Dive week Marsa shagra

Departure date: 2023-03-23

Transport: Airplane, Charter Flight, Avrage package price, Direct Flights

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Package - Standard Tent. Per person in shared double room

  • Package including flight, return airport transfers, 7 nights full board accommodation, 5 days unlimited house reef package
Price from 1 306 EUR
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Package - Royal Tent. Per person in shared doubleroom

  • Package including flight, return airport transfers, 7 nights full board accommodation, 5 days unlimited house reef package
Price from 1 322 EUR
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Package - Deluxe Chalet. Per person in shared double room

  • Package including flight, return airport transfers, 7 nights full board accommodation, 5 days unlimited house reef package
Price from 1 473 EUR
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Travel information

Marsa Shagra
Marsa Shagra is a bustling seaside village and definitely the most well-known of our Marsa Alam destinations. It is our gateway to the south boasting one of the most beautiful house reefs in the Red Sea region. Whether you are a diver or just enjoy snorkeling, our house reef features an abundance of marine life including a variety of coral & fishes, reef sharks, turtles, and sometimes even dolphins!

Prepare to expand your knowledge and awareness of the underwater world, explore ancient ruins of long gone civilizations and learn about the long history of the Red Sea region. Take a trek through the desert to observe amazing wildlife and the Bedouins of the south. Meditate under the mutating colors of the setting sun or stargaze under a moonless night. Reinvigorate your body with a soothing massage and enjoy a therapeutic oxygen session right on the beach. If you've never visited the southern Red Sea, Marsa Shagra is definitely the place to begin.

Price is including

  • Flight t/f Hurghada
  • Airport round trip transfer
  • 7 nights accommodation in selected accommodation options
  • Full board (3 meals per day) including coffee, tea and soft drinks with meals
  • 5 days unlimited self guided house reef diving, including 2 orientation dives on the first day
  • Taxes and supplements
  • Entry visa for Scandinavian passport holders

Price is not including

  • Rental equipment
  • Individual travel insurance
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Compulsory €7 per week for hyperbaric chamber support program will apply for all divers and be charged on-site
  • Compulsory €5 contribution for the solar power project

Diving
The diving program of Red Sea Diving Safari is designed to accommodate any level diver from beginner to advanced and all aspects of the RSDS experience promote maximum diving enjoyment. The three villages were created in consideration of diving enthusiasts and our diving program covers more than 60 shore-based and off-shore dive sites.Our villages feature superb house reefs which are home to hundreds of marine life species and an excellent variety of soft and hard corals.

The diving program gives you the options of unlimited house-reef diving, night diving, boat diving and speedboat diving to offshore reefs. We also have options for free divers and technical divers.
We offer different packages in each village to allow you to make the most of the diving opportunities available in the region, and to give you the ultimate flexibility on your diving holiday. Please see our village pages for details about our different diving concepts, diving education, dive sites, diving packages and facilities.

 


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Package Tour Marsa Shagra via Hurghada

In the southern Red Sea we offer several dive holiday resorts from El Quseir in the north to Hamata to the south. These facilities usually have their own private coral reefs and are ideal for divers who want to dive a lot and without much effort. No long boat trips, you have absolute world-class diving a bit out of the beach.


Our Shore based tours

Our package tours with land based options are complete consideration and include flights and transfers as well as accommodation and diving.
In the southern Red Sea we offer several dive holiday resorts from El Quseir in the north to Hamata to the south. These facilities usually have their own private coral reefs and are ideal for divers who want to dive a lot and without much effort. No long boat trips, you have absolute world-class diving a bit out of the beach.

 

The journey
In the first place, we always choose the direct flight down to Marsa Alam Airport, whenever possible. From Stockhom / Arlanda Airport we fly during Autumn and Spring with direct flights to Marsa Alam. It also works quite smoothly to fly to Hurghada and then with scheduled car transfer to Marsa Alam or even further south. From Copenhagen and Gothenburg we often fly via Hurghada Airport. Transfer from Hurghada to Marsa Shagra takes approx. 4 hours.

About the country

Egypt is located in the northeastern corner of Africa and shares borders Libya in the west, Sudan in the south, Israel and the Gaza Strip in the northeast.

Climate
In Egypt the sun shines all year long. Summer is extremely hot (May-September) where it is not uncommon for temperatures to reach above 40 degrees. Only in December will it be cool again, especially in the nights. January is the coldest month with daytime temperatures averaging between 15 and 22 degrees.
The water temperature in the Red Sea along the Egyptian coast rises in summer (July, Aug, Sep, Oct) to about 30 degrees. In winter it can be around 20-22 degrees.

Diving
In Egypt, you can dive the clear waters of the Red Sea. The Red Sea is the northernmost tropical sea on the planet and also the closest to Europe. Coral reefs in the Red Sea always offer a fascinationg and most elaborate scenery. The Red Sea is also famous for its WWII shipwrecks. It is by far one of the world's best diving waters.

Passport and visa
Citizens of the European Union do not need a visa for Egypt. You will need a passport that is valid for at least another six months after returning home.

Currency
Egyptian Pound

100 SEK = approx. 280 EGP (spring 20230)

Electrical power
220 V. 2 pin plug same as here

Language
Arabic. Most people who work with tourists speak very well English.

Local time
Swedish time +1 hour. Egypt changes to summer time / winter time at times other than Sweden