Golden Dolphin II

M/Y Golden Dolphin II is a 36 metre long wooden motor yacht, built in 2006, with a top speed of 12 knots, specifically as an Egypt liveaboard.

The schedule includes northern Red Sea diving trips around the famous wrecks, as well as safaris to the southern areas. Up to 20 guests can be accommodated in 10 double or twin air-conditioned cabins all with en-suite bathrooms. The cabins, as with all of the interiors, feature well-maintained wooden flooring and wall panelling.

Guests can relax in the large air-conditioned saloon, complete with TV, DVD, music system and complimentary Wi-Fi internet, or in the open air on the top sun deck, or on the 2nd sun deck where there are many cooler, shaded areas. The spacious theme on board the Golden Dolphin II is continued on the dive deck which is a well-organised space, including individual gearing up areas as well as a charging station for your electronics.

Other points of interest include a well stocked marine library in a range of languages, piped music, and a mini bar in the cabins. So whether relaxing on board on this spacious and comfortable Egyptian liveaboard, or maximising your bottom time in some of the Red Sea's finest dive sites, the MY Golden Dolphin II can deliver it all.

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Dive experience: Required: for North & Wrecks/St. Johns Reefs - Open Water diver license and 30 logged dives; for Brothers, Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone/Red Sea South - Open Water diver license and 50 logged dives (Advanced Open Water diver license recommended).

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, water, soft drinks, hot drinks, return transfers from local airport to boat, marina fees, dives (as detailed in the trips above), nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (10 divers per guide), tanks, weights and weightbelts, 15 litre tank for return guests, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 139 per week) (must be ordered 1 week in advance), diving computer (US$ 36 per week), dive insurance, safari package (includes: Egypt entrance visa, meet and assist service, fuel surcharge, harbour fees, dive permissions, marine park fees and taxes) - 7 nights US$ 284, 10+ nights US$ 310, surcharge for SS Turkia trips US$ 52. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash only).

Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, torch (US$ 36 per week), 15 litre tank (US$ 36 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: The M/Y Golden Dolphin II liveaboard departs from Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Port Ghalib and Hamata. Return transfers are provided from local hotels and from Hurghada and Marsa Alam airports to the departure point. Check-in time is 18:00 hrs (boat departs next morning). Final check-out time is the morning of the last day at 10:00 hrs (last night may be spent on board in the harbour or at a hotel depending on the itinerary). A day room can be arranged for arrival or departure day at an additional charge.
The last dive of the trip will be at around 12 noon on the penultimate day of the tour. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving. For more travel details, including airlines, visit our travel information section for the Red Sea.

Non-diver rate: 25% off the published price.

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 25% of the published price in low season and 50% in high season (1 Apr-13 Jul and 19 Sep-30 Nov).

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 8 guests and receive 10% discount per person.

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Ask us for details.

Add-on package: If you want to make the most of your Red Sea dive trip, we recommend the superb antiquities tours of historical Egypt. The museums of Cairo, the pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, the Valley of the Kings, Nile River cruises, all of these and more can be added to your holiday plans.

St. John's Reefs (8 Days / 7 Nights - 21 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 reef system: Big Habili, Small Habili, Umm Erug, Umm Hararim; Fury Shoals: Shaab Claudio, El Malahi, Abu Galawa Soraya; Shaab Sharm

Day 1
As soon as you land in Hurghada the Golden Dolphin II staff will be at the arrival terminal to welcome you and take care of your visa on arrival. An air-conditioned van will take you to Port Ghalib where the dive cruise ship is moored. The journey takes about 3 hours, during which you will receive a lunch box and drinks. Otherwise Port Ghalib is only 10 minutes away from Marsa Alam Airport if you have landed there. Once onboard the liveaboard you will be met by its crew and the tour leader that will show to you the boat, assign you a cabin and explain in detail the important info and the itinerary of your vacation. Enjoy your dinner in the air-conditioned saloon before going to bed: you will start diving the next day.

Days 2-7
In the Red Sea’s deep south among the best sites are St. John’s Reefs. These are among the most colourful and healthy sites in Egypt. Here there are fantastic drop offs, caves and tunnels, pinnacles, canyons and amazing hard corals. The prolific marine life includes barracuda, reef sharks, sometimes even mantas and dolphins. This tour also visits the Fury Shoals whose reef system offers excellent scuba diving opportunities with some of Egypt’s most pristine reefs.
4 dives a day are the norm in the Red Sea deep south, with a couple of morning dives followed by a 3rd dive in the afternoon and a night dive that ends each amazing day of underwater discovery. There will only 2 dives on the last day before disembarkation as the boat will then sail back to port.
Dining gets underway with a full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef. Dishes are mostly international fare plus a number of local delicacies. There is also a barbecue night each trip which goes down well among the guests. Snacks such as fresh fruit, cookies and juice are always available.

Day 8
After breakfast on the final day you can check out around 10:00 hrs, say your goodbyes to the crew and be transferred to the airport or hotel.

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Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone (8 Days / 7 Nights - 17 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
Upon landing in Hurghada you will be met at the arrival terminal and given assistance with your visa on arrival. A 3 hour air-conditioned van ride will take you to Port Ghalib marina where the Golden Dolphin 2 is moored. During the journey you will be served a lunch box and drinks. Otherwise you can fly to Marsa Alam Airport which is only 10 minutes away from Port Ghalib. The tour leader and crew will welcome you on board brief you about the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Guests will arrive throughout the day. Dinner will be served before bedding down for a good night’s sleep before the fun days ahead.

Days 2-7
The famous Brother Islands are among the best loved sites of the Red Sea. They are 2 exposed promontories which act as a magnet for marine life. You can dive along walls festooned with soft corals, anemones and brightly coloured sponges. Sharks are frequently sighted here: scalloped hammerheads, silvertips, whitetips and grey reef sharks being the most numerous. At Big Brother there is a wreck called the Numidia which lies in the shallows and is bedecked in hard and soft corals and gorgonians fans. At Daedalus and Elphinstone the reefs are full of myriad tropical fish plus schools of trevallies, fusiliers and surgeonfish. Sharks here are more likely to be hammerheads, oceanic whitetips and threshers. You can also see manta rays in the summer time.
Normally you can expect 3 dives a day in the red Sea marine parks; 2 morning dives and a 3rd in the afternoon. On the last day before disembarkation, there will only be 2 dives before the boat sails back to port.
Dining gets underway with a full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef. Dishes are mostly international fare plus a number of local delicacies. There is also a barbecue night each trip which goes down well among the guests. Snacks such as fresh fruit, cookies and juice are always available.

Day 8
After breakfast on the final day you can check out around 10:00 hrs, say your goodbyes to the crew and be transferred to the airport or hotel. Please note that these trips sometimes use Hurghada marina as the departure or arrival port - check above for details.

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Daedalus, Fury Shoals & Elphinstone (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 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, Fury Shoals: Shaab Claudio, El Malahi, Abu Galawa Soraya, Abu Galawa Kebir, Shaab Maksur, Shaab Sataya (Dolphin Reef); Safaga, Shaab Sharm, Elphinstone

Day 1
Upon landing in Hurghada you will be met at the arrival terminal and given assistance with your visa on arrival. A 3 hour air-conditioned van ride will take you to Port Ghalib marina where the Golden Dolphin 2 is moored. During the journey you will be served a lunch box and drinks. Otherwise you can fly to Marsa Alam Airport which is only 10 minutes away from Port Ghalib. The tour leader and crew will welcome you on board brief you about the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Guests will arrive throughout the day. Dinner will be served before bedding down for a good night’s sleep before the fun days ahead.

Days 2-7
At Daedalus and Elphinstone the reefs are full of myriad tropical fish plus schools of trevallies, fusiliers and surgeonfish. Sharks here are more likely to be hammerheads, oceanic whitetips and threshers. You can also see manta rays in the summer time.
The Fury Shoals reef system offers amazing scuba diving opportunities with some of the most pristine reefs in Egypt, including small caves, reef blocks, plateaus, canyons, coral gardens and drop-offs, not to mention resident pods of dolphins. Other creatures you could encounter on this tour include dugongs, mantas, turtles and Napoleon wrasse.
3-4 dives a day are the norm in the southern Red Sea, with a couple of morning dives followed by a 3rd dive in the afternoon and a night dive (when outside of the marine parks) that ends each amazing day of underwater discovery. There will only 2 dives on the last day before disembarkation as the boat will then sail back to port.
Dining gets underway with a full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef. Dishes are mostly international fare plus a number of local delicacies. There is also a barbecue night each trip which goes down well among the guests. Snacks such as fresh fruit, cookies and juice are always available.

Day 8
After breakfast on the final day you can check out, say your goodbyes to the crew and be transferred to the airport or hotel.

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Egypt Red Sea - Route Open (8 Days / 7 Nights - 21 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: Route not yet decided. First booking of 2 customers will determine the route: Ras Mohamed & Tiran; North & Wrecks; Brothers; Brothers, Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone; or St. John's.

Itinerary details dependent upon route selected.

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Red Sea North, Wrecks & Safaga (8 Days / 7 Nights - 21 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: Thistlegorm, Abu Nuhas wrecks (Giannis D, Carnatic, Chrisoula K), Ras Mohamed: Shark Reef and Yolanda Reef, Salem Express, North Safaga

Day 1
Upon landing in Hurghada you will be met at the arrival terminal and given assistance with your visa on arrival. A 20 minute air-conditioned van ride will take you to the marina where the Golden Dolphin 2 is moored. The tour leader and crew will welcome you on board brief you about the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Guests will arrive throughout the day. Dinner will be served before bedding down for a good night’s sleep before the fun days ahead.

Days 2-7
The SS Thistlegorm is by far the best-known wreck in the Red Sea. It sits upright on the sea-floor at a maximum of 32m depth. You can see and dive around its cargo of tanks, motorcycles, trucks, weapons, railway carriage and 2 railway engines. The Abu Nuhas reef is renowned for its 4 wrecks, which draw in divers from around the globe. They are now encrusted with beautiful corals attracting numerous reef fish. Thousands of glassfish lurk in shallow sections insider the wreck. The Ras Mohammed marine park promises excellent diving, particularly at Yolanda reef and Shark reef. Both feature excellent hard and soft coral coverage, large numbers of fish and sharks, especially on early morning dives. The Salem Express is one of the largest accessible wrecks in the Egyptian Red Sea and diving it is a must for every experienced scuba diver, as long as you can handle the recent nature of the tragedy.
Normally you can expect 3 or 4 dives a day in the red Sea marine parks; 2 morning dives and a 3rd in the afternoon. On the last day before disembarkation, there will only be 2 dives before the boat sails back to port.
Dining gets underway with a full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef. Dishes are mostly international fare plus a number of local delicacies. There is also a barbecue night each trip which goes down well among the guests. Snacks such as fresh fruit, cookies and juice are always available.

Day 8
After breakfast on the final day you can check out, say your goodbyes to the crew, and be transferred to the airport or hotel.

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Red Sea South & St. John's Reefs (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)

Trip highlights: dolphins, dugongs/manatees, great macro life/ marine diversity

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, Zabargad, Rocky Island, St. John's reef system: Big Habili, Small Habili, Umm Erug, Umm Hararim

Day 1
Upon landing in Hurghada you will be met at the arrival terminal and given assistance with your visa on arrival. A 3 hour air-conditioned van ride will take you to Port Ghalib marina where the Golden Dolphin 2 is moored. During the journey you will be served a lunch box and drinks. Otherwise you can fly to Marsa Alam Airport which is only 10 minutes away from Port Ghalib. The tour leader and crew will welcome you on board brief you about the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Guests will arrive throughout the day. Dinner will be served before bedding down for a good night’s sleep before the fun days ahead.

Days 2-7
In the Red Sea’s deep south among the best sites are St. John’s Reefs. These are among the most colourful and healthy sites in Egypt. Here there are fantastic drop offs, caves and tunnels, pinnacles, canyons and amazing hard corals. The prolific marine life includes barracuda, reef sharks, sometimes even mantas and dolphins. At Daedalus the reefs are full of myriad tropical fish plus schools of trevallies, fusiliers and surgeonfish. Sharks here are more likely to be hammerheads, oceanic whitetips and threshers. You can also see manta rays in the summer time.
Rocky Island’s year-round currents promote healthy specimens of soft coral, gorgonians, sponges and black coral trees. Marine creatures seek shelter here including grey reef sharks and silvertips, manta rays, dolphins and turtles. Zabargad island is an excellent dive destination with drop-offs, walls and brightly-lit coral gardens inhabited by soldierfish, wrasses, and schools of snappers.
Normally you can expect 3 dives a day in the red Sea marine parks; 2 morning dives and a 3rd in the afternoon. On the last day before disembarkation, there will only be 2 dives before the boat sails back to port.
Dining gets underway with a full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef. Dishes are mostly international fare plus a number of local delicacies. There is also a barbecue night each trip which goes down well among the guests. Snacks such as fresh fruit, cookies and juice are always available.

Day 8
After breakfast on the final day you can check out around 10:00 hrs, say your goodbyes to the crew and be transferred to the airport or hotel.

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Red Sea North, Wrecks & Brothers (8 Days / 7 Nights - 19 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, Thistlegorm, Abu Nuhas wrecks (Giannis D, Carnatic, Kimon M, Chrisoula K), Dunraven, Ras Mohamed: Shark Reef and Yolanda Reef. Cruises that use Port Ghalib may also dive at Elphinstone.

Day 1
Upon landing in Hurghada you will be met at the arrival terminal and given assistance with your visa on arrival. A 20 minute air-conditioned van ride will take you to the marina where the Golden Dolphin 2 is moored. The tour leader and crew will welcome you on board brief you about the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Guests will arrive throughout the day. Dinner will be served before bedding down for a good night’s sleep before the fun days ahead.

Days 2-7
The famous Brother Islands are among the best loved sites of the Red Sea. They are 2 exposed promontories which act as a magnet for marine life. You can dive along walls festooned with soft corals, anemones and brightly coloured sponges. Sharks are frequently sighted here: scalloped hammerheads, silvertips, whitetips and grey reef sharks being the most numerous. At Big Brother there is a wreck called the Numidia which lies in the shallows and is bedecked in hard and soft corals and gorgonians fans. The SS Thistlegorm is by far the best-known wreck in the Red Sea. It sits upright on the sea-floor at a maximum of 32m depth. You can see and dive around its cargo of tanks, motorcycles, trucks, weapons, railway carriage and 2 railway engines. The Abu Nuhas reef is renowned for its 4 wrecks, which draw in divers from around the globe. They are now encrusted with beautiful corals attracting numerous reef fish. Thousands of glassfish lurk in shallow sections insider the wreck. The Ras Mohammed marine park promises excellent diving, particularly at Yolanda reef and Shark reef. Both feature excellent hard and soft coral coverage, large numbers of fish and sharks, especially on early morning dives.
Normally you can expect 3 dives a day in the Red Sea marine parks; 2 morning dives and a 3rd in the afternoon. On the last day before disembarkation, there will only be 2 dives before the boat sails back to port.
Dining gets underway with a full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef. Dishes are mostly international fare plus a number of local delicacies. There is also a barbecue night each trip which goes down well among the guests. Snacks such as fresh fruit, cookies and juice are always available.

Day 8
After breakfast on the final day you can check out, say your goodbyes to the crew, and be transferred to the airport or hotel.

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Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits (8 Days / 7 Nights - 21 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: Thistlegorm, Abu Nuhas wrecks (Giannis D, Carnatic, Kimon M, Chrisoula K), Dunraven, Ras Mohamed: Shark Reef and Yolanda Reef; Straits of Tiran: Jackson, Woodhouse, Thomas and Gordon reefs

Day 1
Upon landing in Hurghada you will be met at the arrival terminal and given assistance with your visa on arrival. A 20 minute air-conditioned van ride will take you to the marina where the Golden Dolphin 2 is moored. The tour leader and crew will welcome you on board brief you about the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Guests will arrive throughout the day. Dinner will be served before bedding down for a good night’s sleep before the fun days ahead.

Days 2-7
The SS Thistlegorm is by far the best-known wreck in the Red Sea. It sits upright on the sea-floor at a maximum of 32m depth. You can see and dive around its cargo of tanks, motorcycles, trucks, weapons, railway carriage and 2 railway engines. The Abu Nuhas reef is renowned for its 4 wrecks, which draw in divers from around the globe. They are now encrusted with beautiful corals attracting numerous reef fish. Thousands of glassfish lurk in shallow sections insider the wreck. The Ras Mohammed marine park promises excellent diving, particularly at Yolanda reef and Shark reef. Both feature excellent hard and soft coral coverage, large numbers of fish and sharks, especially on early morning dives. 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.
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 a night dive that ends each amazing day of underwater discovery. There will only 2 dives on the last day before disembarkation as the boat will then sail back to port.
Dining gets underway with a full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef. Dishes are mostly international fare plus a number of local delicacies. There is also a barbecue night each trip which goes down well among the guests. Snacks such as fresh fruit, cookies and juice are always available.

Day 8
After breakfast on the final day you can check out around 10:00 hrs, say your goodbyes to the crew and be transferred to the airport or hotel.

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Red Sea South & St. John's Reefs (11 Days / 10 Nights - 28 Dives)

Trip highlights: dolphins, dugongs/manatees, great macro life/ marine diversity

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, Rocky Island, Zabargad, St. John's reef system: Big Habili, Small Habili, Umm Erug, Umm Hararim; Elphinstone

Day 1
Upon landing in Hurghada you will be met at the arrival terminal and given assistance with your visa on arrival. A 3 hour air-conditioned van ride will take you to Port Ghalib marina where the Golden Dolphin 2 is moored. During the journey you will be served a lunch box and drinks. Otherwise you can fly to Marsa Alam Airport which is only 10 minutes away from Port Ghalib. The tour leader and crew will welcome you on board brief you about the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Guests will arrive throughout the day. Dinner will be served before bedding down for a good night’s sleep before the fun days ahead.

Days 2-10
In the Red Sea’s deep south among the best sites are St. John’s Reefs. These are among the most colourful and healthy sites in Egypt. Here there are fantastic drop offs, caves and tunnels, pinnacles, canyons and amazing hard corals. The prolific marine life includes barracuda, reef sharks, sometimes even mantas and dolphins. The reef at Daedalus 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, usually seen during the summer months. The currents that flow all year around the walls at Rocky Island help the growth of beautiful soft corals, as well as gorgonian fans, sponges and black coral trees. The small island is used as a shelter by reef sharks, especially grey and silvertips, and manta rays, green turtles and dolphins visit.
3-4 dives a day are the norm in the Red Sea deep south, with a couple of morning dives followed by a 3rd dive in the afternoon and a night dive that ends each amazing day of underwater discovery. There will only 2 dives on the last day before disembarkation as the boat will then sail back to port.
Dining gets underway with a full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef. Dishes are mostly international fare plus a number of local delicacies. There is also a barbecue night each trip which goes down well among the guests. Snacks such as fresh fruit, cookies and juice are always available.

Day 11
After breakfast on the final day you can check out, say your goodbyes to the crew and be transferred to the airport or hotel.

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Red Sea South & St. John's Reefs (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)

Trip highlights: dolphins, dugongs/manatees, great macro life/ marine diversity

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: Zabargad, Rocky Island, St. John's reef system: Big Habili, Small Habili, Umm Erug, Umm Hararim, Fury Shoals

Day 1
Upon landing in Hurghada you will be met at the arrival terminal and given assistance with your visa on arrival. A 3 hour air-conditioned van ride will take you to Port Ghalib marina where the Golden Dolphin 2 is moored. During the journey you will be served a lunch box and drinks. Otherwise you can fly to Marsa Alam Airport which is only 10 minutes away from Port Ghalib. The tour leader and crew will welcome you on board brief you about the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Guests will arrive throughout the day. Dinner will be served before bedding down for a good night’s sleep before the fun days ahead.

Days 2-7
In the deep south of the Red Sea you will finally 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 dolphins and mantas. The currents that flow all year around the walls at Rocky Island help the growth of beautiful soft corals, as well as gorgonian fans, sponges and black coral trees. The small island is used as a shelter by reef sharks, especially grey and silvertips, and manta rays, green turtles and dolphins visit. The island of Zabargad is a fantastic dive location, with walls, drop offs or easier dives in shallower water, with a beautiful coral garden that attracts schools of snappers, bigeyes, soldierfish and wrasses.
Normally you can expect 3 dives a day in the red Sea marine parks; 2 morning dives and a 3rd in the afternoon. On the last day before disembarkation, there will only be 2 dives before the boat sails back to port.
Dining gets underway with a full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef. Dishes are mostly international fare plus a number of local delicacies. There is also a barbecue night each trip which goes down well among the guests. Snacks such as fresh fruit, cookies and juice are always available.

Day 8
After breakfast on the final day you can check out around 10:00 hrs, say your goodbyes to the crew and be transferred to the airport or hotel.

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Brothers & Daedalus Reef (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 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, Daedalus Reef, Fury Shoals: Shaab Claudio, El Malahi, Abu Galawa Soraya, Abu Galawa Kebir, Shaab Maksur, Shaab Sataya (Dolphin Reef); Shaab Sharm, Elphinstone, Shaab Sharm

Day 1
Upon landing in Hurghada you will be met at the arrival terminal and given assistance with your visa on arrival. A 3 hour air-conditioned van ride will take you to Port Ghalib marina where the Golden Dolphin 2 is moored. During the journey you will be served a lunch box and drinks. Otherwise you can fly to Marsa Alam Airport which is only 10 minutes away from Port Ghalib. The tour leader and crew will welcome you on board brief you about the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Guests will arrive throughout the day. Dinner will be served before bedding down for a good night’s sleep before the fun days ahead.

Days 2-7
At Daedalus and Elphinstone the reefs are full of myriad tropical fish plus schools of trevallies, fusiliers and surgeonfish. Sharks here are more likely to be hammerheads, oceanic whitetips and threshers. You can also see manta rays in the summer time.
The Fury Shoals reef system offers amazing scuba diving opportunities with some of the most pristine reefs in Egypt, including small caves, reef blocks, plateaus, canyons, coral gardens and drop-offs, not to mention resident pods of dolphins. Other creatures you could encounter on this tour include dugongs, mantas, turtles and Napoleon wrasse.
3-4 dives a day are the norm in the southern Red Sea, with a couple of morning dives followed by a 3rd dive in the afternoon and a night dive (when outside of the marine parks) that ends each amazing day of underwater discovery. There will only 2 dives on the last day before disembarkation as the boat will then sail back to port.
Dining gets underway with a full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef. Dishes are mostly international fare plus a number of local delicacies. There is also a barbecue night each trip which goes down well among the guests. Snacks such as fresh fruit, cookies and juice are always available.

Day 8
After breakfast on the final day you can check out around 10:00 hrs, say your goodbyes to the crew and be transferred to the airport or hotel.

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Fury Shoals & Elphinstone (8 Days / 7 Nights - 21 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: Fury Shoals: Shaab Claudio, El Malahi, Abu Galawa Soraya, Abu Galawa Kebir, Shaab Maksur, Shaab Sataya (Dolphin Reef); Shaab Sharm, Elphinstone, Shaab Sharm, Shilineat

Day 1
Upon landing in Hurghada you will be met at the arrival terminal and given assistance with your visa on arrival. A 3 hour air-conditioned van ride will take you to Port Ghalib marina where the Golden Dolphin 2 is moored. During the journey you will be served a lunch box and drinks. Otherwise you can fly to Marsa Alam Airport which is only 10 minutes away from Port Ghalib. The tour leader and crew will welcome you on board brief you about the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Guests will arrive throughout the day. Dinner will be served before bedding down for a good night’s sleep before the fun days ahead.

Days 2-7
This Red Sea diving tour visits the Fury Shoals. This reef system offers amazing scuba diving opportunities with some of the most pristine reefs in Egypt, including small caves, reef blocks, plateaus, canyons, coral gardens and drop-offs, not to mention resident pods of dolphins. Elphinstone has steep current-swept walls and exposed points, making it perfect for encounters with big marine life like oceanic whitetip sharks. Other creatures you could encounter on this tour include dugongs, mantas, turtles and Napoleon wrasse.
4 dives a day are the norm in the Red Sea deep south, with a couple of morning dives followed by a 3rd dive in the afternoon and a night dive that ends each amazing day of underwater discovery. On the last day before disembarkation, there will only be 2 dives before the boat sails back to port.
Dining gets underway with a full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef. Dishes are mostly international fare plus a number of local delicacies. There is also a barbecue night each trip which goes down well among the guests. Snacks such as fresh fruit, cookies and juice are always available.

Day 8
After breakfast on the final day you can check out, say your goodbyes to the crew, and be transferred to the airport or hotel.

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Brothers & Daedalus Reef (11 Days / 10 Nights - 28 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: Daedalus Reef, Fury Shoals: Shaab Claudio, El Malahi, Abu Galawa Soraya, Abu Galawa Kebir, Shaab Maksur, Shaab Sataya (Dolphin Reef); Safaga, Shaab Sharm, Elphinstone

Day 1
Upon landing in Hurghada you will be met at the arrival terminal and given assistance with your visa on arrival. A 3 hour air-conditioned van ride will take you to Port Ghalib marina where the Golden Dolphin 2 is moored. During the journey you will be served a lunch box and drinks. Otherwise you can fly to Marsa Alam Airport which is only 10 minutes away from Port Ghalib. The tour leader and crew will welcome you on board brief you about the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Guests will arrive throughout the day. Dinner will be served before bedding down for a good night’s sleep before the fun days ahead.

Days 2-7
At Daedalus the reef is full of myriad tropical fish plus schools of trevallies, fusiliers and surgeonfish. Sharks here are more likely to be hammerheads, oceanic whitetips and threshers. You can also see manta rays in the summer time.
The Fury Shoals reef system offers amazing scuba diving opportunities with some of the most pristine reefs in Egypt, including small caves, reef blocks, plateaus, canyons, coral gardens and drop-offs, not to mention resident pods of dolphins. Other creatures you could encounter on this tour include dugongs, mantas, turtles and Napoleon wrasse.
3-4 dives a day are the norm in the southern Red Sea, with a couple of morning dives followed by a 3rd dive in the afternoon and a night dive (when outside of the marine parks) that ends each amazing day of underwater discovery. There will only 2 dives on the last day before disembarkation as the boat will then sail back to port.
Dining gets underway with a full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef. Dishes are mostly international fare plus a number of local delicacies. There is also a barbecue night each trip which goes down well among the guests. Snacks such as fresh fruit, cookies and juice are always available.

Day 8
After breakfast on the final day you can check out, say your goodbyes to the crew and be transferred to the airport or hotel.

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Fury Shoals & Elphinstone (8 Days / 7 Nights - 21 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: Fury Shoals: Shaab Claudio, El Malahi, Abu Galawa Soraya, Abu Galawa Kebir, Shaab Maksur, Shaab Sataya (Dolphin Reef); Shaab Sharm, Elphinstone, Shaab Sharm, Shilineat, Safaga

Day 1
Upon landing in Hurghada you will be met at the arrival terminal and given assistance with your visa on arrival. A 3 hour air-conditioned van ride will take you to Port Ghalib marina where the Golden Dolphin 2 is moored. During the journey you will be served a lunch box and drinks. Otherwise you can fly to Marsa Alam Airport which is only 10 minutes away from Port Ghalib. The tour leader and crew will welcome you on board brief you about the boat and the cruise and assign your cabin. Guests will arrive throughout the day. Dinner will be served before bedding down for a good night’s sleep before the fun days ahead.

Days 2-7
This Red Sea diving tour visits the Fury Shoals. This reef system offers amazing scuba diving opportunities with some of the most pristine reefs in Egypt, including small caves, reef blocks, plateaus, canyons, coral gardens and drop-offs, not to mention resident pods of dolphins. Elphinstone has steep current-swept walls and exposed points, making it perfect for encounters with big marine life like oceanic whitetip sharks. Other creatures you could encounter on this tour include dugongs, mantas, turtles and Napoleon wrasse.
Normally you can expect 3-4 dives a day in the Deep South of the Red Sea, with a couple of morning dives followed by a 3rd dive in the afternoon and a night dive that ends each amazing day of underwater discovery. There will only 2 dives on the last day before disembarkation as the boat will then sail back to port.
Dining gets underway with a full cooked breakfast each morning (eggs cooked to order, pancakes, cheese, sausages, cereal and toast). Buffet-style lunch and dinner includes plenty of fresh vegetables, rice, noodles, fresh fish, chicken and beef. Dishes are mostly international fare plus a number of local delicacies. There is also a barbecue night each trip which goes down well among the guests. Snacks such as fresh fruit, cookies and juice are always available.

Day 8
After breakfast on the final day you can check out, say your goodbyes to the crew, and be transferred to the airport or 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].

MY Golden Dolphin II has 10 cabins: 2 Double bed cabins with windows on the upper deck and 8 Twin bed cabins with portholes on the lower deck.

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

Crew of 11 comprises: Nitrox - 48m² Dive deck with 2 hot showers and a toilet - Camera table and charging points for electronic equipment - 36m² Diving platform with rinse tank - 2 x 25 HP motorised dinghies - 63m² Air-conditioned saloon with TV, DVD and music players - Free wi-fi internet - Air-conditioned dining area on main deck with bar - Satellite telephone for customer use - Library with movies, magazines, novels and fish ID books - Open air shaded dining area - 2 x Sundecks with sun matresses - Water dispenser

Dining on the Golden Dolphin II begins with dinner on the day of check in, and throughout your trip you can be confident that fresh ingredients and a varied menu will keep you well fed and watered. The cuisine is a mix of international cookery and local Egyptian and Gulf specialties.

• International cuisine, togehter with Italian, BBQs and local Red Sea delicacies.
• Vegetarian and other special dietary needs can be catered for with prior notice.
• Main meals are buffet style with waitress assistance and comprise pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.
• Meals are served in the indoor dining area or on open-air shaded upper deck.
• Free of charge snacks are available all day - candy bars, biscuits, bread, toast and fruit.
• Tea, coffee, soft drinks and drinking water are all complimentary.
• Beer and wine are available to purchase onboard the yacht.
• Catering starts with dinner on the first day of the trip.

Customer reviews:

"Very good dive guides and very friendly crew." - Philipp Roedel, Germany, 22 June 2019 ...