Lewini

Lewini is a large 37m long wooden hull motor yacht that operates diving safaris to the best sites all across the Egyptian Red Sea. The liveaboard is operated by an international company that manages dive boats in 4 different countries so they have plenty of experience to draw upon. The yacht was first built in 2003 but completely renovated in 2019 and maintains a modern look and feel.

The boat can accommodate 24 guests in spacious and bright cabins across 2 decks, including upper deck seaview cabins. Each cabin has its own private bathroom. The lower deck also includes a large double bed suite in the bow. The yacht operates a run-of-the-house cabin allocation system, but guests are free to pay a small premium to pre-select their preferred cabin.

Meals are served in the dining section of the air-conditioned saloon. The lounge section of the saloon has a TV, where guests can relax and watch a movie from the onboard selection. The upper deck has a shaded, open air social area and a bar where guests can enjoy a drink or two after each day of diving. The sun deck is open to the Egyptian sunshine, and is equipped with plenty of sun loungers.

Most of the diving is done on Lewini cruises from the 2 motorised 8-man dinghies that are used to transport divers to the sites. Nitrox is provided free of charge by the membrane system. The dive guides are European and Egyptian and are always passionate about diving, very well trained, and know the various routes very well. This means they are familiar with the seasons and conditions, and can choose the best sites for all occasions, considering diver experience levels and desires every time. They balance this with a fun and friendly atmosphere, sharing anecdotes, tips and stories, to ensure a most pleasurable experience with the maximum of guest comfort and safety.

One other great feature of Lewini is that they operate special dolphin adventure safaris for the whole family. These tours are mostly for snorkelling (with a little scuba diving too) and visit Fury Shoals, a region well known for pods of wild dolphins. On the final afternoon of each Red Sea liveaboard cruise (usually the Friday), depending on the marina used, guests can go for a city tour, or a quadbike excursion. What a great way to sign off on a truly memorable week in Egypt!

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Notes: Fury Shoals (Dolphin adventure); This safari is mostly for snorkeling in a sheltered area where a pod of wild dolphins lives year round. Only 1 dive a day is organised for certified divers, and non-divers will have the option of 1 free try-dive during the week. It is perfect for families with children, and groups of friends searching for a different kind of trip. These safaris are open to children of any age provided that they can swim and that parents are aware that they are responsible for their children at all times. The port and park fee is US$ 31 per week.
Age limit: younger divers are welcome on all itineraries provided they have the necessary dive experience level. Childcare services are not provided and parents are responsible for their minors onboard, therefore a regular diving safari is not recommend for non-diving young children.

Dive experience: For diving trips in the marine parks, you must hold an Advanced Open Water Diver licence or equivalent. Divers who have at least 50 logged dives may join these tours provided that they take the advanced course onboard. For safaris elsewhere in Egypt, a minimum of 20 logged dives is required.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, water, soft drinks, hot drinks, return transfers from local airport (see below), park and port fees, dives (as detailed in the trips above), nitrox fills for certified enriched air divers, 2 experienced English-speaking divemasters, tanks, weightbelt and weights, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 103 per week), SMB, dive computer (US$ 52 per week), diving insurance. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash - EUR, or credit/debit card).

Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks (wine and beer), espresso, 15 litre tank (US$ 41 per week), torch (US$ 31 per week). 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: Lewini liveaboard trips in the Red Sea use either Hurghada or Port Ghalib as their ports of departure. Once you arrive in Hurghada or Marsa Alam Airport, a yacht correspondent using a 'Dune' signboard will meet you, usually outside the arrival hall, after luggage collection and customs clearance. Private transfers are provided form the local airport, and collective minibus transfers are provided from Hurghada Airport to Port Ghalib (200 km/3,5 hours). For more details, including airlines, visit our Egypt travel information section.
The first and last nights of the trip are spent in port. Guests board on the first day after 2 pm. The last dive of the tour will be about 10 am on the penultimate day. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving. Guests depart latest at 10 am on the final day. If you plan to arrive very early or depart very late, the use of a day use hotel is recommended.

Non-diver rate: US$ 52 discount.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to share a cabin, or pay a supplement of 75% of the published price for their own cabin.

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

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 21 guests and 3 extra persons can join free of charge (max. 24 guests).

Add-on package: We recommend some of the wonderful antiquities tours in Egypt to add an extra dimension to your Red Sea diving holiday. 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 added to your travel itinerary to make it a once-in-a-lifetime Egyptian adventure. Other activities such as 4x4 desert safaris, birding tours, and camel rides are also available.

Red Sea North, Wrecks & Safaga (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 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: Hurghada: Police Station, Giftun Island; Shaab El Erg, Gubal Island, Rosalie Moller, Ulysses, Kingston, SS Thistlegorm, Dunraven, Ras Mohamed: Yolanda, Shark Reef; Abu Nuhas: Giannis D, Carnatic, Chrisoula K, Kimon M; Safaga: Middle Reef, Panorama Reef, Abu Kefan, Salem Express

Day 1
You will be met at Hurghada Airport by a representative of the Lewini liveaboard and transferred in a minibus to the marina for boarding. The crew will welcome you on board, show you to your cabin and provide a detailed boat briefing that will help familiarize you with your new home for next few days. Dinner will be served in the saloon and this will be a great opportunity to get to know the other guests on this cruise. The boat will leave port early morning to begin diving.

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 Thistlegorm is one of the most fascinating wrecks in the Red Sea. It is a British ship that was hit by a German bomb during World War II. It lies at 32m, on a sandy sea bottom with its cargo ready for you to explore: trucks, motorcycles, jeeps, car tyres, military uniforms... The north side of Abu Nuhas features 4 wrecks on a sandy seafloor at the bottom of a steep sloping reef layered with table corals. Wrecks here include the Giannis D, the Carnatic, the Chrisoula K and the Kimon M. Each of them will be a great dive!
Safaga has some great diving too, offering a combination of shallow reef dives like Panorama Reef, and drop-offs, as well as unforgettable wreck diving on the Salem Express, a 100-metre ferry boat that hosts frogfish, blue-spotted stingrays, schools of angel and butterfly fish. The ship is now covered in hard and soft corals.
4 dives a day are the norm in the Red Sea, with a couple of morning dives followed by a 3rd dive in the afternoon, and either a sunset dive or night dive to end each amazing day of underwater discovery. There will only 2 dives on the penultimate day as the boat will then sail back to port.
Main meals are served buffet style, mixing Western dishes and Egyptian flavours (falafel, Egyptian style rice, kofta, roasted veggies with cumin, etc.). Salads, a hot dish with meat or fish, and a dessert (fruit or traditional pastry) are served at lunch and dinner. Breakfast is continental with a wide array of choices such toast, eggs, crêpes, cheese, fruits. A snack is served after the third dive of the day. When a night dive is organized, dinner is served afterwards. Biscuits, bread sticks and candy bars are available all day. Cold soft drinks are always available in the fridges, hot drinks (coffee and a selection of teas or herbal teas) are at the guests' disposal in the saloon and/or at the upper deck bar. Beers, wine and rum are available onboard, but guests are also welcome to bring their own drinks (Egypt is not a dry republic!).

Day 8
Disembarkation starts after a final breakfast on the boat. You can arrange with the crew to be transported back to the airport or to a local hotel.

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Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone (8 Days / 7 Nights - 15 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: Brothers Islands, Daedalus Reef, Elphinstone

Day 1
You will be met at Marsa Alam Airport by a representative of the Lewini liveaboard and transferred in a minibus to Port Ghalib for boarding. The crew will welcome you on board, show you to your cabin and provide a detailed boat briefing that will help familiarize you with your new home for next few days. Dinner will be served in the saloon and this will be a great opportunity to get to know the other guests on this cruise. The boat will leave port early morning to begin diving.

Days 2-7
The Brother Islands are 2 small exposed promontories in the middle of the sea, with a very high concentration of marine life. The walls feature sponges, anemones and hard and soft corals, giving an astonishing variety of colour to the underwater world. It's very common to see sharks at the dive sites around the islands. Scalloped hammerheads and grey reef sharks, silvertip and whitetip reef sharks. At Big Brother there is a wreck that can be dived when the conditions are right, especially if it's not too windy. It's the Numidia that lies between 5-8m, completely covered with hard and soft corals. and gorgonians. The reefs at Daedalus and Elphinstone are 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, usually during the summer months.
3 dives a day are the norm in the marine parks of the Red Sea, with a couple of morning dives, followed by a 3rd dive in the afternoon to end each amazing day of underwater discovery. There will only 2 dives on the penultimate day as the boat will then sail back to port.
Main meals are served buffet style, mixing Western dishes and Egyptian flavours (falafel, Egyptian style rice, kofta, roasted veggies with cumin, etc.). Salads, a hot dish with meat or fish, and a dessert (fruit or traditional pastry) are served at lunch and dinner. Breakfast is continental with a wide array of choices such toast, eggs, crêpes, cheese, fruits. A snack is served after the third dive of the day. When a night dive is organized, dinner is served afterwards. Biscuits, bread sticks and candy bars are available all day. Cold soft drinks are always available in the fridges, hot drinks (coffee and a selection of teas or herbal teas) are at the guests' disposal in the saloon and/or at the upper deck bar. Beers, wine and rum are available onboard, but guests are also welcome to bring their own drinks (Egypt is not a dry republic!).

Day 8
Disembarkation starts after a final breakfast on the boat. You can arrange with the crew to be transported back to the airport or to a local hotel.
Note: this cruise sometimes uses the ports of Hurghada or Safaga, so please check the port information for your trip for exact details.

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Fury Shoals (Dolphin Adventure) (8 Days / 7 Nights - 6 Dives)

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

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: Shaab Maksour, Shaab Claudio, Malahi, Sataya (Dolphin House); Sheliniyat, Shaab Sharm, Gota Marsa Alam

Day 1
You will be met at Marsa Alam Airport by a representative of the Lewini liveaboard and transferred in a minibus to the marina for boarding from early afternoon. The crew will welcome you on board, show you to your cabin and provide a detailed boat briefing that will help familiarize you with your new home for next few days. Dinner will be served in the saloon and this will be a great opportunity to get to know the other guests on this cruise. The boat will leave port early morning to begin diving.

Days 2-7
This adventure safari has been specifically designed to allow families and groups of friends to enjoy a different type of liveaboard cruise together. You will cruise down to Fury Shoals, a vast reef system that is one of the healthiest in the Red Sea. Sataya, in the southern region, has a resident spinner dolphin population and there will be special opportunities for swimming and snorkeling with them.
Only 1 dive per day will be offered to certified divers on this cruise because the primary purpose is to snorkel with the dolphins. However, non-divers will have the option of a free introduction-dive during the week too. 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., is a must for snorkelling between dives, as well as having some good underwater offerings.
Main meals are served buffet style, mixing Western dishes and Egyptian flavours (falafel, Egyptian style rice, kofta, roasted veggies with cumin, etc.). Salads, a hot dish with meat or fish, and a dessert (fruit or traditional pastry) are served at lunch and dinner. Breakfast is continental with a wide array of choices such toast, eggs, crêpes, cheese, fruits. A snack are served in the afternoon, and biscuits, bread sticks and candy bars are available all day. Cold soft drinks are always available in the fridges, hot drinks (coffee and a selection of teas or herbal teas) are at the guests' disposal in the saloon and/or at the upper deck bar. Beers, wine and rum are available onboard, but guests are also welcome to bring their own drinks (Egypt is not a dry republic!).

Day 8
Disembarkation starts after a final breakfast on the boat. You can arrange with the crew to be transported back to the airport or to a local hotel.

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St. John's Reefs (8 Days / 7 Nights - 17 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: Shaab Maksour, Shaab Claudio, Malahi, Sataya (Dolphin House); St John’s: Um Aruk, Habali Ali, Gota Soraya, Gota Kebir, Sheliniyat, Shaab Sharm, Gota Marsa Alam

Day 1
You will be met at Marsa Alam Airport by a representative of the Lewini liveaboard and transferred in a minibus to Port Ghalib for boarding. The crew will welcome you on board, show you to your cabin and provide a detailed boat briefing that will help familiarize you with your new home for next few days. Dinner will be served in the saloon and this will be a great opportunity to get to know the other guests on this cruise. The boat will leave port early morning to begin diving.

Days 2-7
In the deep south of Egypt you will have the chance to dive at St. John’s, the healthiest and most colourful reefs 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.
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.
4 dives a day are the norm in the Red Sea, with a couple of morning dives followed by a 3rd dive in the afternoon, and either a sunset dive or night dive to end each amazing day of underwater discovery. There will only 2 dives on the penultimate day as the boat will then sail back to port.
Main meals are served buffet style, mixing Western dishes and Egyptian flavours (falafel, Egyptian style rice, kofta, roasted veggies with cumin, etc.). Salads, a hot dish with meat or fish, and a dessert (fruit or traditional pastry) are served at lunch and dinner. Breakfast is continental with a wide array of choices such toast, eggs, crêpes, cheese, fruits. A snack is served after the third dive of the day. When a night dive is organized, dinner is served afterwards. Biscuits, bread sticks and candy bars are available all day. Cold soft drinks are always available in the fridges, hot drinks (coffee and a selection of teas or herbal teas) are at the guests' disposal in the saloon and/or at the upper deck bar. Beers, wine and rum are available onboard, but guests are also welcome to bring their own drinks (Egypt is not a dry republic!).

Day 8
Disembarkation starts after a final breakfast on the boat. You can arrange with the crew to be transported back to the airport or to a local hotel.

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Red Sea North, Wrecks & Brothers (8 Days / 7 Nights - 17 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: Shaab El Erg, Gubal Island, El Gouna, Rosalie Moller, Ulysses, Kingston, SS Thistlegorm, Dunraven, Ras Mohamed: Yolanda, Shark Reef; Abu Nuhas: Giannis D, Carnatic, Chrisoula K, Kimon M; Brother Islands, Safaga: Middle Reef, Panorama Reef, Abu Kefan, Salem Express

Day 1
You will be met at Hurghada Airport by a representative of the Lewini liveaboard and transferred in a minibus to the marina for boarding. The crew will welcome you on board, show you to your cabin and provide a detailed boat briefing that will help familiarize you with your new home for next few days. Dinner will be served in the saloon and this will be a great opportunity to get to know the other guests on this cruise. The boat will leave port early morning to begin diving.

Days 2-7
This Red Sea itinerary includes several drift dives along the brightly coloured walls of the Brother Islands. These 2 undersea mounts are home to numerous sharks including scalloped hammerheads, oceanic whitetip sharks, grey reef sharks, silvertips and silkies. You can also spot schools of trevallies, snapper as well as tuna and manta rays.
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 Thistlegorm is one of the most fascinating wrecks in the Red Sea. It is a British ship that was hit by a German bomb during World War II. It lies at 32m, on a sandy sea bottom with its cargo ready for you to explore: trucks, motorcycles, jeeps, car tyres, military uniforms... The north side of Abu Nuhas features 4 wrecks on a sandy seafloor at the bottom of a steep sloping reef layered with table corals. Wrecks here include the Giannis D, the Carnatic, the Chrisoula K and the Kimon M. Each of them will be a great dive!
Safaga has some great diving too, offering a combination of shallow reef dives like Panorama Reef, and drop-offs, as well as unforgettable wreck diving on the Salem Express, a 100-metre ferry boat that hosts frogfish, blue-spotted stingrays, schools of angel and butterfly fish. The ship is now covered in hard and soft corals.
4 dives a day are the norm in the Red Sea (3 in the marine parks), with a couple of morning dives followed by a 3rd dive in the afternoon, and either a sunset dive or night dive to end each amazing day of underwater discovery. There will only 2 dives on the penultimate day as the boat will then sail back to port.
Main meals are served buffet style, mixing Western dishes and Egyptian flavours (falafel, Egyptian style rice, kofta, roasted veggies with cumin, etc.). Salads, a hot dish with meat or fish, and a dessert (fruit or traditional pastry) are served at lunch and dinner. Breakfast is continental with a wide array of choices such toast, eggs, crêpes, cheese, fruits. A snack is served after the third dive of the day. When a night dive is organized, dinner is served afterwards. Biscuits, bread sticks and candy bars are available all day. Cold soft drinks are always available in the fridges, hot drinks (coffee and a selection of teas or herbal teas) are at the guests' disposal in the saloon and/or at the upper deck bar. Beers, wine and rum are available onboard, but guests are also welcome to bring their own drinks (Egypt is not a dry republic!).

Day 8
Disembarkation starts after a final breakfast on the boat. You can arrange with the crew to be transported back to the airport or to a local hotel.

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Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 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: Police Station, Giftun Island; Shaab El Erg, Gubal Island, Rosalie Moller, Ulysses, Kingston, SS Thistlegorm, Dunraven, Ras Mohamed: Yolanda, Shark Reef; Abu Nuhas: Giannis D, Carnatic, Chrisoula K, Kimon M; Turtle Reef, Straits of Tiran: Gordon, Jackson reefs

Day 1
You will be met at Hurghada Airport by a representative of the Lewini liveaboard and transferred in a minibus to the marina for boarding in the afternoon. The crew will welcome you on board, show you to your cabin and provide a detailed boat briefing that will help familiarize you with your new home for next few days. Dinner will be served in the saloon and this will be a great opportunity to get to know the other guests on this cruise. The boat will leave port early morning to begin diving.

Days 2-7
You will dive at some very special and world famous reefs and wrecks. The Thistlegorm is one of the most fascinating wrecks in the Red Sea. It is a British ship that was hit by a German bomb during World War II. It lies at 32m, on a sandy sea bottom with its cargo ready for you to explore: trucks, motorcycles, jeeps, car tyres, military uniforms... The north side of Abu Nuhas features 4 wrecks on a sandy seafloor at the bottom of a steep sloping reef layered with table corals. Wrecks here include the Giannis D, the Carnatic, the Chrisoula K and the Kimon M. Each of them will be a great dive!
This itinerary includes Ras Mohamed National Park in Sinai, which is famed for its walls featuring bright gorgonians and soft corals. You can expect to encounter turtles, crocodilefish, scorpionfish, blue-spotted stingrays and lionfish plus schools of snapper, trevallies and tuna. The Straits of Tiran which comprises these 4 reefs: Jackson, Woodhouse, Gordon and Thomas), sites where pelagics gather to profit from the nutrient-rich current.
Main meals are served buffet style, mixing Western dishes and Egyptian flavours (falafel, Egyptian style rice, kofta, roasted veggies with cumin, etc.). Salads, a hot dish with meat or fish, and a dessert (fruit or traditional pastry) are served at lunch and dinner. Breakfast is continental with a wide array of choices such toast, eggs, crêpes, cheese, fruits. A snack is served after the third dive of the day. When a night dive is organized, dinner is served afterwards. Biscuits, bread sticks and candy bars are available all day. Cold soft drinks are always available in the fridges, hot drinks (coffee and a selection of teas or herbal teas) are at the guests' disposal in the saloon and/or at the upper deck bar. Beers, wine and rum are available onboard, but guests are also welcome to bring their own drinks (Egypt is not a dry republic!).

Day 8
Disembarkation starts after a final breakfast on the boat. You can arrange with the crew to be transported back to the airport or to a local hotel.

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Daedalus, Fury Shoals & Elphinstone (8 Days / 7 Nights - 17 Dives)

Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, 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: Daedalus Reef, Elphinstone, Sheleneyat, Fury Shoals: Shaab Maksour, Shaab Claudio, Malahi, Sataya (Dolphin House)

Day 1
You will be met at Marsa Alam Airport by a representative of the Lewini liveaboard and transferred in a minibus to Port Ghalib for boarding in the afternoon. The crew will welcome you on board, show you to your cabin and provide a detailed boat briefing that will help familiarize you with your new home for next few days. Dinner will be served in the saloon and this will be a great opportunity to get to know the other guests on this cruise. The boat will leave port early morning to begin diving.

Days 2-7
Daedalus Reef and Elphinstone are 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, usually during the summer months.
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.
4 dives a day are the norm in the Red Sea (but only 3 while in the marine parks), with a couple of morning dives followed by a 3rd dive in the afternoon, and either a sunset dive or night dive to end each amazing day of underwater discovery. There will only 2 dives on the penultimate day as the boat will then sail back to port.
Main meals are served buffet style, mixing Western dishes and Egyptian flavours (falafel, Egyptian style rice, kofta, roasted veggies with cumin, etc.). Salads, a hot dish with meat or fish, and a dessert (fruit or traditional pastry) are served at lunch and dinner. Breakfast is continental with a wide array of choices such toast, eggs, crêpes, cheese, fruits. A snack is served after the third dive of the day. When a night dive is organized, dinner is served afterwards. Biscuits, bread sticks and candy bars are available all day. Cold soft drinks are always available in the fridges, hot drinks (coffee and a selection of teas or herbal teas) are at the guests' disposal in the saloon and/or at the upper deck bar. Beers, wine and rum are available onboard, but guests are also welcome to bring their own drinks (Egypt is not a dry republic!).

Day 8
Disembarkation starts after a final breakfast on the boat. You can arrange with the crew to be transported back to the airport or to a local hotel.

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Fury Shoals (Family Special) (5 Days / 4 Nights - 2 Dives)

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

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: Shaab Maksour, Shaab Claudio, Malahi, Sataya (Dolphin House); Sheliniyat

Day 1
You will be met at Marsa Alam Airport by a representative of the Lewini liveaboard and transferred in a minibus to the Hamata marina for boarding from early afternoon. The crew will welcome you on board, show you to your cabin and provide a detailed boat briefing that will help familiarize you with your new home for next few days. Dinner will be served in the saloon and this will be a great opportunity to get to know the other guests on this cruise. The boat will leave port early morning to begin diving.

Days 2-4
A mini family cruise in the Land of the Pharaohs, suitable for children aged 6 years and up. Certified diver or not, come and discover the magnificent underwater world of the Red Sea through the sites of the Fury Shoals.
You will cruise down to Fury Shoals, a vast reef system that is one of the healthiest in the Red Sea. Sataya, in the southern region, has a resident long-beaked dolphin population and there will be special opportunities for swimming and snorkeling with them. You will be accompanied by our experienced guides who will share with you awareness of the fauna and flora, and respect for the marine environment. Children will be accompanied by cheerful and dynamic activity leaders (including one with BAFA certification) for their greatest pleasure.
Activities will include outings with dolphins and exploration of the magnificent coral reefs of the Red Sea, an introduction to diving from 8 years old (1 initiation dive offered per person, or 2 dives for certified divers), games and swimming time, recreational activities on the boat, slideshows for children on various themes (dolphins, environmental preservation, and many others). Between snorkeling and scuba diving, both young and old will not have time to be bored.
Main meals are served buffet style, mixing Western dishes and Egyptian flavours (falafel, Egyptian style rice, kofta, roasted veggies with cumin, etc.). Salads, a hot dish with meat or fish, and a dessert (fruit or traditional pastry) are served at lunch and dinner. Breakfast is continental with a wide array of choices such toast, eggs, crêpes, cheese, fruits. A snack are served in the afternoon, and biscuits, bread sticks and candy bars are available all day. Cold soft drinks are always available in the fridges, hot drinks (coffee and a selection of teas or herbal teas) are at the guests' disposal in the saloon and/or at the upper deck bar. Beers, wine and rum are available onboard, but guests are also welcome to bring their own drinks (Egypt is not a dry republic!).

Day 5
Disembarkation starts after a final breakfast on the boat. You can arrange with the crew to be transported back to the airport or to a local hotel.

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Red Sea North, Tiran Straits & Dahab (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 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: Police Station, Giftun Island, El Gouna; Straits of Tiran: Thomas, Gordon, Jackson reefs; Ras Abu Galum, Dahab: Blue Hole, The Canyon; The Island; Nabq: Gabr El Bent, Abu Syela, Gabr El Bent Al Shogayrat, Shaab El Erg, Gubal Island, maybe Safaga

Day 1
You will be met at Hurghada Airport by a representative of the Lewini liveaboard and transferred in a minibus to the marina for boarding in the afternoon. The crew will welcome you on board, show you to your cabin and provide a detailed boat briefing that will help familiarize you with your new home for next few days. Dinner will be served in the saloon and this will be a great opportunity to get to know the other guests on this cruise. The boat will leave port early morning to begin diving.

Days 2-7
The Straits of Tiran is 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. You will also dive the world renowned Blue Hole of Dahab.
Main meals are served buffet style, mixing Western dishes and Egyptian flavours (falafel, Egyptian style rice, kofta, roasted veggies with cumin, etc.). Salads, a hot dish with meat or fish, and a dessert (fruit or traditional pastry) are served at lunch and dinner. Breakfast is continental with a wide array of choices such toast, eggs, crêpes, cheese, fruits. A snack is served after the third dive of the day. When a night dive is organized, dinner is served afterwards. Biscuits, bread sticks and candy bars are available all day. Cold soft drinks are always available in the fridges, hot drinks (coffee and a selection of teas or herbal teas) are at the guests' disposal in the saloon and/or at the upper deck bar. Beers, wine and rum are available onboard, but guests are also welcome to bring their own drinks (Egypt is not a dry republic!).

Day 8
Disembarkation starts after a final breakfast on the boat. You can arrange with the crew to be transported back to the airport or to a local hotel.
Note: this itinerary uses Hurghada and Safaga as ports, so please check port details for your trip date above.

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ZZDUMP (8 Days / 7 Nights - Dives)

Trip highlights: non diving activities

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

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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 13 cabins onboard Lewini (12 of which are used on each cruise), each with its own private en-suite bathroom: There are 6 twin bed cabins on the lower deck and 6 more on the upper deck. There is also a double bed suite in the bow of the lower deck.

All the cabins have: No. of bathrooms / showers - 13 / 13 - hot water