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The Red Sea is a paradise for scuba divers, offering some of the best diving experiences in the world. With crystal-clear waters and abundant marine life, the Red Sea is a popular choice for divers of all levels. Its warm temperatures and excellent visibility make it comfortable for those seeking an unforgettable underwater adventure… Read More About the Red Sea

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Top Dive sites in the Red Sea

The Red Sea has plenty of dive sites with various of routes for all your wishes. Each destination offers a variety of diving styles, including magnificent Nature, historical, or adventure dives. Discover the charm that captivates most of the divers and brings them back repeatedly.

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The Red Sea is a treasure trove of marine life, with over 1,200 species of fish and 10% of the world’s coral reefs. Its warm, nutrient-rich waters provide a haven for dolphins, sea turtles, and even rare species like dugongs. Dive in and discover the wonders of the Red Sea.

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Join the MY Aphrodite yacht for a fantastic liveaboard safari in the Red sea, Egypt. Built by divers for divers and accommodating up to 23 guests on board, the M/Y Aphrodite is spacious and modern with 11 cabins on board.

Established in 2002 , M/Y Aphrodite Liveaboard Red Sea is a diving safari operator that plans and organizes diving excursions to the hottest diving spots in the Red Sea with over 500 successful trips in it’s history, M/Y Aphrodite Liveaboard is guaranteed to give you the luxury diving holiday you are looking for.

We serve a wide variety of delicious food ranging from western or local food, vegetarian or vegan options in buffet style.If you have any specific dietary requirements whilst on-board your cruise, you can add this to your special requests.

Divers have a choice of 7-night safaris which cover the best of the Red Sea dive destinations. Choose from 'Classic North', which covers Ras Mohammed, the wrecks of Abu Nuhas as well as the world famous Thistlegorm wreck. Or visit St. Johns in the deep south, where pristine reefs and plentiful marine life await adventurous divers.

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Had an excellent trip to the St. John's reef. Boat was fantastic, only surpassed by the great crew and dive guide. Dives were amazing and the food made the surface times also very relaxing.

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4 days/ 3 nights Best Of Hurghada Special offer 20% off ( MAY Offers ) Our itinerary zones Hurghada, Northern Hurghada and Southern Hurghada the unique part of the Red Sea where you find everything you need with its number of islands and shallow lagoons, drop offs, coral gardens and wrecks. This itinerary is perfect for those who don’t want spend a week on a safari boat. This itinerary gives an easy access to dive the best dive sites of Hurghada and Northern Hurghada the unique part of the Red Sea with its number of islands and shallow lagoons, drop offs, coral gardens.

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Specialized for small groups up to 12 people. Make it your own private red sea trip. Dive safari trips and daily diving trips. Snorkelers and non divers are welcome. Wooden yacht built in the shipyards of Alexandria in September 1995. Specially made for middle haul diving cruises, mainly departing from Hurghada. Very renowned for the professionalism and experience of his Captain and Crew. Guaranty for a high level Liveaboard, thanks to the high knowledge of all Dive sites.

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What to expect on a red sea liveaboard.

Liveaboards in the Red Sea have long been a divers favorite destination offering amazing scuba diving with healthy, colorful reefs and abundant marine life. Egyptian liveaboards have provided divers from around the world with some amazing dive experiences on some of the world's best-known dive sites. Numerous liveaboard itineraries are available, which can visit remote reefs or wrecks from WWII.

The name 'Red Sea' is rumored to come from the seasonal blooms of red-colored algae that appear near the surface at certain times of the year. But despite its name, the waters are an amazing blue water destination boasting comfortable water temperatures throughout the year, superb visibility, and great dive conditions year-round. As some of the best dive sites are far from shore, a liveaboard dive cruise is the best way to visit the more remote areas of this region.

The Red Sea is a seawater inlet extending from the Indian Ocean and lies between Africa & Asia. It holds the title of one of the saltiest bodies of water on earth  due mainly to its geological formation, leading to high evaporation levels. Due to the water's high salinity, divers should be aware that they will need to add extra weight to their normal amount to compensate for the extra buoyancy provided by these salty waters.

Whilst the Red Sea is primarily bordered by Egypt and Saudi Arabia, most diving liveaboards in the Red Sea offer diving safaris directly from Egypt, with multiple well-established tourist destinations located throughout the country from North to South. An Egypt dive safari on a liveaboard is the best way to see this amazing dive and snorkeling area.

Diving areas/regions can be split between North & South, with different dive trip itineraries offered in both areas.

Northern Red Sea

The northern area of the Egyptian Red Sea is a divers paradise, offering amazing dive cruises at world-famous dive sites such as the Straits of Tiran  and Ras Mohammed National Park . If diving wrecks is your thing, then the SS Thistlegorm or Dunraven wrecks will surely be a must-do on your dive list. A dive liveaboard departing from Sharm El Sheikh, Safaga, or Hurghada is an excellent way to fully explore the different dive sites available.

Southern Red Sea

To the south awaits some fantastic dive opportunities away from the crowds for those visiting on a liveaboard dive trip. Dive sites that are only accessible by overnight dive safaris can be explored. With well-known sites such as Daedalus Reef, The Brothers, St. Johns, Elphinstone, and Fury Shoals, it will surely delight all divers. Most liveaboard itineraries that operate in this southern area will depart from either Port Ghalib (Marsa Alam), Hamata or Hurghada.

Getting There

Northern Red Sea - Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada have their own international airports, with various international airlines flying directly to them. These would be a more convenient arrival port for dive liveaboard departures. Cairo is the main International airport in Egypt and will also offer domestic flights to most areas within Egypt.

Southern Red Sea - Marsa Alam International airport to the south is used by some international airlines, mainly from Europe. It is located very close to Port Ghalib (Marsa Ghalib), so it is a perfect arrival port for liveaboard trips from this area. Domestic flights from Cairo are also available. Land transfers from Hurghada to Port Ghalib are also possible; the journey takes approximately 2.5 hours each way.

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• 8.4 Very good

Beautiful reef, colourful fishes, turtle, ray and sometimes an extra. Diving Red Sea in August on the Snefro Pearl

The location, (and proximity to the UK), the array of marine life and the price point of most liveaboards really makes it hard to beat. Diving Red Sea in July on the Ocean Lovers

• 8.8 Fabulous

The red sea as a whole was fantastic, with the wrecks, corals and marine life exceeding my expectations. Diving Red Sea in July on the Ocean Lovers

After previous 3 diving visits to the Red Sea I expected more marine life. But maybe it was too hot. All desitinations look amazing and I am sure that they can offer more at better conditions Diving Red Sea in June on the Red Sea Aggressor IV

• 10.0 Exceptional

A great region to dive in. Diving Red Sea in June on the Snefro Pearl

• 9.6 Exceptional

It has been a great experience, great marine life Diving Red Sea in June on the Ocean Lovers

This was my second time diving in the Red Sea and once again I was far from being disappointed. The Red Sea is filled with beautiful healthy coral reefs. Diving Red Sea in May on the All Star Red Sea

ok - had moire expectations on seeing big fishes Diving Red Sea in May on the Red Sea Aggressor IV

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It was week of strong currents that brings les pelagic close to the reefs. From diving perspective currents didn't make it hard, we were drifting and dive master avoided currents really well. Diving Red Sea in April on the Jessica

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Great conditions, temperature, visibility. Diving Red Sea in May on the Royal Evolution

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LIVEABOARD SAFARIS IN THE RED SEA

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Aquastars have been offering top quality scuba diving holidays, courses and liveaboard safaris in the Red Sea since 1989.  From our bases around Hurghada, Makadi Bay and Safaga in Egypt, Moustafa Awad, Tessa McLean and the Aquastars Team can take you to dive on some of the most beautiful reefs, captivating shipwrecks and stunning dive sites in the world.

With a love for marine life and heavy emphasis on conservation, as well as Scuba Diving Liveaboards, we specialise in running Dolphin Safaris, Freediving Liveaboards and Wild Swimming Safaris.  Staying on board in our cosy cabins means you can wake up on the best dive sites, long before other boats arrive and see the Red Sea’s most popular dive locations at their finest.

Unlike larger providers, when you dive with Aquastars, your trip is up to you.  We will talk to you and your group to find out what you’d like to see, where you’d like to go, and your diving skill levels and plan your week accordingly.  With no preset schedule to keep to, and small group sizes on the boat, each day is yours to enjoy.  Sometimes this means a long steam to make sure you visit the wreck you’ve always wanted to see, on others it means lazing around the same sunny lagoon all day because that’s where the dolphins have chosen to hang out.

Learn to dive with us, grow your skills with additional PADI scuba diving courses or simply let us take you to places you will never forget.

Whether you join us for a day out on the dive boats, or a full week on one of our comfortable, fully-equipped liveaboard dive safari boats, our experienced crew, excellent chefs and ever patient instructors will make sure your time with us leaves you relaxed, inspired and very much looking forward to your next visit.

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ABOUT AQUASTARS DIVING

Born and raised in the Red Sea, we are dedicated to preserving the beauty of our environment and providing top quality scuba and free diving holidays with excellent customer care.  We aim to exceed expectations – making sure all your diving needs are catered for and you enjoy every moment of your time with us, above and below the surface.

Visit our  About Aquastars  page to find out more about our team, our history and our approach.

We had top-notch dives, the food was excellent, the boat was maintained to an excellent standard and everything was run efficiently and safely. We were lucky enough to see dolphins every single day. I don’t normally go back to the same place twice but I’ve had three holidays with Aquastars!

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Very professional and charismatic team, amazing experiences. Special thanks to captain Moustafa. Very recommended, Aquastars rocks!

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The Aquastars team made me feel welcome, guests are always really well looked after with well-equipped boats and shops. No two dives are ever the same due to the large numbers of fish life in the area.

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Red Sea Liveaboard

Based in Hurghada, Egypt

Redefine the way you dive

At Red Sea Explorers we offer an unbeatable liveaboard experience with diving opportunities all over the Red Sea. Our routes stretch from Sinai to the Sudan and encompass all that's in between. With such diverse dive sites on our itineraries, we cater for recreational diving of all levels as well as technical diving. With a keen interest in technical diving operations, we encourage and support research and exploration projects onboard.

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100-year-old coaling ship discovered & identified by Red Sea Explorers.

This wreck is also located in the Northern Red Sea’s strait of Gubal. The wreck sits at 68 meters and reaches 52 meters at its shallowest part. Her position is in the shipping lane east of Ashrafi Island, This is one of the windiest parts of the Red Sea with ripping currents. It is a challenging dive.

Mystery steamship wreck in the Red Sea identified as SC Almirante Barroso

A new shipwreck for advanced technical divers in the Red Sea

A Red Sea Explorers’ dive team, composed of Faisal Khalaf and Michel Salsmans, has been the first to dive on a newly located wreck in the Northern Red Sea. As of yet the wreck is unidentified and we have named it Persistence: The Angle Pipe Wreck. This is the report.

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Simply Some of the Best Scuba Diving in the World

As a destination, the Red Sea really has access to everything divers could want. With stunning reefs, pelagic marine life and epic shipwrecks. With something to see at all depths from 1m to upwards of 100m.

There really is something for everyone, regardless of experience or certification level.

An Unrivalled Selection of Choice

The key to our approach at Red Sea Safaris is to offer such a wide variety of options. Working with over 100 liveaboard owners, plus tour operators, Red Sea Safaris can provide an unrivalled choice of options when it comes to diving the Red Sea.

Whether you are looking for Northern Red Sea Itineraries, Southern Red Sea Itineraries, Brother Islands, Daedalus, Elphinstone Reef, St Johns, Rocky Island, Zabargad, Dahab or Sinai – We really can take care of just what you are looking for.

On Your Own, Or Part of a Group

It doesn’t matter whether you are traveling alone, as part of a club or you are looking to charter a full boat for your dive business, the team at Red Sea Safaris can help.

With over 20 years experience of organising dive trips in the Red Sea, combined with our local knowledge and access to dive boat owners, we can tailor a trip to suit your needs. Simply let us know what you’re looking for and we will take care of the rest.

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Are you looking to visit the Red Sea as a group or dive club? A full boat charter could be the answer. Giving much more flexibility over itineraries, locations and pricing, a full boat charter is the ideal solution to get a truly tailor made Red Sea Safari Experience.

With over 20 years experience arranging dive trips throughout the Red Sea, the Red Sea Safaris Team are ideally suited to help arrange your ideal Red Sea Safari trip. Working with a huge selection of boats, we can make your dream trip a reality.

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A top-tier luxury liveaboard that operates in the Red Sea and offers Diving and Kite Surfing safaris.

When you step onto Legacy, you’ll be welcomed into a realm of absolute comfort, tranquillity, and sophistication.

Meticulously crafted to offer the pinnacle of luxury liveaboard experiences, Legacy invites you to indulge in its expansive, exquisitely furnished cabins adorned with contemporary conveniences, all while treating your senses to breath-taking panoramic vistas of the Red Sea.

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Indulge in freshly prepared meals prepared by our skilled onboard chefs, tailored to satisfy even the most discerning palate.

Relax in one of our 2 plush saloons, sunbathe on one of two sundecks, or enjoy fresh coffee and pastries at the sundeck bar.

Our dedicated crew is committed to ensuring your comfort and satisfaction throughout the journey, providing impeccable service and attention to detail

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The Legacy offers Diving and Kite Surfing Safaris on the Red Sea.

• One of the greatest ways to experience the Red Sea’s underwater splendours is by liveaboard diving and the Red Sea is one of the best locations in the world.
• A kite safari from Legacy is an exhilarating and luxurious adventure that combines the thrill of kiteboarding with the comfort and luxury of a chartered Liveabaord.

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Legacy is owned by Ahmed Mamdouh (Sharky), a PADI Course Director with over 16 years operating experience in the Red Sea and owner of Deco Divers and is supported by his loyal team from Deco and all the staff and crew of Legacy.

In 2020 Legacy was built in Safaga Port, Egypt and started from a simple concept until three years later, in 2023, she was launched. Sharky has ensured that the design of Legacy optimises client comfort, practicality and safety. The crew has been handpicked and is testament to Sharky’s professionalism, leadership and character

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HEAVEN SAPHIR

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Red Sea Diving Safaris on board Heaven Saphir

M/Y Heaven Saphir is accompanied by 2 experienced dive guides, who translate their excellent knowledge of the southern regions

Featuring a length of 36m, the M/Y Heaven Saphir offers 6 spacious standard twin cabins, 3 honeymoon suites located on the upper deck, and an executive suite on the middle deck, as well as an elegant lounge and bar, 2 submersible and 3 sun decks, flatscreen TV/DVD/wifi available; this vessel provides a space that is generous, with a maximum occupancy of 20 guests.

Each cabin is equipped with a fridge, air conditioning, and plentiful closet space. All bathrooms have a large shower cubicle and an electronically controlled toilet. Every week, two large and two small fresh towels are available per guest.

M/Y Heaven Saphir is accompanied by 2 experienced dive guides, who translate their excellent knowledge of the southern regions of the Egyptian Red Sea into beautiful and memorable dives.

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On-land Tours

Heaven Saphir team can take you not only to explore the unique underwater marine life of the Red Sea, but we can also take you to explore the 7000 years of Egyptian history with our unforgettable tours in Cairo and Nile River cruises from Aswan to Luxor. In Cairo you will be able to see pyramids of Giza and enjoy the light show there, visit the Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Salahdin, and many other places. During your cruise on the Nile River you will visit Com Ombo & Edfu, Valley of the Kings, and much more. All tours are provided with a safety and comfort of private transportation and private guide, a specialist in Egyptian ancient history.

Diving Safaris

Heaven Saphir liveaboard will deliver you to the remarkable Red Sea kitesurfing spots with the best conditions to enjoy an unforgettable vacation and to improve your kitesurfing skills quickly. Heaven Saphir liveaboard will deliver you to the remarkable Red Sea kitesurfing spots with the best conditions to enjoy an unforgettable vacation and to improve your kitesurfing skills quickly.

Corporate Retreat

Even if you are not a scuba diver, you can still full charter Heaven Saphir for a special occasion like wedding or corporate vacations. Throughout the whole week you'll enjoy hot sun and the warm waters of the Red Sea as well as: Scuba diving, Fishing, Water activities, such as tubing, Trip to Luxor, Massage expert available to live aboard (not included), Entertainer on board, Three meals a day, plus afternoon tea and dessert everyday. (We have options for Vegan, Vegetarian and other special dietary requests!), Sunset BBQ on the beach,

Kitesurfing Safaris

Heaven Saphir liveaboard will deliver you to the remarkable Red Sea kitesurfing spots with the best conditions to enjoy an unforgettable vacation and to improve your kitesurfing skills quickly. Sun, turquoise water, constant wind and several-square-kilometers of shallow water lagoon – it is the perfect combination for kitesurfers of all skill levels. Wind is warm and smooth without a lot of gusty ups and downs.

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Red Sea Diving Safari: Experience The Red Sea By Liveaboard

You may have already dived the Red Sea based in a hotel in Sharm El-Sheikh or Hurghada, or perhaps you’ve never dived the Red Sea before now. But either way, one of the best ways to experience the diving is by a Red Sea Diving Safari , which is to dive from a liveaboard dive boat .

A Red Sea diving safari is where you spend a week or more on a liveaboard dive boat diving up to three times every day. If you’re a beginner diver a Red Sea diving safari is the best way to build-up your experience cheaply, as the Red Sea liveaboards are some of the lowest priced boats you can find.

But don’t worry, the Red Sea is equally as good for experienced divers too, as there are plenty of fantastic dive sites for all diver levels of experience.

The best way to dive the Red Sea, and especially the best and more remote locations in the Red Sea, is by a scuba diving liveaboard . You can check the latest and best deals on Red Sea liveaboards using the following window:

What is a Red Sea diving safari experience like?

As a scuba diver, a Red Sea diving safari is possibly one of the best experiences you can do. A Red Sea diving safari is for both beginner divers and experienced divers to enjoy. A typical day on a Red Sea diving safari liveaboard is as follows:

• Early wake up for a morning dive before breakfast – I’ve always found this one of there best times to see sharks on a dive.
• Have a hearty breakfast, which is often served buffet style and is usually local food.
• Relax on the liveaboard chatting with like minded divers about your first dive of the day, read a book, sun bathe or edit your video footage.
• Get ready for the second dive of the day.
• Have lunch, which is often buffet style too, but can also be a BBQ, and then relax and enjoy chatting or doing whatever you like to do in-between dives.
• Third dive of the day, which is sometimes a night dive.
• Enjoy dinner with old and new friends discussing the day’s diving.

What are the benefits of a Red Sea diving safari

The benefits of a Red Sea diving safari in Egypt include the following:

• Enjoy diving on sites that are out of reach of the day boats.
• Spend time with likeminded people.
• Liveaboard diving safaris are great fun.
• Best way to do the most number of dives in a week.
• Best way to build diving experience as a beginner diver.
• Cost per dive tends to be cheaper than resort based diving.
• A better chance to night dive.
• Visit less crowded dive sites.
• More chances to see sharks in the more remote locations.
• Dive The Brothers and Elphinstone Reef not reachable by day-boats from Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh.

How much does it cost to scuba dive in the Red Sea, Egypt?

The cost to scuba dive in the Red Sea from a liveaboard boat ranges from the cheapest at $45 per day to the most expensive at $168 per day. If you pick a liveaboard at the mid price point of around $100 per day, you can’t go too far wrong to really enjoy a Red Sea Safari.

With the $100 price point in mind, you may like to take a look at the Seawolf Diving Safari boats . Seawolf Diving Safaris have three dive liveaboards to choose from and each of them are rate over 9 out of 10 but customers. Well worth considering for your Red Sea diving safari.

The prices of Red Sea liveaboards generally includes all your diving, which is normally around 18-20 dives per week, a full board meal plan and snacks, drinking water, tea coffee and soft drinks.

Some Red Sea dive safari boats include free WiFi, alcoholic drinks and free nitrox in their price, but if you want to find out more about all the Red Sea liveaboards and what each one costs and offers, please go to this article “ The best Red Sea Liveaboard dive boats “.

In this article, you’ll find a very handy table of all the Red Sea liveaboards, which you can sort by price, whether or not free nitrox is included, the customer review rating, and so on.

But you may now be asking is the Red Sea good for diving if the liveaboards are that cheap?

Is the Red Sea good for diving?

The Red Sea is not just good for diving, but it has to be one of the best places to dive in the world. This is because of the crystal clear warm waters, the colourful reefs have an abundance of sea life, including loads of sharks if you like diving with sharks , and good wrecks like the Thistlegorm.

The SS Thistlegorm has to be my favourite wreck dive, and I was once fortunate enough to dive it at night too. Night diving on the Thistlegorm is extremely rare due to the strong local currents, and you need to be a very experienced diver to do it. This dive was my best and deepest night diver ever, where I saw two giant leatherback turtles sleeping on the wreck…it was awesome.

The wreck itself is an extremely interesting World War II wreck that was made famous by Jacques Cousteau . You might like to watch this video for a taster of the SS Thistlegorm dive.

When it comes to Red Sea reef diving, my favourite reef in the Red Sea is Elphinstone Reef, which is amazing for sharks. I have seen hammerhead sharks , Oceanic white tip sharks , a thresher shark and reef sharks on Elphinstone Reef. But others have also seen whale sharks and tiger sharks , which occasionally visit the Elphinstone Reef too.

Things to be aware of when diving Elphinstone Reef is to be careful around oceanic white tip sharks , as they can be very inquisitive. You may like to read this article and watch the video about the  Brothers shark attack . Discover  how the shark attack could have been avoided  if the diver had followed the four rules of safe diving with sharks.

Plus be aware of the strong currents that run in a north-south direction, plus this is a bottomless dive where you’ll need to have mastered your buoyancy control . It is the strong currents and deep depths of this dive site that makes it more for advanced divers, and before you dive the Elphinstone you need to have drift diving experience .

And if that hasn’t convinced you that the Red Sea is good for diving , take a look at this video of sharks at Daedalus Reef on a south Red Sea diving safari.

In this video these divers experienced a white tip reef shark, a thresher shark, schooling hammerhead sharks , up close and personal with oceanic white tip sharks ,

But on top of that, there’s scuba diving the Brothers , which is another amazing dive site. The following video includes diving The Brothers, Daedalus and Elphinstone, where you’ll also see the abundance of other sea life too.

This video also includes a night dive , which is normally the third dive of the day on a Red Sea diving safari.

Seeing that you may like the idea of  scuba diving with sharks (especially if you want to dive Elphinstone or the Brothers), you may like to read this article about  great white sharks in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico .

You may be surprised by what you read, I certainly was!

If you would like to book and experience a Red Sea diving safari, you should take a look at this article about the best Red Sea dive liveaboards . As already mentioned, this article includes a handy table of all the Red Sea liveaboards to help you make your decision about which dive liveaboard to choose.

The table is packed with information about the key elements to each dive liveaboard, which include:

• Customer review rating out of 10.
• Price per day in GBP, US Dollar and Euro.
• Which ones include flexible booking terms.
• Which liveaboards have nitrox on board and which of these include it for free.
• Where specific dietary requirements are catered for, including vegan and vegetarian options.
• Whether the boat has internet, and if so is it paid for or free.
• Max number of guests, number of cabins and bathrooms, plus whether the cabins have air con and ensuites.
• Whether the dive liveaboard has dive courses, sidemount diving support, plus if the boat is tech diver or rebreather friendly.
• Minimum experience and minimum logged dives required to enjoy the Red Sea diving safari on the particular liveaboard.

Table of liveaboard diving in the Red Sea

This list of  Red Sea liveaboards is in descending customer rating order, followed by  Scuba Diving Luxury Rating  (SDE Lux Rating, see below) , so the liveaboards with the highest customer rating and the best  SDE lux rating  will be at the top of the list. If you want to change the list order, use the “ Sort by ” dropdown below.

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The Scuba Diving Earth Luxury Rating (SDE Lux Rating) is explained on each liveaboard review when you click the “Discover Liveaboard” link, and is my own Liveaboard Luxury Rating I’ve assigned to  all liveaboards . Choosing between liveaboards is helped by customer scores, and if you get stuck choosing between two or three liveaboards, where each one has a high customer score out of 10, you can use the SDE Luxury Rating to help narrow down your choice.

Think about it like using Booking.com when searching for the best hotel. Booking.com also use a customer score where each customer rates hotels out of 10. This is similar to the liveaboard customer rating, which is also rated out of 10. But let’s say you only like to stay in hotels rated 8 and above on Booking.com, but you also want the hotel to have WIFI or parking, or to have a swimming pool etc. The features each hotel has is usually secondary to the score out of 10.

I hope you enjoyed this article about a Red Sea diving safari

I’d love to hear from you. Tell us about your adventures of diving and snorkeling, in the comments below. But in particular if you’ve been on the Master liveaboard. Please also share your photos. Either from your underwater cameras or videos from your waterproof go-pro’s!

If this article hasn’t answered all of your questions. If you have more questions either about snorkeling or  scuba diving  ( or specifically about a Red Sea diving safari ), please comment below with your questions.

There will also be many more articles about scuba and  scuba diving safety tips  (and on snorkeling too) for you to read and learn about this fabulous sport.

Have fun and be safe!

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Russell Bowyer

Article written by Russell Bowyer who has been a scuba diver since diving on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia in 1989. After his first dive he trained as a BSAC diver in the UK. He attained his Diver Leader certification with BSAC. He then went on to become a scuba diving instructor, teaching others how to dive and was voted as Diving Officer and Treasurer for the Saffron Walden BSAC club too. Russell has dived all over the world, including the UK, on liveaboards in the Red Sea , the Caribbean, South Africa and the USA. Russell is experienced in all dive types, including drift diving, deep dives that involved decompression stops and recreational dives too.

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We had a wonderful dive experince on M/Y C Heaven which sailed out from Hurghada on July 18th and returned the port on 24th. Everything was perfect and ı would like to extend my gratitude to everyone who contributed to make this experience perfect starting from Gulmelisa and Suzuki, our wonderful Dive guides Hisham and… Read more “Live on Board Northern bound red sea diving trip”

Best diving trip I have had

Perfect boat and team. They make your divings safe and enjoyable.The boat and the service was also 5 star. Thanks to suzuki and his team for this beautifull journey.

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Recommendation of Red sea diving

I frankly recommend to dive in the Red sea with you. You are good guides to dive in this amazing area. Many thanks

Great time, full professionalism and very unique experience comparing to other red sea companies making sure the customer is always happy. Truly recommended.

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Suzuki is the best… It was amazing diving tour. Thanks for everything

I will come back! Every serious diver should try dive with this company!

Trip organized by Suzuki was amazing and really professional! We saw many interesting things. Organanization was perfect! I am waiting for another safari with you!!!

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Best Diving Trip Ever!!!

Suzuki and his team made all my dreams come true. The boat was really comfortable, the team did everything to keep us safe. The food was all nice. İ will come next year again. Thanks to you all Suzuki, Baracuda, Amr and Abdul.

Amazing Dive Company

Truly amazing dive company, Suzuki really knows how to impress his guests.. best dive company in Hurghada.. either Shore based or safari..

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6 Trending Outdoor Adventures in Britain, From Sea Safaris to Off-Grid Sailing

There's nothing quite like an adventure through wild Britain—sprawling landscapes can be taken in, bracing weather braved, and wonderful wildlife spotted right on these isles. Plus, of course, there's no shortage of smart places to stay and delicious things to eat. Below, our London -based team round up their favorite staycations right now—trips within the United Kingdom that can and should of course be appropriated for inspiration by anyone visiting from, say, stateside. Read on and receive some rural revelations for your next trip across the pond.

A sea safari camp in the Hebrides, where seals and porpoises await.

The Hebridean sea safari

On a curious early summer weekend, when Glasgow is somehow hotter than Madrid , I find myself waking in a bell tent on Jura’s wild northeast, going for a morning dip in mirror-like water among yawning grey seals—and wondering why I’ve spent all these years escaping my home country. I’m on a short version of the Hebridean Sea Safari run by Glenapp Castle , a place of turreted grandeur on a magical but oft-missed stretch of the Ayrshire coast, best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns. While the sea safari is bookended by nights in the grand but not impersonal old hotel—with its croquet lawn, Victorian glasshouse and resident bagpiper—the Jura setup is off-grid safari-style, in an idyllic spot not far from the Barnhill house where George Orwell wrote 1984. Getting there on the hotel’s little 12-seater boat is an adventure, via Ailsa Craig, the volcanic plug island known for its 40,000 seabirds and the unique granite used curling stones.

The camp on Jura

Knowledgeable local skipper Sandy Campbell navigates us to picnics on lonely islets, drams at Islay’s lovely whitewashed Ardbeg distillery, and a trip to a 6th-century chapel on the haunting island of Eilean Mor MacCormick. Pods of porpoises frolic, and a playful minke whale shimmers in the afternoon sun. We’re too late for the usual activity of fishing mackerel for our supper, but a three-course dinner with a sublime local rack of lamb is remarkable given that electricity comes from a generator. Afterwards, we get philosophical with drinks round the fire, our little group including Paul Szkiler, Glenapp’s energetic Yorkshire-born owner, a born-again Christian who is also a social impact-driven equity investor in West Africa, especially Sierra Leone .

The camp at Jura

The boat from the Ardbeg distillery on Islay

The chat stays with me for a night of deep baby-sleep in my cosy tent, lit by a candelabra of tea lights; and over a full Scottish breakfast (English plus haggis and black pudding) after my swim the next day. The seals are impassive as we leave for the mainland via the Corryvreckan whirlpool and a sighting of nesting sea eagles—but I feel as if a soulful reset has been pressed. — Toby Skinner

Four-night adventures, including two nights on Jura, start at $20,900 for two guests.

One of three Scandi-style wooden cabins at Trees at Tughall

Eco-diving in Northumberland

The water and sky are a gunmetal grey—with only the white tips of the waves distinguishing the two. Yet here I am, dressed in a dry suit, pulling on my snorkel mask, readying to make a giant leap into the North Sea. I’m near the Farne Islands, a little archipelago off the coast of Bamburgh, in Northumberland , which might have seen more hermits than divers over the centuries. “Ready?” says James Learwood, the co-founder of Fifth Point Diving , the only PADI-certified eco-dive center in Britain, and one of only 11 in the entire world. I nod and step off the boat, emerging into a world of streaming kelp forests that glisten gold; rocks coated with red-tipped dahlia anemones and grey seals that follow my fins inquisitively, trying to make me play with them like Labrador puppies. My experience with this forward-thinking Northumberland team began the day before at their HQ in Blyth where, courtesy of their onsite tank, I learn how to improve my buoyancy and “trim” so that I don’t unwittingly damage coral when we explore the outdoor waters the next day. Everything about their set-up produces responsible divers: open water courses come with a PADI Aware add-on that teaches environmental protection; advanced courses pair with a Dive Against Debris course that qualifies how to remove and log rubbish found beneath the waves; dive gear is made from recycled ocean plastic; and prices include a donation to the Tynemouth Seal Hospital. Afterwards, in Bamburgh, I feast on panhaggerty pie (potatoes, cheese, and onion) at The Copper Kettle pub and enjoy locally and sustainably sourced seafood at The Potted Lobster . My adventures end each night at Trees at Tughall , in one of three Scandi-style wooden cabins whose huge picture windows make the outside feel part of the room, warming me every bit as much as the log burner that glows as red as the setting sun. — Phoebe Smith

Fifth Point Diving offers seal dives from £175 and snorkels from £65; Cabins at Trees at Tughall from $390 for two nights

A lunch spread on a Norfolk salt marsh

Tea is served on that same marsh

Off-grid sailing in Norfolk

A few miles from Wells-next-the-Sea, I step off the world. On board the 30-foot Salford sailing whelk yacht, there’s silence except for the creak of ropes and gurgle of our wake. I turn off my phone—nothing on land now seems important—and let time unspool. On overnight trips with Norfolk’s Coastal Exploration Company , your clock becomes tidal. “Tides are driven by the sun and moon, so far bigger than us,” skipper-owner Henry Chamberlain says. “They put your own problems into perspective.” For an ex-Royal Marine officer, Henry is good at this soulful stuff. Before we anchor behind the uninhabited Stolt Island, he talks about how a boat reframes a coastline of subtle beauty. When we dive overboard it’s into water like silver silk.

Norfolk's Coastal Exploration Company also offers foraging expeditions.

Such moments distinguish these trips. If a boat is the end point for most sailing trips, for Henry it’s the means to an end. His are unscripted micro-adventures, guided by tides and weather; 24-hour exercises in living in the moment. We drift through creeks in wetsuits as the tide fills and brew tea in the salt-marsh while geese honk in huge skies. We chat and catnap on board and, at low water, squelch across mudbanks to pick samphire. The day seems to stretch. Onboard accommodation is basic: hammocks or camping mats beneath a canvas canopy; a thunderbox in the bow. Yet with a woodburner lit, we eat fish stew in a golden creek at dusk as seals sing. Henry tells me about lives changed out here. I can believe it. His trips press pause on busy schedules, revealing the stillness and beauty in slowing to the rhythm of the tides. — James Stewart

Overnight trips for up to six, including food, from $2,000

Wild driving in Exmoor

Driving down green-cloistered lanes, across heather-ruffled heathland, North Somerset is unknown territory for me—the coastal part you rarely hear about, Quantock Hills rising to the east, high cliffs rearing above the Bristol Channel. Village names stir memories of A-level English Lit—Coleridge’s Nether Stowey and Porlock—while others sound like characters in an Ealing comedy: Brompton Ralph, Huish Champflower. I’m navigating while my friend Rufus steers the Land Rover Defender, Cherry Belle , our two teenage sons in the back. Pheasants skittle cartoonishly ahead, disappearing into hedgerows at the last minute. The Defender is our home for the next two nights, but our itinerary has been designed by Wild With Consent , which matches campers to farmers with empty fields. There aren’t any frills—the luxury is having the field to yourselves for a night or two; we reach the first, Tripps Farm, as night falls, headlights bumping over tussocks as we drive through the gate. Our Landrover is kitted out with everything we need—table, chairs, lamps, camp kitchen, even books and playing cards, all packed away as neatly as my dad’s old metal toolbox (food and sleeping bags we bring ourselves). But the highlight is the ingenious rooftop tent, which cantilevers out and up in minutes; inside, I’m enveloped by the warm nostalgia of top-bunk memories from childhood. Next morning I’m up early and out into the sunlight, seeing the view for the first time from our high field encampment—mist smudging the Brendon Hills below, birdsong from old oaks, not a soul in sight. The vanlife independence our rugged Defender gives us kicks in fully on our second day, and we drive in and out of Exmoor then down to seaside Watchet, eating fish’n’chips below a mournful statue of the Ancient Mariner. There’s time for a hike up to the cairn at Dunkery Beacon, the highest point in Somerset, the water far below us glittering across to Wales, before we make camp at Stockham Farm near Dulverton, foraging for firewood and cooking over our camp stove, watching red deer skip in the woods below. — Rick Jordan

A two-night self-drive experience staying at Tripp Farm and Stockham Farm, including 4X4 hire with Defender Campers, can be booked through Wild With Consent from $430

Cold swimming retreats at Rothay's Manor are bookable on a B&B basis.

The three-day, two-night retreat includes lodging at the elegant Lake District manor.

Cold-water swimming in the Lake District

While the snow drifts and Arctic blasts of January won’t see many rushing for their trunks, such conditions are nirvana for swim coach Gilly McArthur. “ Cold water calms my mind and body and allows me to connect with myself in a deep way—just like meditation,” she says on the wind-whipped northern shore of Lake Windermere (water temperature 40 degrees) as I tentatively strip to my shorts. With the sun setting over the snow-capped Langdales, I tiptoe into frigid depths that force expletives onto trembling lips. Gripped by determination and guided by McArthur, I focus on my exhalation and submerge myself, managing a few minutes of shaky breast-stroke before racing for my dryrobe and thermos.

Gilly McArthur warms up after a swim.

Growing interest in cold-water swimming since lockdown has dovetailed with extensive research extolling its eye-catching virtues—reducing anxiety, depression and inflammation; boosting mood, metabolism and mental clarity—helping explain a near-evangelical following. Here, the contours of the Lake District form the dramatic backdrop for a three-day retreat run by a trio of cold-water experts at the elegant Rothay Manor country house hotel in Ambleside, where, after disrobing in the cozy boot room, the post-dip thaw continues with a fireside debrief and film screenings accompanied by tea and cake. Over subsequent outings—to an ice-covered Rydal Water and a rain-lashed Lough Rigg, I learn to control my breathing and start to revel in the hormone-induced euphoria gained from extended submersion—as well as the beauty of the surrounding fells. “There’s a fast learning curve where your body understands what’s happening and you’re better able to use your breath and acclimatize,” says McArthur, noting its ability to increase resilience in other areas of our life. “The cold can be a great teacher—the more difficult things you try, the more you feel you might feel able to do.” — Ben Olsen

Rothay Manor’s cold-water retreat is $850 for two nights on a B&B basis, including three guided open-water swims, robes, reading material, high tea, and pop-up cinema.

An East Anglian rewilding safari

It’s a scene I’ve seen countless times in Westerns – a herd of wild horses sweeping down a prairie plain, hooves kicking up clods of turf. Instead of the big skies of Montana, though, this is the wide-open grassland of west Norfolk, just east of King’s Lynn. Watching intently alongside me is a lurcher called Derek, and his owner, Ollie Birkbeck; green fedora jammed on tight, hands on the wheel of the Land Rover. Birkbeck is the co-founder of WildEast, a rewilding project that aims to return 20 percent of East Anglia to nature by asking everyone to pledge a fifth of any available land—whether that’s disused industrial estates, farm fields or household window boxes. Recently, they’ve won funding for landscape recovery on a grand scale, with a group of like-minded farmers joining together to create 130,000 acres linked by corridors of scrubland that will encourage native bird species. “It’s going to create a radically different landscape; this is farming with nature,” says Birkbeck, an eloquent champion for the cause. “Scrub is the great missing link in our habitat. It’s home to species such as turtle doves, stone curlew and nightingales, which have almost vanished from the UK. And birds are the visual representation of an ecosystem—if you don’t see them, then something’s not right.” At Little Massingham , though, there is birdsong in the air, including the clear, high notes of the nightingale; setting ponies, goats, and Tamworth pigs to cultivate old farmland has had remarkable results, with insects quadrupling in number. It’s the sort of landscape you want to fling yourself down on, lying back on a grassy bank and letting your ears slowly tune in to the natural soundtrack. I’m dropped back off on another part of Birkbeck’s estate set aside to be cultivated by glamping, with bell tents rooted in the glades, heated by wood-burning stoves, and two 1940s railway carriages refurbished with double beds in a field of their own. There’s a barn with an inglenook fireplace for rainy days, a plunge pool for hot ones. This is an accessible and very personal way of seeing rewilding in motion. — Rick Jordan

Contact Ollie Birkbeck for guided tours of the Little Massingham estate; littlemassinghamhouse.com . Enquire about glamping stays at Amber's Bell tents.

A version of this story originally appeared on Condé Nast Traveller UK .

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