Dolce Vita

Dolce Vita is a large and comfortable 38m Red Sea liveaboard boat, managed by Seafari - an international dive operator that has over 30 years experience running several boats in Egypt. Dolce Vita was completely renovated in 2018 and can accommodate up to 24 people in 12 cabins.

All the cabins on board take advantage of the space provided by the vessel's 8m beam and are furnished with modern fittings. En-suite facilities and individually controlled air-conditioning are standard. There are double bed and twin bed cabins available. The sun deck features sun beds for guests to enjoy the sunshine, a seating area, and an open-air bar to enjoy drinks after a full day of scuba diving. The upper deck also has a large outdoor social area with comfy seats and bean bags. The Main deck is where you will find the air-con lounge with TV, music, board games.and fish books, as well as the dining area and dive deck. The amazing food onboard is one of the Dolce Vita's key selling points .

Diving operations are conducted from 2 motorised Zodiacs. There's also free nitrox available, a camera table and charge points, rinse tanks and a bathroom. Some of the liveaboard itineraries offer the possibility to visit the Red Sea's historic lighthouses, and there are beautiful walks in the late afternoon to enjoy the sunset.

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Dive experience: Required - Brothers, Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone, Tiran, Golden Loop, Rocky, Zabargad, St John’s: N2, CMAS**, Advanced or equivalent, + 50 logged dives; North, Fury Shoals: N1, Open water, CMAS*. Guided supervsion will be required for divers with less than 20 logged dives. Egyptian law limits the maximum recreational dive depth to 40 metres. Dive computer, or depth gauge and watch, surface marker buoy and flash light are mandatory for all. Proof of dive cetification and diving logbook are mandatory.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, water, fruit juice, hot drinks, round trip transfers from Hurghada or Marsa Alam airports or local hotels to the boat, port fees, national park fees (2025 onwards), dives (as detailed in the trips above), nitrox fills for certified enriched air divers, 2 experienced English-speaking divemasters, 12 litre tanks (DIN & Int.), weights and weightbelts, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 144 per trip), dive computer (US$ 36 per week), SMB, torch (US$ 21 per week), diving insurance, national park fees (2024 only: US$ 41). Guided supervsion for divers with less than 20 logged dives (US$ 5 per dive). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash - EUR, USD, or credit card).

Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, 15 litre tank (US$ 41 per week), private guide. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.

How to get there: Dolce Vita liveaboard expeditions depart from Hurghada or Port Ghalib and roundtrip transfers are provided from nearby hotels (within 5 km of port) and from Hurghada and Marsa Alam airports to the departure point. For more details, including airlines, see our travel information section for the Red Sea. Check-in is from 6 pm onwards. Guests are welcomed outside of the arrival hall, after passing customs and baggage claim. Boat staff will be waiting for you with a “SEAFARI” signboard. All buses are recent models, air conditioned and, for long distance transfers, a snack, mineral water and fruit juice are provided. For long distance rides guests may be asked to wait for other participants to form collective transfers. During long waits, guests are invited to the Seafari villa in downtown Hurghada; it has an air-conditioned lounge, wifi, a small terrace, toilet. Water, tea and coffee are available. Nearby: shopping, bars and restaurants, beach and promenade. Journey times -> Hurghada Airport - Hurghada Marina: 20 mins, Hurghada Airport - Port Ghalib: 3 hours, Marsa Alam Airport - Port Ghalib: 15 mins.
The first and last nights of the diving tour are spent in the harbour. The last dive of the trip will be at about 8 am on the penultimate day and the boat returns to port at around 3 pm. Guests disembark at 8 am on the final day. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving. Private transfers and 'day use' hotels can also be reserved.

Non-diver rate: US$ 52 off the published price (also applicable to groups and full charters).

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to pay the regular fare and agree to share a cabin, or pay a supplement of 70% of the published price for their own cabin.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 10 guests and 1 additional diver can join the cruise free of charge (11+ guests).

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 22 guests and 2 additional persons can join the cruise free of charge (total 24 guests).

Add-on package: If you have time, we recommend you add a whole new dimension to your vacation and consider some of the wonderful antiquities tours in Egypt.
Cairo museum's royal mummies, the pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx, a glorious cruise down the Nile staying in a luxury cabin, The Valley of the Kings; all of these and more can be visited in tour packages starting at 6 nights' duration. Other activities such as 4x4 safaris and camel tours are also available as are custom-made packages to suit your needs.

Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone (8 Days / 7 Nights - 16 Dives)

Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Big Brother, Little Brother, Aida II wreck, Numidia wreck, Daedalus Reef and Elphinstone

Day 1
The Seafari staff will welcome you at the arrival hall of Hurghada or Marsa Alam Airport. An air-conditioned van will take you to Port Ghalib or Hurghada marina where the Dolce Vita dive yacht is moored. The journey from Hurghada to Port Ghalib takes about 3 hours. Otherwise it’s only a few minutes to Port Ghalib from Marsa Alam Airport if you have landed there, and a similar distance to Hurghada marina from Hurghada Airport. Once onboard the liveaboard you will be met by the boat crew and the tour leader, who will assign you to your cabin and provide a briefing on boat safety and the upcoming week of activities. Enjoy your dinner in the air-conditioned saloon before going to bed; your diving will start tomorrow.

Days 2-7
The famous Brother Islands are 2 undersea mountains that rise from the depths and act as a magnet for sea life, offering breath-taking drift dives with a wide variety of pelagics. Their walls are covered in sponges, soft corals, black corals and gorgonian seafans, lending an astonishing variety of colour. Bucket list encounters include hammerheads, grey reef sharks and silvertips. Big tuna, schools of trevallies and snapper cruise by in the blue. You may also dive on the wreck Aida II, an Egyptian supply vessel, and the Numidia, a cargo ship that lies in the shallows of Big Brother Island. They are covered in soft and hard corals and are unforgettable. Daedalus Reef is home to schools of surgeonfish, fusiliers, trevallies and colourful reef fish. Hammerheads, oceanic whitetips and thresher sharks can be seen here, as well as manta rays, especially during the summer months.
3 dives a day are the norm in the Red Sea marine parks. A typical day will start with a morning dive at 7 am, breakfast at 8 am, 2nd dive at 10 am, lunch at noon, 3rd dive at 2 pm, snacks at 4 pm, night dive (once per week) at 7 pm. Dinner around at 8 pm. There will only 2 dives on the last day as the boat then sails back to port.
Expect 3 delicious buffet meals every day in the air-conditioned dining room on the main deck. Breakfast includes a variety of choices: cereals, fresh fruit, fruit juices, bread and toast, pancakes, eggs (prepared on request) and of course coffee, tea and milk. Lunch and dinner will be a mix of local and international dishes cooked with the freshest ingredients. You can expect rice, noodles, soups, lots of fresh vegetables, various meat and fish dishes, bread and desserts. Snacks and hot and cold drinks are available 24 hours a day.

Day 8
Check out time is normally after a breakfast and farewells with the crew, before being transferred either to the airport or your local hotel.
Please note that these trips use Hurghada marina and Port Ghalib for embarkation and disembarkation - check above for details.

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St. John's Reefs (8 Days / 7 Nights - 16 Dives)

Trip highlights: dolphins, manta rays, dugongs/manatees, turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: St. John's Reefs; Habili Gafar, Habili Ali, Erg um Aruk

Day 1
The Seafari staff will welcome you at the arrival hall of Hurghada or Marsa Alam Airport. An air-conditioned van will take you to Port Ghalib where the Dolce Vita dive yacht is moored. The journey from Hurghada to Port Ghalib takes about 3 hours. Otherwise it’s only a few minutes to Port Ghalib from Marsa Alam Airport if you have landed there. Once onboard the liveaboard you will be met by the boat crew and the tour leader, who will assign you to your cabin and provide a briefing on boat safety and the upcoming week of activities. Enjoy your dinner in the air-conditioned saloon before going to bed; your diving will start tomorrow.

Days 2-7
In the deep south of Egypt you will have the chance to dive St. John’s Reefs, the healthiest and most colourful in the Red Sea, with their fantastic drop offs, pinnacles, canyons, caves and tunnels, and amazing hard-corals. There is a lot of marine life too, such as barracuda, different types of reef shark, sometimes even turtles, Napoleon wrasse, dolphins, dugongs and mantas.
3-4 dives a day are the norm in the Red Sea. A typical day will start with a morning dive at 7 am, breakfast at 8 am, 2nd dive at 10 am, lunch at noon, 3rd dive at 2 pm, snacks at 4 pm, night dive (once per week) at 7 pm. Dinner around at 8 pm. There will only 2 dives on the last day as the boat then sails back to port.
Expect 3 delicious buffet meals every day in the air-conditioned dining room on the main deck. Breakfast includes a variety of choices: cereals, fresh fruit, fruit juices, bread and toast, pancakes, eggs (prepared on request) and of course coffee, tea and milk. Lunch and dinner will be a mix of local and international dishes cooked with the freshest ingredients. You can expect rice, noodles, soups, lots of fresh vegetables, various meat and fish dishes, bread and desserts. Snacks and hot and cold drinks are available 24 hours a day.

Day 8
Check out time is normally after a breakfast and farewells with the crew, before being transferred either to the airport or your local hotel.

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Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits (8 Days / 7 Nights - 16 Dives)

Trip highlights: turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh, Gubal Strait and Strait of Tiran, including Shaab El Erg, Ras Mohamed: Shark Reef, Yolanda Reef; Thistlegorm, Rosalie Moeller, Abu Nuhas: Giannis D, Carnatic, Kimon M, Chrisoula K, Jackson, Tomas, Woodhouse and Gordon Reefs

Day 1
The Seafari staff will welcome you at the arrival hall of Hurghada Airport. An air-conditioned van will take you to Hurghada marina - it’s only a few minutes from the airport. Once onboard the Dolce Vita liveaboard you will be met by the boat crew and the tour leader, who will assign you to your cabin and provide a briefing on boat safety and the upcoming week of activities. Enjoy your dinner in the air-conditioned saloon before going to bed; your diving will start tomorrow.

Days 2-7
You will dive at some very special and world famous reefs and wrecks. Ras Mohamed is one of the best kept national parks in Egypt. Its waters are rich in nutrients, attracting pelagics, and in the summer months even schools of scalloped hammerheads might visit. The most famous wreck in the Red Sea, the SS Thistlegorm, will leave you in awe: it was sunk in 1941 after being bombed by the German Luftwaffe and lies upright on the sea-bottom at 32m. With its historical cargo of World War II machinery and equipment, all neatly stowed in its open holds, the wreck of the Thistlegorm would be a highlight of diving anywhere in the world. The Rosalie Moeller, carrying a cargo of coal, suffered the same fate just 2 days later. The north side of Abu Nuhas features 4 wrecks on a steep sloping reef layered with table corals. The wrecks here - the Giannis D, the Carnatic, the Chrisoula K and the Kimon M – are an attraction point for divers from all around the world, as they are now encrusted with beautiful corals that attract lots of reef fish. Inside the wrecks expect to find thousands of glassfish.
The Straits of Tiran are one of the most famous diving areas in the Red Sea. The strong current brings plenty of nutrients and schooling fish to the reef, tempting pelagic fish in from the open water. Large schools of barracuda and jacks are common here, as are larger predators including several species of shark.
3-4 dives a day are the norm in the Red Sea. A typical day will start with a morning dive at 7 am, breakfast at 8 am, 2nd dive at 10 am, lunch at noon, 3rd dive at 2 pm, snacks at 4 pm, night dive (once per week) at 7 pm. Dinner around at 8 pm. There will only 2 dives on the last day as the boat then sails back to port.
Expect 3 delicious buffet meals every day in the air-conditioned dining room on the main deck. Breakfast includes a variety of choices: cereals, fresh fruit, fruit juices, bread and toast, pancakes, eggs (prepared on request) and of course coffee, tea and milk. Lunch and dinner will be a mix of local and international dishes cooked with the freshest ingredients. You can expect rice, noodles, soups, lots of fresh vegetables, various meat and fish dishes, bread and desserts. Snacks and hot and cold drinks are available 24 hours a day.

Day 8
Check out time is normally after a breakfast and farewells with the crew, before being transferred either to the airport or your local hotel.

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Red Sea North & Wrecks (8 Days / 7 Nights - 16 Dives)

Trip highlights: dolphins, turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Shaab El Erg, Ras Mohamed: Shark Reef, Yolanda Reef; Thsitlegorm, Rosalie Moeller, Abu Nuhas: Giannis D, Carnatic, Kimon M, Chrisoula

Day 1
The Seafari staff will welcome you at the arrival hall of Hurghada or Marsa Alam Airport. An air-conditioned van will take you to Hurghada marina - it’s only a few minutes from Hurghada Airport. Once onboard the Dolce Vita liveaboard you will be met by the boat crew and the tour leader, who will assign you to your cabin and provide a briefing on boat safety and the upcoming week of activities. Enjoy your dinner in the air-conditioned saloon before going to bed; your diving will start tomorrow.

Days 2-7
You will dive at some very special and world famous reefs and wrecks. Ras Mohamed is one of the best kept national parks in Egypt. Its waters are rich in nutrients, attracting pelagics, and in the summer months even schools of scalloped hammerheads might visit. The most famous wreck in the Red Sea, the SS Thistlegorm, will leave you in awe: it was sunk in 1941 after being bombed by the German Luftwaffe and lies upright on the sea-bottom at 32m. With its historical cargo of World War II machinery and equipment, all neatly stowed in its open holds, the wreck of the Thistlegorm would be a highlight of diving anywhere in the world. The Rosalie Moeller, carrying a cargo of coal, suffered the same fate just 2 days later. The north side of Abu Nuhas features 4 wrecks on a steep sloping reef layered with table corals. The wrecks here - the Giannis D, the Carnatic, the Chrisoula K and the Kimon M - are an attraction point for divers from all around the world, as they are now encrusted with beautiful corals that attract lots of reef fish. Inside the wrecks expect to find thousands of glassfish.
3-4 dives a day are the norm in the Red Sea. A typical day will start with a morning dive at 7 am, breakfast at 8 am, 2nd dive at 10 am, lunch at noon, 3rd dive at 2 pm, snacks at 4 pm, night dive (once per week) at 7 pm. Dinner around at 8 pm. There will only 2 dives on the last day as the boat then sails back to port.
Expect 3 delicious buffet meals every day in the air-conditioned dining room on the main deck. Breakfast includes a variety of choices: cereals, fresh fruit, fruit juices, bread and toast, pancakes, eggs (prepared on request) and of course coffee, tea and milk. Lunch and dinner will be a mix of local and international dishes cooked with the freshest ingredients. You can expect rice, noodles, soups, lots of fresh vegetables, various meat and fish dishes, bread and desserts. Snacks and hot and cold drinks are available 24 hours a day.

Day 8
Check out time is normally after a breakfast and farewells with the crew, before being transferred either to the airport or your local hotel.

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Red Sea South (8 Days / 7 Nights - 16 Dives)

Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Rocky Island, Zabargad, Daedalus Reef and Elphinstone

Day 1
The Seafari staff will welcome you at the arrival hall of Hurghada or Marsa Alam Airport. An air-conditioned van will take you to Port Ghalib where the Dolce Vita dive yacht is moored. The journey from Hurghada to Port Ghalib takes about 3 hours. Otherwise it’s only a few minutes to Port Ghalib from Marsa Alam Airport if you have landed there. Once onboard the liveaboard you will be met by the boat crew and the tour leader, who will assign you to your cabin and provide a briefing on boat safety and the upcoming week of activities. Enjoy your dinner in the air-conditioned saloon before going to bed; your diving will start tomorrow.

Days 2-7
Daedalus Reef is home to schools of surgeonfish, fusiliers, trevallies and colourful reef fish. Hammerheads, oceanic whitetips and thresher sharks can be seen here, as well as manta rays. Elphinstone is home to schools of surgeonfish, fusiliers, trevallies and colourful reef fish. Hammerheads, oceanic whitetips and thresher sharks can occasionally be seen here.
One of the more current-swept regions of the Red Sea is Rocky Island. Here the nutrient-rich water movement gives rise to healthy gorgonian fans, black coral trees and sponges. Often found sheltering in quieter spots are turtles, grey reef sharks, silvertips, and perhaps also mantas and dolphins. Manta rays and dolphins are also common visitors. Zabargad island is a site populated by soldierfish, wrasses and schools of snappers. It features walls, drop-offs and shallow coral gardens.
3-4 dives a day are the norm in the Red Sea. A typical day will start with a morning dive at 7 am, breakfast at 8 am, 2nd dive at 10 am, lunch at noon, 3rd dive at 2 pm, snacks at 4 pm, night dive (once per week) at 7 pm. Dinner around at 8 pm.
Expect 3 delicious buffet meals every day in the air-conditioned dining room on the main deck. Breakfast includes a variety of choices: cereals, fresh fruit, fruit juices, bread and toast, pancakes, eggs (prepared on request) and of course coffee, tea and milk. Lunch and dinner will be a mix of local and international dishes cooked with the freshest ingredients. You can expect rice, noodles, soups, lots of fresh vegetables, various meat and fish dishes, bread and desserts. Snacks and hot and cold drinks are available 24 hours a day.
There will only 2 dives on the last day as the boat then sails back to port.

Day 8
Check out time is normally after a breakfast and farewells with the crew, before being transferred either to the airport or your local hotel.

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Fury Shoals (8 Days / 7 Nights - 16 Dives)

Trip highlights: dolphins, manta rays, dugongs/manatees, turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Fury Shoals: Sha'ab Claudio, Malahi, Abu Galawa, Sataya; Marsa Alam

Day 1
The Seafari staff will welcome you at the arrival hall of Hurghada or Marsa Alam Airport. An air-conditioned van will take you to Port Ghalib where the Dolce Vita dive yacht is moored. The journey from Hurghada to Port Ghalib takes about 3 hours. Otherwise it’s only a few minutes to Port Ghalib from Marsa Alam Airport if you have landed there. Once onboard the liveaboard you will be met by the boat crew and the tour leader, who will assign you to your cabin and provide a briefing on boat safety and the upcoming week of activities. Enjoy your dinner in the air-conditioned saloon before going to bed; your diving will start tomorrow.

Days 2-7
The Fury Shoals is a vast reef system. Sha'ab Claudio is a classic dive with its famous swim-throughs and huge porites corals, Malahi with its mazes and friendly turtles, and Abu Galawa Soraya with its fantastic coral garden and a wreck of a private sailing boat smothered with glassfish. Sataya, with its resident spinner dolphin population, is a must for snorkelling between dives, as well as having some good underwater offerings.
3-4 dives a day are the norm in the Red Sea. A typical day will start with a morning dive at 7 am, breakfast at 8 am, 2nd dive at 10 am, lunch at noon, 3rd dive at 2 pm, snacks at 4 pm, night dive (once per week) at 7 pm. Dinner around at 8 pm.
Expect 3 delicious buffet meals every day in the air-conditioned dining room on the main deck. Breakfast includes a variety of choices: cereals, fresh fruit, fruit juices, bread and toast, pancakes, eggs (prepared on request) and of course coffee, tea and milk. Lunch and dinner will be a mix of local and international dishes cooked with the freshest ingredients. You can expect rice, noodles, soups, lots of fresh vegetables, various meat and fish dishes, bread and desserts. Snacks and hot and cold drinks are available 24 hours a day.
There will only 2 dives on the last day as the boat then sails back to port.

Day 8
Check out time is normally after a breakfast and farewells with the crew, before being transferred either to the airport or your local hotel.

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Red Sea North, Tiran & Brothers (8 Days / 7 Nights - 16 Dives)

Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Big Brother, Little Brother, Aida II wreck, Numidia wreck, Shaab El Erg, Ras Mohamed: Shark Reef, Yolanda Reef; Thsitlegorm

Day 1
The Seafari staff will welcome you at the arrival hall of Hurghada or Marsa Alam Airport. An air-conditioned van will take you to Port Ghalib or Hurghada marina where the Dolce Vita dive yacht is moored. The journey from Hurghada to Port Ghalib takes about 3 hours. Otherwise it’s only a few minutes to Port Ghalib from Marsa Alam Airport if you have landed there, and a similar distance to Hurghada marina from Hurghada Airport. Once onboard the liveaboard you will be met by the boat crew and the tour leader, who will assign you to your cabin and provide a briefing on boat safety and the upcoming week of activities. Enjoy your dinner in the air-conditioned saloon before going to bed; your diving will start tomorrow.

Days 2-7
The famous Brother Islands are 2 undersea mountains that rise from the depths and act as a magnet for sea life, offering breath-taking drift dives with a wide variety of pelagics. Their walls are covered in sponges, soft corals, black corals and gorgonian seafans, lending an astonishing variety of colour. Bucket list encounters include hammerheads, grey reef sharks, silvertips, whitetip reef sharks, thresher sharks and manta rays, especially during the summer months. Big tuna, schools of trevallies and snapper cruise by in the blue. You may also dive on the wreck Aida II, an Egyptian supply vessel, and the Numidia, a cargo ship that lies in the shallows of Big Brother Island. They are covered in soft and hard corals and are unforgettable.
You will also dive at some very special and world famous reefs and wrecks. Ras Mohamed is one of the best kept national parks in Egypt. Its waters are rich in nutrients, attracting pelagics, and in the summer months even schools of scalloped hammerheads might visit. The most famous wreck in the Red Sea, the SS Thistlegorm, will leave you in awe: it was sunk in 1941 after being bombed by the German Luftwaffe and lies upright on the sea-bottom at 32m. With its historical cargo of World War II machinery and equipment, all neatly stowed in its open holds, the wreck of the Thistlegorm would be a highlight of diving anywhere in the world.
3-4 dives a day are the norm in the Red Sea. A typical day will start with a morning dive at 7 am, breakfast at 8 am, 2nd dive at 10 am, lunch at noon, 3rd dive at 2 pm, snacks at 4 pm, night dive (once per week) at 7 pm. Dinner around at 8 pm.
Expect 3 delicious buffet meals every day in the air-conditioned dining room on the main deck. Breakfast includes a variety of choices: cereals, fresh fruit, fruit juices, bread and toast, pancakes, eggs (prepared on request) and of course coffee, tea and milk. Lunch and dinner will be a mix of local and international dishes cooked with the freshest ingredients. You can expect rice, noodles, soups, lots of fresh vegetables, various meat and fish dishes, bread and desserts. Snacks and hot and cold drinks are available 24 hours a day.
There will only 2 dives on the last day as the boat then sails back to port.

Day 8
Check out time is normally after a breakfast and farewells with the crew, before being transferred either to the airport or your local hotel.
Please note that these trips use Hurghada marina and Port Ghalib for embarkation and disembarkation - check above for details.

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Red Sea North, Wrecks, Tiran & Dahab (7 Days / 6 Nights - 16 Dives)

Trip highlights: turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Shaab El Erg, Dunraven, Thistlegorm, Dahab: Blue Hole, The Canyon, Gabr El Bent; Gubal Strait, Strait of Tiran: Jackson Reef, Ras Umm Sid, Ras Mohamed: Shark Reef, Yolanda Reef; Abu Nuhas: Giannis D, Carnatic; Carless Reef, Police Station, Erg Somaya

Day 1
The Seafari staff will welcome you at the arrival hall of Hurghada Airport. An air-conditioned van will take you to Hurghada marina - it’s only a few minutes from the airport. Once onboard the Dolce Vita liveaboard you will be met by the boat crew and the tour leader, who will assign you to your cabin and provide a briefing on boat safety and the upcoming week of activities. Enjoy your dinner in the air-conditioned saloon before going to bed; your diving will start tomorrow.

Days 2-6
You will dive at some very special and world famous reefs and wrecks. Ras Mohamed is one of the best kept national parks in Egypt. Its waters are rich in nutrients, attracting pelagics, and in the summer months even schools of scalloped hammerheads might visit. The most famous wreck in the Red Sea, the SS Thistlegorm, will leave you in awe: it was sunk in 1941 after being bombed by the German Luftwaffe and lies upright on the sea-bottom at 32m. With its historical cargo of World War II machinery and equipment, all neatly stowed in its open holds, the wreck of the Thistlegorm would be a highlight of diving anywhere in the world. The north side of Abu Nuhas features 4 wrecks on a steep sloping reef layered with table corals. The wrecks here - the Giannis D and the Carnatic - are an attraction point for divers from all around the world, as they are now encrusted with beautiful corals that attract lots of reef fish. Inside the wrecks expect to find thousands of glassfish.
The Straits of Tiran are one of the most famous diving areas in the Red Sea. The strong current brings plenty of nutrients and schooling fish to the reef, tempting pelagic fish in from the open water. Large schools of barracuda and jacks are common here, as are larger predators including several species of shark. A legendary Blue Hole of Dahab is a dizzying vertical underwater shaft plunging to 130 metres. Considered one of the world’s most dangerous yet alluring dive sites, this coral abyss offers a unique experience for experienced divers. Rare pelagic species and spectacular coral formations can be found here.
3-4 dives a day are the norm in the Red Sea. A typical day will start with a morning dive at 7 am, breakfast at 8 am, 2nd dive at 10 am, lunch at noon, 3rd dive at 2 pm, snacks at 4 pm, night dive (once per week) at 7 pm. Dinner around at 8 pm. There will only 2 dives on the last day as the boat then sails back to port.
Expect 3 delicious buffet meals every day in the air-conditioned dining room on the main deck. Breakfast includes a variety of choices: cereals, fresh fruit, fruit juices, bread and toast, pancakes, eggs (prepared on request) and of course coffee, tea and milk. Lunch and dinner will be a mix of local and international dishes cooked with the freshest ingredients. You can expect rice, noodles, soups, lots of fresh vegetables, various meat and fish dishes, bread and desserts. Snacks and hot and cold drinks are available 24 hours a day.

Day 7
Check out time is normally after a breakfast and farewells with the crew, before being transferred either to the airport or your local hotel.

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[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].

There are 12 cabins on this Egypt liveaboard. The upper deck has 2 twin bed bed and 2 double bed cabins, and the lower deck has 6 twin bed and 2 double bed cabins. All the cabins feature private en-suite bathroom facilities.

All the cabins have: No. of bathrooms / showers - 12 / 12 - hot water