Sea Serpent

The Sea Serpent, part of the Egyptian diving cruise fleet of the same name, is the first of the fleet's new generation Marsa Alam liveaboards based on the Benetti Classic 35 yacht design. A cutting edge, hydrodynamic hull ensures maximum return from the powerful engines and contributes to the vessel's stability, endowing the Sea Serpent with speed, comfort, space and a stable ride, even in high seas.

The Sea Serpent offers both double and twin bed accommodation in 11 cabins. The cabins have individually controlled air-conditioning, en-suite bathrooms and minibars. Each cabin is supplied with bedding, towels and a bathrobe for each guest.

The communal areas are comfortable with entertainment facilities that include a TV, DVD, free 3G Wi-Fi facility, and music station, a spacious lounge for relaxing, a separate dining area and 2 large sun-decks for sun-worshipers and shaded areas for when things get too hot.

The dive deck is huge and there's no elbowing your fellow divers here. 3 air-compressors make short work of tank refills and free nitrox is on hand for extending your bottom time in the magnificent Red Sea waters.

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Dive experience: Recommended: North & Wrecks Red Sea liveaboard safaris - Open Water license and 20 logged dives; for St. Johns Reefs safaris - Open Water license and 30 logged dives; for Brothers, Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone safaris - Advanced Open Water license and 50 logged dives.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, soft drinks, water and hot drinks (e.g. instant coffee, tea), dives (as detailed in the trips above), round trip transfers from airport to boat (HRG-PG, HRG-HG, RMF-PG), port and park fees, nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (11 divers per DM), tanks, weights and weightbelts, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (incl. dive computer or torch, US$ 181 per week), diving insurance (available to purchase onboard). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash or credit card).

Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, torch (US$ 41 per week), 15 litre tank (US$ 46 per week), transfers from airport to boat (RMF-HG). 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: MY Sea Serpent departs from Hurghada or Port Ghalib, and return transfers from Hurghada and Marsa Alam airports to the departure point can be arranged. Check in time starts at 5 pm on the first day (boat departs the next morning). Check out before 10 am on the last day (last night usually on the boat in the harbour). Late arrivals or early departures can be arranged. The last dive of the trip will be at around 1 pm on the second last day of the trip. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.
For more details, including airlines, see our travel information section for the Red Sea.

Non-diver rate: There is no 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 80% of the published price.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 7 guests and 1 extra person can join free of charge.

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

Add-on package: If you have time, we strongly recommend that you consider some of the wonderful antiquities tours in Egypt which can add a whole new dimension to your 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 seen in 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

Red Sea South (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: Daedalus Reef, Zabargad, Rocky Island and Elphinstone

Day 1
The MY Sea Serpent departs from 1 of 2 ports, Hurghada or Port Ghalib. In either case, you may only board after 17:00 hrs on day 1 of the cruise. If your cruise leaves from Hurghada you will be met at the airport, assisted with visa on arrival procedures, and then transferred, 20 minutes, by air-conditioned minivan to Hurghada. If your cruise leaves from Port Ghalib you may either fly into Hurghada or Marsa Alam. The transfer from Hurghada to Port Ghalib takes 3 hours. Upon boarding you will be welcomed, briefed on the boat and assigned your cabin before dinner. The yacht departs the morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
Daedalus Reef and Elphinstone is a popular route for experienced Red Sea divers, especially photographers and lovers of sharks. Photographers will appreciate the colourful fans and corals on the reefs and drop-offs. There are great smaller subjects around including octopus. Frogfish, lionfish, nudibranchs and countless schools of fish. Larger creatures include turtles, Napoleon wrasses and manta rays. Shark lovers will appreciate threshers, oceanic whitetips, hammerheads, whitetips and whale sharks. Zabargad Island is a popular diving region, distinguished by the variety of dive sites and a 70 metre-long wreck. Rocky Island is a site that can get the adrenaline going. When its currents are in full flow. Thanks to its exposed location and small circumference, it is a very lively reef. Silvertip sharks and grey reef sharks are often present in the blue and if you are in luck there may also be mantas and dolphins.
Usually there are 3 or 4 dives a day, with the exception of the day before disembarkation that will have only 2 (maybe 3) scheduled dives before returning to port.
You will awaken to a light breakfast of hot drinks and cookies/toast before dive 1. Between dives 1 and 2 it is time for a hot cooked breakfast. This can include eggs, sausages, toast, tea, coffee, fruit and juice. All meals are buffet style and feature a range of dishes with international cuisine and local influences. Hot soups are provided on evenings when you return from a night dive. Snacks are served throughout the day including pastries and fresh fruits to keep the hunger at bay.

Day 8
On the last day of the cruise you can enjoy a farewell breakfast before disembarking between 10:00 hrs and 12:00 hrs, before being transferred to the airport.

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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: St. John's, Habili Ali, Gota Kebir, Gota Soraya, Fury Shoals, Zabargad, Rocky Island, Elphinstone

Day 1
The MY Sea Serpent departs from Port Ghalib and you may only board after 17:00 hrs on day 1 of the cruise. You may either fly into Hurghada or Marsa Alam where you will be met at the airport, assisted with visa upon arrival procedures, and then transferred by air-conditioned minivan to the port. The transfer from Hurghada to Port Ghalib takes 3 hours, whereas it is only 10 minutes from Marsa Alam Upon boarding you will be welcomed, briefed on the boat and assigned your cabin before dinner. The yacht departs the morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
This Red Sea diving tour visits St. John's Reefs, where the dive sites are very close to each other so it is easy to cruise from one to the next. You will surely have fun while diving drop-offs, pinnacles, tunnels and amazing hard-coral reefs, huge gorgonians and colourful soft corals that are home for rays, sharks, octopus, lionfish, nudibranchs, frogfish, large schools of fish: an underwater photographer’s dream! Lots of curious turtles, Napoleon wrasse and whitetip reef sharks will be common encounters, while dugongs are more difficult creatures to find. Mantas, grey reef and silvertip sharks can often be seen in the blue.
Zabargad Island is a site with various dives sites dotted around it including a wreck of 70 metres in length. Rocky Island is a site that often goes hand in hand with Zabargad. It is an island with a very small circumference and with a very exposed location. The currents that move around the island make it a lively reef with headlining creatures like grey reef sharks, silvertips and maybe even manta rays and dolphins.
Usually there are 3 or 4 dives a day, with the exception of the day before disembarkation that will have only 2 (maybe 3) scheduled dives before returning to port.
You will awaken to a light breakfast of hot drinks and cookies/toast before dive 1. Between dives 1 and 2 it is time for a hot cooked breakfast. This can include eggs, sausages, toast, tea, coffee, fruit and juice. All meals are buffet style and feature a range of dishes with international cuisine and local influences. Hot soups are provided on evenings when you return from a night dive. Snacks are served throughout the day including pastries and fresh fruits to keep the hunger at bay.

Day 8
On the last day of the cruise you can enjoy a farewell breakfast before disembarking between 10:00 hrs and 12:00 hrs, before being transferred to the airport.

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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: Wadi Fury Shoal: Gimal, Abu Galawa, Sha'ab Sharm, Elphinstone

Day 1
The MY Sea Serpent departs from Port Ghalib and you may only board after 17:00 hrs on day 1 of the cruise. You may either fly into Hurghada or Marsa Alam where you will be met at the airport, assisted with visa upon arrival procedures, and then transferred by air-conditioned minivan to the port. The transfer from Hurghada to Port Ghalib takes 3 hours, whereas it is only 10 minutes from Marsa Alam Upon boarding you will be welcomed, briefed on the boat and assigned your cabin before dinner. The yacht departs the morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
This Red Sea diving tour visits the Fury Shoals, one of the most pristine reef systems in Egypt offering amazing scuba diving opportunities. Elphinstone features steep current-swept walls and exposed corners, perfect for encounters with big marine life such as oceanic whitetips and hammerhead sharks.
Usually there are 3 or 4 dives a day, with the exception of the day before disembarkation that will have only 2 (maybe 3) scheduled dives before returning to port.
You will awaken to a light breakfast of hot drinks and cookies/toast before dive 1. Between dives 1 and 2 it is time for a hot cooked breakfast. This can include eggs, sausages, toast, tea, coffee, fruit and juice. All meals are buffet style and feature a range of dishes with international cuisine and local influences. Hot soups are provided on evenings when you return from a night dive. Snacks are served throughout the day including pastries and fresh fruits to keep the hunger at bay.

Day 8
On the last day of the cruise you can enjoy a farewell breakfast before disembarking between 10:00 hrs and 12:00 hrs, before being transferred to the airport.

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Red Sea North & Wrecks (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: Ras Mohamed, Thistlegorm, Dunraven. Abu Nuhas wrecks (Giannis D, Carnatic, Kimon M, Chrisoula K), Rosalie Moeller, Hurghada reefs

Day 1
The MY Sea Serpent departs from Hurghada and you may only board after 17:00 hrs on day 1 of the cruise. You will be met at the Hurghada Airport, assisted with visa on arrival procedures, and then transferred, 20 minutes, by air-conditioned minivan to the marina. Upon boarding you will be welcomed, briefed on the boat and assigned your cabin before dinner. The yacht departs the morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
Among the wreck sites you will visit on this cruise are the 4 wrecks of Abu Nuhas. This is a shallow reef which is responsible to claiming more wrecks than any other site in the area. The decaying structures are covered in photogenic hard and soft corals. You will also dive the Rosalie Moeller and SS Thistlegorm – the daddy of Red Sea wreck dives. Both of these ships were sunk by the German military and the Thistlegorm went down with all the military equipment and ammunition it was in the process of delivering to British troops. To dive here is to experience pure history.
This cruise 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.
Usually there are 4 dives a day, with the exception of the day before disembarkation that will have only 2 (maybe 3) scheduled dives before returning to port.
You will awaken to a light breakfast of hot drinks and cookies/toast before dive 1. Between dives 1 and 2 it is time for a hot cooked breakfast. This can include eggs, sausages, toast, tea, coffee, fruit and juice. All meals are buffet style and feature a range of dishes with international cuisine and local influences. Hot soups are provided on evenings when you return from a night dive. Snacks are served throughout the day including pastries and fresh fruits to keep the hunger at bay.

Day 8
On the last day of the cruise you can enjoy a farewell breakfast before disembarking in Hurghada between 10:00 hrs and 12:00 hrs, and being transferred to the airport.

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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: Habili St. John's, Habili Ali, Gota Kebir, Gota Soraya, Wadi Fury Shoal: Gimal, Abu Galawa, Sha'ab Sharm, Elphinstone

Day 1
The MY Sea Serpent departs from Port Ghalib and you may only board after 17:00 hrs on day 1 of the cruise. You may either fly into Hurghada or Marsa Alam where you will be met at the airport, assisted with visa upon arrival procedures, and then transferred by air-conditioned minivan to the port. The transfer from Hurghada to Port Ghalib takes 3 hours, whereas it is only 10 minutes from Marsa Alam Upon boarding you will be welcomed, briefed on the boat and assigned your cabin before dinner. The yacht departs the morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
This itinerary includes the much-loved St. John’s Reefs where there are many sites in a small area, meaning th boat does not have far to move between sites. There are a variety of topographies to experience here: drop-offs, tunnels, pinnacles and more. Creatures to be sighted here include sharks such as whitetips, grey reef sharks and silvertips. Also in the blue you should look out for manta rays, turtles and Napoleon wrasses. Smaller creatures around the hard corals are nudibranchs, lionfish and frogfish.
Usually there are 3 or 4 dives a day, with the exception of the day before disembarkation that will have only 2 (maybe 3) scheduled dives before returning to port.
You will awaken to a light breakfast of hot drinks and cookies/toast before dive 1. Between dives 1 and 2 it is time for a hot cooked breakfast. This can include eggs, sausages, toast, tea, coffee, fruit and juice. All meals are buffet style and feature a range of dishes with international cuisine and local influences. Hot soups are provided on evenings when you return from a night dive. Snacks are served throughout the day including pastries and fresh fruits to keep the hunger at bay.

Day 8
On the last day of the cruise you can enjoy a farewell breakfast before disembarking between 10:00 hrs and 12:00 hrs, before being transferred to the airport.

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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, Numidia Wreck, Aida II Wreck, Daedalus Reef and Elphinstone

Day 1
The MY Sea Serpent departs from 1 of 2 ports, Hurghada or Port Ghalib. In either case, you may only board after 17:00 hrs on day 1 of the cruise. If your cruise leaves from Hurghada you will be met at the airport, assisted with visa on arrival procedures, and then transferred, 20 minutes, by air-conditioned minivan to Hurghada. If your cruise leaves from Port Ghalib you may either fly into Hurghada or Marsa Alam. The transfer from Hurghada to Port Ghalib takes 3 hours. Upon boarding you will be welcomed, briefed on the boat and assigned your cabin before dinner. The yacht departs the morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
Brother Islands, Daedalus Reef and Elphinstone combine to form a great itinerary for experienced divers. You can dive the wrecks and drop-off and take photographs against the backdrop of colourful soft corals and gorgonians. In an among them you can find octopus, lionfish, nudibranchs, and frogfish. Shark species include threshers, oceanic whitetips, hammerheads and whale sharks as well as turtles and manta rays.
Usually there are 3 or 4 dives a day, with the exception of the day before disembarkation that will have only 2 (maybe 3) scheduled dives before returning to port.
You will awaken to a light breakfast of hot drinks and cookies/toast before dive 1. Between dives 1 and 2 it is time for a hot cooked breakfast. This can include eggs, sausages, toast, tea, coffee, fruit and juice. All meals are buffet style and feature a range of dishes with international cuisine and local influences. Hot soups are provided on evenings when you return from a night dive. Snacks are served throughout the day including pastries and fresh fruits to keep the hunger at bay.

Day 8
On the last day of the cruise you can enjoy a farewell breakfast before disembarking between 10:00 hrs and 12:00 hrs, before being transferred to the airport.

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Red Sea North, Tiran & Brothers (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 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 (Aida II, Numidia), Little Brother, Thistlegorm, Abu Nuhas wrecks (Giannis D, Carnatic, Kimon M, Chrisoula K), Rosalie Moeller, Hurghada reefs

Day 1
The MY Sea Serpent departs from Hurghada and you may only board after 17:00 hrs on day 1 of the cruise. You will be met at the Hurghada Airport, assisted with visa on arrival procedures, and then transferred, 20 minutes, by air-conditioned minivan to the marina. Upon boarding you will be welcomed, briefed on the boat and assigned your cabin before dinner. The yacht departs the morning of day 2.

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. This cruise will also have dives on the wreck Aida II, an Egyptian supply vessel, and the Numidia, a cargo ship lying in the shallows off the walls of Big Brother Island. They feature innumerable soft and hard corals and are really unforgettable.
Among the wreck sites you will visit of this cruise are the 4 wrecks of Abu Nuhas. This is a shallow reef which is responsible to claiming more wrecks than any other site in the area. The decaying structures are covered in photogenic hard and soft corals. You will also dive the Rosalie Moeller and SS Thistlegorm – the daddy of Red Sea wreck dives. Both of these ships were sunk by the German military and the Thistlegorm went down with all the military equipment and ammunition it was in the process of delivering to British troops. To dive here is to experience pure history.
Usually there are 3 or 4 dives a day, with the exception of the day before disembarkation that will have only 2 (maybe 3) scheduled dives before returning to port.
You will awaken to a light breakfast of hot drinks and cookies/toast before dive 1. Between dives 1 and 2 it is time for a hot cooked breakfast. This can include eggs, sausages, toast, tea, coffee, fruit and juice. All meals are buffet style and feature a range of dishes with international cuisine and local influences. Hot soups are provided on evenings when you return from a night dive. Snacks are served throughout the day including pastries and fresh fruits to keep the hunger at bay.

Day 8
On the last day of the cruise you can enjoy a farewell breakfast before disembarking between 10:00 hrs and 12:00 hrs, before being transferred to Hurghada Airport.

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Daedalus Reef & St. John's (8 Days / 7 Nights - 19 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: St. John's, Habili Ali, Gota Kebir, Gota Soraya, Fury Shoals, Daedalus Reef, Elphinstone

Day 1
The MY Sea Serpent departs from Port Ghalib and you may only board after 17:00 hrs on day 1 of the cruise. You may either fly into Hurghada or Marsa Alam where you will be met at the airport, assisted with visa upon arrival procedures, and then transferred by air-conditioned minivan to the port. The transfer from Hurghada to Port Ghalib takes 3 hours, whereas it is only 10 minutes from Marsa Alam Upon boarding you will be welcomed, briefed on the boat and assigned your cabin before dinner. The yacht departs the morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
Daedalus Reef and Elphinstone form a great itinerary for experienced divers. You can dive the drop-offs and take photographs against the backdrop of colourful soft corals and gorgonians. Shark species include threshers, oceanic whitetips, hammerheads and rare whale sharks, as well as turtles and manta rays.
This Red Sea diving tour also visits St. John's Reefs. You will surely have fun while diving pinnacles and tunnels, and see amazing hard-coral reefs, huge gorgonians and colourful soft corals that are home for rays, sharks, octopus, lionfish, nudibranchs, frogfish, large schools of fish: an underwater photographer’s dream! Lots of curious turtles, Napoleon wrasse and whitetip reef sharks will be common encounters, while dugongs are more difficult creatures to find. Mantas, grey reef and silvertip sharks can often be seen in the blue.
Usually there are 3 or 4 dives a day, with the exception of the day before disembarkation that will have only 2 (maybe 3) scheduled dives before returning to port.
You will awaken to a light breakfast of hot drinks and cookies/toast before dive 1. Between dives 1 and 2 it is time for a hot cooked breakfast. This can include eggs, sausages, toast, tea, coffee, fruit and juice. All meals are buffet style and feature a range of dishes with international cuisine and local influences. Hot soups are provided on evenings when you return from a night dive. Snacks are served throughout the day including pastries and fresh fruits to keep the hunger at bay.

Day 8
On the last day of the cruise you can enjoy a farewell breakfast before disembarking between 10:00 hrs and 12:00 hrs, before being transferred to the airport.

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Daedalus, Fury Shoals & Elphinstone (8 Days / 7 Nights - 19 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: Wadi Fury Shoal: Gimal, Abu Galawa, Sha'ab Sharm, Daedalus Reef, Elphinstone

Day 1
The MY Sea Serpent departs from 1 of 2 ports, Port Ghalib. You may only board after 17:00 hrs on day 1 of the cruise. You can fly directly to Marsa Alam Airport, where you will be greeted by Sea Serpent crew. Alternatively, you can be picked up from Hurghada Airport and taken to Port Ghalib which is 3 hours away. Upon boarding you will be welcomed, briefed on the boat and assigned your cabin before dinner. The yacht departs the morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
Daedalus Reef and Elphinstone form a great itinerary for experienced divers. You can dive the drop-offs and take photographs against the backdrop of colourful soft corals and gorgonians. Shark species include threshers, oceanic whitetips, hammerheads and rare whale sharks, as well as turtles and manta rays. This Red Sea diving tour also visits the Fury Shoals. This reef system offers amazing scuba diving opportunities with some of the most pristine reefs in Egypt.
Usually there are 3 or 4 dives a day, with the exception of the day before disembarkation that will have only 2 (maybe 3) scheduled dives before returning to port.
You will awaken to a light breakfast of hot drinks and cookies/toast before dive 1. Between dives 1 and 2 it is time for a hot cooked breakfast. This can include eggs, sausages, toast, tea, coffee, fruit and juice. All meals are buffet style and feature a range of dishes with international cuisine and local influences. Hot soups are provided on evenings when you return from a night dive. Snacks are served throughout the day including pastries and fresh fruits to keep the hunger at bay.

Day 8
On the last day of the cruise you can enjoy a farewell breakfast before disembarking between 10:00 hrs and 12:00 hrs, before being transferred to the airport.

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Daedalus, Wadi Gimal & Elphinstone (8 Days / 7 Nights - 19 Dives)

Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, 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: Daedalus Reef, Elphinstone, Marsa Alam, Wadi Gimal, Abu Dabbab

Day 1
The MY Sea Serpent departs from one of 2 ports, Hurghada or Port Ghalib. In either case, you may only board after 17:00 hrs on day 1 of the cruise. If your cruise leaves from Hurghada you will be met at the airport, assisted with visa on arrival procedures, and then transferred, 20 minutes, by air-conditioned minivan to Hurghada. If your cruise leaves from Port Ghalib you may either fly into Hurghada or Marsa Alam. The transfer from Hurghada to Port Ghalib takes 3 hours. Upon boarding you will be welcomed, briefed on the boat and assigned your cabin before dinner. The yacht departs the morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
Daedalus Reef is one of the best dive locations in the Red Sea, and Elphinstone is equally famous among experienced scuba divers. This island promises encounters with sharks like hammerheads, oceanic whitetips, whale sharks, thresher sharks and whitetip reef sharks. There are also manta rays, turtles, lionfish, octopus and frogfish. There are walls and drop-offs featuring colourful soft corals and gorgonian sea fans. This combination makes the route a photographer’s favourite. Wadi Gimal is just to the south of Marsa Alam and is one of Egypt's largest national parks, There are many dive sites that would divers of all levels, featuring big tuna, barracudas, whitetip reef sharks, turtles and Napoleon wrasse.
You will awaken to a light breakfast of hot drinks and cookies/toast before dive 1. Between dives 1 and 2 it is time for a hot cooked breakfast. This can include eggs, sausages, toast, tea, coffee, fruit and juice. All meals are buffet style and feature a range of dishes with international cuisine and local influences. Hot soups are provided on evenings when you return from a night dive. Snacks are served throughout the day including pastries and fresh fruits to keep the hunger at bay.

Day 8
On the last day of the cruise you can enjoy a farewell breakfast before disembarking and being transferred to the airport.

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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].

The Sea Serpent features 9 twin bed cabins: 8 on the lower deck and 1 on the upper deck; 1 double bed cabin on the upper deck and 1 double bed suite on the upper deck. All cabins have private en-suite bathrooms.

All the cabins have: No. of bathrooms / showers - 13 / 14 - hot water

The crew comprises: Nitrox - 2 dive dinghies - Dive deck and platform with hot water shower and toilet - Separate rinse tank for cameras - Helium/0₂ blending station - Haskel pump - Air-conditioned saloon with TV, DVD and music players - Free 3G wi-fi internet - Library with movies, magazines, novels and fish ID books - Indoor restaurant with bar - Open-air dining area - Sun deck & shaded area with sun chairs & matresses - Boutique - Water dispenser

Customer reviews:

"Boat is very clean and modern. Food is one of the best we had on the liveaboards. Dives guides are friendly, professional, and very knowledgeable of the dives sites. And the crew were very friendly and helpful." - Timothy L Chae, USA, 24 September 2021 ...

"Excellent service from the crew. Very knowledgeable diveguides. Fabulous food. Very clean boat." - Heesuk Chae, USA, 24 September 2021 ...