Explore Diving in Sharm El Sheikh
The itinerary for the 7 nights / 6 full days cruise is weather-dependent. Please find below our usual program, please be aware that it might change according to the weather conditions:
Diving from a liveaboard is a unique experience; it couples the freedom of diving at your own pace with the exclusive opportunities to explore some of the most incredible sites the Red Sea offers.
With over one thousand different species of fish, hundreds of varieties of both hard and soft corals, and thousands of reef-dwelling invertebrates, the Red Sea is one of the world’s most outstanding diving destinations.
The selected sites offer something to excite every diver; with sheer drop-offs, meadows of seagrass, towering pinnacles, coral-encrusted wrecks, pelagic encounters, and tiny critters, whatever your diving preference, the Red Sea delivers.
With the luxurious and spacious facilities aboard VIP One, non-divers can have a delightful reef as they sunbathe at leisure, pausing only for a quick snorkel or perhaps a cool drink at the top deck bar.
Enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of being at sea while you cruise past spectacular desert scenery and gaze at the breathtaking sunsets over the dramatic landscape.
Day One
Airport transfer and Embarkation on VIP ONE at Travco jetty – Sharm El Sheikh. Embarkation usually takes place in the late afternoon. In case the arrival time is earlier, other arrangements need to be discussed and arranged.
Day Two
Local dive site and Ras Mohamed Overnight stay at Shab Mahmoud
Day Three
Dunraven wreck Small passage Overnight stay at Shab Ali
Day Four
S.S Thistlegorm Overnight stay at Shab Abu Nuhas
Day Five
Giannis D. Wreck Carnatic Overnight stay in Alternatives
Day Six
Ras Mohamed Straits of Tiran Overnight stay at Laguna
Day Seven
Straits of Tiran Overnight stay at Temple
Day Eight
Disembarkation is after breakfast. Timing depends on the flight schedule or any planned land excursions.
One of the greatest advantages of going on a liveaboard trip in the Red Sea: is you have the opportunity to travel further a field and therefore dive more exciting and remote sites. Most of the sites we visit, you will find we are the only vessel, this makes the chance of seeing rarer and larger marine life more likely. Even the most famous sites like Shark and Yolanda Reefs in the Ras Mohamed National Park are quiet and relaxed dives, as your experienced dive guide will choose to dive at different times than the daily dive boats. Can you imagine the excitement and anticipation of an early morning or dusk dive, when all the boats have left and the fish think they are on their own?
Temple
The Temple is located on the north side of Sharm El Sheikh’s main Jetty.
Laguna
This site sits just offshore from Tiran Island and is famed for being the area where
Alternatives
This site is also known to locals as ‘the seven pinnicles’, but divers tend to call them the Alternatives due to
Thistlegorm
The Thistlegorm was built in 1940 as a merchant vessel. She was 126m long and 17.5m wide and was commandeered by the navy during the World War II
Ras Mohamed
This area forms the peninsula on the Southern tip of the Sinai and is unique with its vertical reefs heading down from the surface into
Straits of Tiran
This well known area is located at the entrance to the Gulf of Aqaba
Carnatic
In 1879 the Carnatic hit the reef and sank after being dragged off course by a strong current.
Giannis D
In April 1983, the Giannis D was loaded with sawn softwood at the Croatian port of Rijeka, part of this cargo was destined
Sha ab Ali
Sha’ab Ali is located on the Northern side of the Straits of Gubal in the Gulf of Suez and contains
Dunraven Wreck
The wreck of this British Steam Ship sits on the Southern edge of Sha’ab Mahmoud, known locally as Beacon Rock
