-day/ 1-night to private tour to Luxor departing from Hurghada. Tour Highlights include Karnak Temple, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon and a boat trip on the Nile River. This private tour includes transfer from Hurghada, one night at a 5-star hotel in Luxor and all entrance fees.

Undoubtably this will be a trip you will never forget!

Trip Itinerary: Wrecks of North Red Sea & Brothers Islands

Departure: December 4, 2023 at 5pm in Hurghada, Egypt

Disembark: December 11, 2023 at 10am Hurghada, Egypt

Price: $1880 US Suite Cabin

Additional Details Single supplement or non diver is full rate. This trip is suitable for singe divers or couples of all ages. This trip is not suitable for snorkelers. All cabins are double occupancy.

Trip Payments Deposit due at booking $730 US. Final payment due September 1, 2023.

Cancellation Policy Cancel by May 20, 2023 for a full refund minus a $75 administrative fee. All payments after May 20, 2023 are non refundable. Trip payments are transferrable at any time to a new booking. If you need to cancel your spot we will do our best to fill it.

COVID Cancellations If borders are closed at the time of travel, then a rebooking will be allowed. If a guest tests positive prior to arrival and is not permitted to travel, a rebook will be allowed. A positive test result within 5 days of trip date must be provided. Rebooked trips will be reinvoiced and any difference in fare and fees will be assessed.

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Questions or ready to book? Visit the shop or email fawn.messer@fcitravel.ca

Travel Arrangements by

Fawn Messer, Flight Centre Independent Travel Consultant

329 Welland Ave, St Catharines ON

Phone: 905-984-2160 or 1-800-268-DANS

Email: fawn.messer@fcitravel.ca

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Dive Newfoundland Bell Island WWII Shipwrecks

Dive Newfoundland Bell Island Shipwrecks, Humpback Whales, Bell Island Mine and more!

Join us July 22 – 29, 2023 as we dive the majestic Bell Island Shipwrecks , tour the historic Bell Island Mine or even make a day of diving in it as an upgrade and see just how beautiful Newfoundland is and become an honorary Newfoundlander on the last night too with a Screech in!

Pic your adventure with DDS and see why we keep going back. This trip also includes options to Snorkel with migrant Humpback Whales, Kayak through Sea Caves, Stand Up Paddle Board, go Cod Fishing or take a Bike Tour on land! There’s always the potential to still see Icebergs in July as well. Join this amazing and memorable trip to the east coast of Canada and see why we love Newfoundland so much.

Newfoundland is home to some impressive WWII shipwrecks that were sank by German U-Boat’s in 1942. This is the only place in Canda you can see WWII history up close and intact. The Bell Island wrecks are time capsules that feature some beautiful and colourful soft corals and many of the original artifacts including a Marconi Radio Room. With five days of diving, you’ll discover the secrets of all four of the famous Bell Island shipwrecks. Intact and upright on the bottom, over 400 ft long, and in virtually the same conditions as the day they were sunk by German U-boats in 1942, these wrecks are sure to have you coming back again.

DDS is so impressed with Newfoundland that we have booked it over 6 summers in a row now! Join us for a phenomenal week of diving with our friends at Ocean Quest Adventures . One of the reason’s we keep going back is because Rick and his staff provide outstanding east coast hospitality at their Ocean Quest Dive Lodge. When you dive Newfoundland you realize that this place is special and the diving is some of the best in the world. It’s worth every penny of the cost and then some.

You’ll see why many of our guests return year in and year out, it’s that great and Rick and Debbie make it feel like home.

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The Logistics:

Saturday (check in) to (Saturday check out). All packages includes 7 nights accommodations and 5 days activities. This includes your choice of two dives per day or 1 on land activity. It also includes all transportation on activity days, airport transfers and twin or king shared accommodation at Ocean Quest’s luxury dive lodge.

Choose Your Own Adventure Packages:

Diver Package Includes Divers can choose single tanks, twin back mount, side-mount, or rebreather. Stages, Pony’s, and hardware included at no extra cost. Ocean Quest provides the following gas options: Air, Nitrox 28% and 100% O2.

Adventure and Dive Combo For those travellers who want the BEST of both worlds. Pick 5 days of activities diving or non-diving

On Land Adventure Package for Non Divers 5 days of non-diving activities. Perfect for the non-diving partners. Land lubbers can choose from any of the tour options available during the time of stay. See the Tours section of the Ocean Quest Adventures website for more details.

2023 Rate: All packages are $3300.00 + NL HST

Add On: Mine Quest Diving in the Bell Island Mines $400.00 + 15% NL HST additional. Requirements: Minimum 4 divers per group with FULL CAVE or MINE DIVING Certification. BI Mine Diving will replace 1 day of Wreck Diving.

Add On (In Season): Ice Berg Diving. Dive An Ice Berg! $400 + HST additional. Demonstration of great Buoyancy and 100 certified dives in drysuit, surface marker buoy. Iceberg diving will replace 1 day of Wreck Diving.

Additional Adventure Packages add $100/experience.

Prices do not include flight, meals, spa facilities.

Divers need a minimum Advanced Certification, and at least 25 cold water dives. Drysuit is highly recommended.

Trip Arrangements Provided by:

Ocean Quest Adventures

40 O’Leary Ave, St. John’s, NL A1B 2C7

www.oceanquestadventures.com

PADI Advanced Open Water Tobermory 2022

Join us this summer and take your PADI Advanced Course in beautiful Tobermory, Ontario world reknowned for it’s amazing blue water and shipwrecks. Our PADI Advanced Open Water course is the most thorough and progressive PADI Advanced Open Water Course available in the dive industry. The PADI Advanced Open Water Course introduces divers how to be more aware and how to participate in bigger, better diving. The course focuses on using more precision techniques, while exposing you to different diving environments.

We have two trip dates to choose from this year: July 8- 10, 2022 or September 23 -25, 2022

The training dives are designed to allow you the opportunity to gain experience under the direct supervision of one of our PADI Instructors. Our course allows students to experience different environments including: Deep Diving, Wreck Diving, Boat Diving, Drift Diving, Night Diving, Peak Performance Buoyancy Dives, Underwater Navigation, Discover Enriched Air Nitrox, Search and Recovery, Diver Propulsion Vehicle Adventure Dive and more.

During your training dives attention is paid to proper buoyancy and fin techniques, specialized equipment, air management, proper gas reserves, dive planning and safety.

What’s unique about our Advanced Open Water course is that we also allow you to complete your class in a Drysuit if you would prefer to stay warmer and more comfortable than you would in a wetsuit.

Pre-requisite

Open Water Diver with 10 dives minimum including at least one cold water dive. Minimum age 15 years old.

Training Agency

PADI

Additional Details

The Advanced course begins Friday at noon shore diving in Tobermory and continues Saturday with a full day of boat diving. By Saturday afternoon your Advanced course will be complete and you can enjoy the rest of the weekend diving the beautiful wrecks of Tobermory as an Advanced Diver.

Drysuit Option: Dan’s Dive Shop also offers all of our Advanced Open Water Course participants the opportunity to take advantage of a Drysuit Upgrade Option where divers can take your entire Advanced Open Water Course in a DUI Drysuit (requires an additional orientation dive session).

Cost:

PADI Advanced Course including manual and certification card $350+HST

add PADI Dry Suit to your course for only $225+HST. Includes Drysuit Rental for Open Water Dives, DrySuit manual and certification card.

Additional Costs:

Tobermory Extravaganza Dive Weekend includes accommodation, boat charter and most meals for only $475 + HST. Or book your own accommodation, boat only is $250+HST. Rental scuba equipment is not included.

PADI standards now suggest that all students have an smb (surface marker buoy) and a whistle. We’d also suggest for safety a reel to attach to the smb to deploy in an emergency situation from depth. All students must have a Dive Computer for the Deep and Wreck Dives, if you don’t own one, one will be provided for you. Students will also need a minimum of 2 lights (1 primary and 1 backup).

PADI Drysuit Specialty Option includes use of drysuit, undergarment, larger fins, but does not include any additional rental equipment as many of our divers already have begun to purchase some or all of their dive gear package.

tobermory4_july2017 — DDS Divers exploring the Niagara II in Tobermory.

tugs_buoyancy — DDS divers exploring the Tugs, a popular dive site for shore diving in Tobermory.

Toby Boats — DDS Divers returning to the boat after a great dive.

PADI Advanced Open Water Course 2024

Our PADI Advanced Open Water course is the most thorough and progressive PADI Advanced Open Water Course available in the dive industry.

The PADI Advanced Open Water Course introduces divers how to be more aware and how to participate in bigger, better dives, utilize more precision techniques and expose you to multitude of different diving environments.

Our PADI Advanced Open Water Course training dives are designed to allow you the opportunity to gain experience under the direct supervision of one of our PADI Instructors.

What’s unique about our Advanced Open Water course is that we also allow you to complete your class in a Drysuit if you would prefer to stay warmer and more comfortable than you would in a wetsuit.