SCUFUNDĂRI DAHAB 18.10-25.10.2011
Dahab (în limba arabă ,,Aur,,) este situat pe partea de est a peninsulei Sinai. Este una dintre cele mai
cunoscute locaţii în rândul iubitorilor de scufundări. Aici se află renumitele locuri de scufundări cum ar fi: Blue
Hole, Islands, Canyon, Gabr el Bint, Abu Gelal si Ras Abu Gallum.
HOTEL SWISS INN RESORT 4*
Localizare: hotelul este situat la 100 km de aeroportul din Sharm el Sheikh, in Dahab, pe malul marii. Este format din doua corpuri de cladire, si dispune de 150 camere.
Deschis in anul 1997, ultima renovare – 2006, dispune de 135 camere standard (max. 3 pers. 26 m2), 14 camere superior (vedere la mare, 36 m2), 1 apartament junior, 2 camere pentru invalizi, 10 camere pentru nefumatori, 38 camere conectate intre ele.
Camera: dus sau baie, aer conditionat central, televizor, telefon, mini-bar (contra cost), seif (in camera, gratuit),internet (la cerere,contra cost), balcon sau terasa, room - service - 24 h
Facilităţi: 3 restaurante (2 A la carte), bar, piscina exterioara (una cu incalzire), medic (la cerere), spalatorie, magazin, schimb valutar (banca), internet-cafe (contra cost), sala fitness, volei pe plaja, aerobic, aqua Aerobic, program de divertisment (o data pe saptamana), discoteca, tenis de masa, muzica live.
Plaja: proprie, cu nisip. Umbrele, sezlonguri, saltele, prosoape de baie - gratuit.
La piscina: umbrele, sezlonguri, saltele - gratuit.
Tarif:
DBL Garden View 635 Euro/persoana
Tariful include:
- 7 nopți cazare cu demipensiune;
- bilet avion cursa charter Tarom OTP (Otopeni) – SSH (Sharm El-Sheikh) – OTP (Otopeni);
- transfer aeroport – hotel – aeroport;
- asigurare medicală/bagaje/storno;
Tariful nu include:
- taxa de aeroport: 95 EUR/persoană;
- taxa de viză turistică: 15 EUR/persoană (adult, copil sau infant) - se achită în agenție și se obține pe
aeroportul din Sharm El-Sheikh;
TERMEN LIMITĂ DE ÎNSCRIERE 01.10.2011, ÎN FUNCȚIE DE
LOCURILE DISPONIBILE ÎN AVION/HOTELURI
PLATA SE VA FACE LA ÎNSCRIERE, INTEGRAL!
PACHET DE SCUFUNDĂRI
3 zile cu masinile de teren, 1 zi cu vaporul
Tarife:
150 EUR/persoană
Pachetul include: scufundări 4 zile, butelii, lest cu plumb;
Pachetul nu include: transferul de la hotel la baza de scufundări și retur;
ÎNCHIRIERE ECHIPAMENT DE SCUFUNDĂRI
Detentor, octopus, instrumente: 36 EUR/sejur
Vestă: 32 EUR/sejur
Computer: 32 EUR/sejur
Abc: 32 EUR/sejur
Neopren: 32 EUR/sejur
Echipament complet: 80 EUR/sejur
Se pot efectua la preţ redus cursuri de avansaţi si diferite specialităţi.
PROGRAM
1. Prima zi sosire la Sharm el Sheik, transfer la Dahab, ocuparea camerelor. Se poate duce echipamentul la
baza de scufundări în prima zi sau a doua zi înainte de scufundări.
2. A doua zi prima scufundare, Lighthouse. A doua scufundare Mashraba. Ambele obiective se află la câteva
minute, pe jos de baza de scufundări. Dupăamiaza program liber.
Lighthouse
Depth: 15 metres (50 feet) - 35 metres max (115 feet)
Visibility: 15 - 30 metres (50 - 100 feet)
Rating: ****
The Lighthouse is so called as it is located near Dahab's lighthouse. Entrance is from the busy beach area, so it
is important that you stow your belongings away rather then leaving them on the shore during your dive. On
entrance look out for the frogfish located within the rope for the swimming area, they are always found in this
location apparently!
The dive site follows the reef round, with pinnacles and reefs providing a good variety of life, we found a large
octopus, morays, red sea walkman, crocodile fish and the usual assortment of fishies.
It also makes a nice shore dive at night. Very peaceful and quiet reef with all the beautiful reds that you don't
see during the day. Fish out hunting included lionfish, squirrelfish and octopus and there were lots of fans and
urchins. The last five minutes of the dive was done without torches to see the phosphorescence. We dived in full
suits to avoid any scratches and stings from the unseen!
Lighthouse
Mashraba
Depth: 1 - 30 metres (3 - 100 feet)
Visibility: 30 metres (100 feet)
Rating: *****
This dive site covers the south side of the bay in Dahab and is the house reef for several dive centres. Enter onto
the shallow sandy area which is good for confined sessions. After this it slopes down into a seagrass area to a
depth of about 12m featuring a picturesque leathery anemone. Heading south at about 20 m you will find some
huge coral formations where you can find a potato grouper. At around 30m there is a little swim-through.
Shallow up to find some big healthy table corals, and return towards the shore along a nice coral wall until you
hit the seagrass again.
A treia zi scufundări la Islands, dupăamiaza Eel Garden. Ambele sunt accesibile cu masini de teren.
Islands
Depth: 9 - 20 metres (30 - 66 feet)
Visibility: 30 - 40 metres (100 - 130 feet)
Rating: ****
A very Dahab dive, in that the whole pace was slow and relaxing. This was pretty much diving a good
snorkelling spot. Entry was from the beach near the Hilton the pinnacles section of the dive was spent at about
8m. No large life as would be expected but very warm, light and vibrant colours due to the minimal depth! A
meandering swim around all the pinnacles teeming with glassfish, goldfish, angelfish, lionfish etc. The Islands
had very interesting rock formations, with natural rifts. There are some huge brain corals here, and fish included
puffers and napoleon wrasse.
Eel Garden
Depth: 1 - 30 metres (3 - 100 feet)
Visibility: 30 metres (100 feet)
Rating: *****
Eel Garden takes its name from the countless garden eels that carpet the sea floor not far from the entry point of
the dive. After walking over the reef plate to the entry spot which is a nine metre canyon, it then broadens into a
large sandy area that slopes down gradually. After diving along a jutting reef that lies perpendicular to the main
reef the eels slowly come into view, waving to and fro in the current like synchronized swimmers who vanish
back into the sand as you approach. Descend to about 20 m where you will find a nearly flat section of reef with
coral boulders and several table corals. It is quite common to find a thick congregation of barracudas regularly
patrolling the area. On your way back at around 5 and 10 m you will see healthy, wide range variety of both soft
and hard corals and look out here for the rare seagrass ghost pipefish.
A patra zi: zi liberă pentru practicarea sporturilor acvatice (windsurf, schi nautic, parasailing etc.).
A cincea zi excursie cu vaporul si scufundări la Gabr el Bint si Small Blue Hole. Aceste două scufundări sunt
puţin mai dificile decât cele anterioare.
Programul se desfăsoară între orele 07:00-16.00. Pe lângă masa de prânz se asigură consum nelimitat de apă, ceai si cafea. Locul de scufundări Gabr el Bint este situat la sud de Dahab si este accesibil doar cu vapor sau
cămile. Dacă vremea este favorabilă, aici vom vedea peste Napoleon, broască ţestoasă, baracude.
Depth: 1 - 30 metres (3 - 100 feet)
Visibility: 30 metres (100 feet)
Rating: *****
Gabr el Bint ranks among one of the most attractive sites of North Sinai. With the access by boat, 4x4 or by
camel, it is less frequently dived than the other dive sites in Dahab which has left this site in pristine condition.
Gabr el Bint means 'The Grave of the Girl' in Arabic. There are two dives possible here. The right side, also
known as the dark side, features a steep wall that drops down to about 60m cut by numerous chasms, sandy
ravines and overhangs. The drop-off is adorned with healthy table corals. The left side is a far more colourful
featuring a virtual forest of gorgonians. Usually drop down to about 20-25m swimming along massive boulders
protruding from the drop-off which attracts dense shoals of anthias and glassfish. Keep a good eye on the blue
where you will see trevallies hunting on the shoals of fusiliers. After about ten minutes you will find some of
the healthiest gorgonian fan corals in the Red Sea. Here you start to ascend to about 10m and cross the saddle
then start to head back along a sandy ledge which parallels to the shore. The ledge is riddled with exquisite
coral heads that attract numerous reef species, including swarms of anthias, scorpionfish, parrotfish,
crocodilefish, surgeonfish, triggerfish, trumpetfish, stingrays and very often a turtle. At the end of the ledge
usually is home to a shoal of black and white snappers and twinspot snappers hang here between 5m and 10m.
One of the truly breathtaking dives in Dahab.
A sasea zi Canyon si Blue Hole. La 30 de minute cu masina.
Canyon
Depth: 100 metres + (300 feet)
Visibility: 30 metres (100 feet)
Rating: *****
A fantastic dive for all levels. From a shore entry you can level off at about 30m along the gradual drop-off
which continues for hundreds of metres. The canyon is a natural tunnel in the seabed which can be penetrated at
several points along the rift. Once in the canyon, you can ascend up through and come out in the fish bowl, a
natural cave teaming with glassfish. There is about space for six divers to rest on the sandy bed, whilst the
glassfish swirl around you and cleaner wrasse will inspect masks and regs. Watch out for lionfish which guard
the entrance and exit from the fish bowl.
Blue Hole
Depth: 200 metres + (600 feet)
Visibility: 30 - 40 metres (100 - 130 feet)
Rating: *****
An excellent dive for fans of the deep blue. The Bells is a natural small hole at 30m in a sheer wall that drops
off to 800m+. You descend straight down along side the wall and dive round the hole (upside down and looking
out is best) and pop out into the blue. Blue is all you can see looking out to sea with the wall to your back. Look
out for sharks and manta rays. Gradually ascending up to 15m is where all the reef life is, the usual fishes and
corals. To exit from the shore you need to swim over the blue hole (again, looking for bigger life) against some
fierce currents.
A fairly energetic dive, so watch your air if doing this as a shore dive, surface finning is tiring in the strong
currents in this area.
A saptea zi program liber. Opţional se poate organiza excursie în desert pentru cei care vor să vadă si altceva
decât apă.
LOCURI DE SCUFUNDĂRI DAHAB
The Bells/Blue Hole
One of the premier dives sites here in Dahab is the Bells, a spectacular wall dive of amazing beauty. The Bells
is formed where a deep groove cuts into the reef top just north of the Blue Hole. The groove of the Bells
breaches the reef table and a clear blue pool is formed; this is where the dive is started. As you drop through this
pool, you will emerge on the reef wall at about 12 metres. The groove disappears to re-emerge deepest at 28
metres. The open water here is some of the clearest, deepest blue you will see. The wall itself descends down
into the blue to an incredible 1800m which only adds to the anticipation experienced when emerging through
the chimney. It is vertical and in parts overhanging, with a rich growth of black corals and seafans. There are
many anemones along this wall which comes to life with Spanish Dancers at night. Waiting for you at the end
of the dive is a awe inspiring Blue Hole, just perfect for a relaxing safety stop.
The Canyon
The Dahab Canyon is the classic canyon, an essential dive for all fanatics of caves and cavern diving. The
Canyon is, itself, quite a phenonomen. Up to 10 metres deep and virtually closed over at the top, it snakes its
ways up from the depths, to emerge in a large glassfish filled coral dome, the fish bowl. It has three main
openings; at about 12 metres is the fishbowl, below that is another large bowl, opening at about 20 metres and at
greater depths there are a number of smaller openings. From the top the canyon has the appearance of the fluted
mouth of a clam shell. The Canyon dive site offers an easy entry and exit point through a shallow, sandy
lagoon. This leads out to a beautiful coral gardens which can only be fully explored after several visits. The
Canyon itself is positioned about five minutes north-east from the exit of the lagoon.
The Islands
An underwater maze of spectacular coral gardens, this dive site is renown for its enormous range of vividly
coloured corals. Weave your way through the meandering passages, swim with the resident school of barracuda
and play with turtles and other marine animals which reside in this divers haven. With a maximum depth of
sixteen metres and all day direct sunlight on this splendid reef, divers find this one of the most beautiful and
relaxing dives in South Sinai.
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse, situated at the Northern end of the bay of Dahab, is home to the confined water training area
due to its large sandy slopes an gentle drop off. The Lighthouse offers a number of different dives depending on
the route chosen. The sprawling coral gardens offer an abundance of marine life and vividly colourful corals,
extending far from the shore. The Lighthouse is made up of a large rocky wall that wraps around the point
whilst heading north to the Eel Garden. The wall and the sprawling coral gardens, which alongside a spectacular
variety of corals, can feature here and make it a very popular dive site. The Lighthouse is also a very reputable
night dive area where it is not uncommon to see sleeping parrot fish, Spanish dancers, Red Sea lobsters,
shrimps, hermit crabs and much more.
Eel Garden
This is a gently sloping wall dive to suit all levels of divers and offers easy entry and exit through a shallow
sandy lagoon, home to several lion fish. As the name suggests there are numerous garden eels that can be seen
opposite the wall in the white sloping sand bank. The wall starts at 3m and has a maximum depth of
approximately 16 metres. Exiting the lagoon and swimming across the sandy slopes, viewing the garden eels at
close proximity, will bring you to a beautiful garden littered with hard and soft corals and other aquatic life.
Divers can then return to the lagoon along the wall which is alive with colour and texture. For those with good
air consumption, a drift dive from the Eel garden to the Lighthouse offers a varied and relaxing dive.
Ricks Reef
Located a few hundred metres north of the Canyon. Ricks Reef is a pleasant drift dive following a meandering
wall covered in numerous varieties of corals. The wall begins at 3m and has a maximum depth of approximately
18m to its bottom. From there the sandy bottom gradually slopes away dotted with small coral outcrops. Ricks
reef also gives the diver an opportunity to inspect The Canyon from above before finishing in the sandy lagoon.
Ras Abu Hilal
Ras Abu Hilal translates as ‘headland of the crescent moon’. It refers to the crescent shaped reef about half a
kilometre south of the Canyon. The reef encircles a shallow lagoon at about 12 metres. Outside is a gently
sloping bay and on it northern side a broad ridge. The start of this ridge features one of the finest coral gardens
in the Dahab area and this is the main focus of the dive site. This dive can be combined with a visit to the ‘Huts’
which is located just north of Abu Hilal. An easy drift south from The Huts will bring the diver out at Abu
Hilal, the exit point can be chosen according to remaining air. These are just some of the few local dive sites in
Dahab with many more dotted along the 20km coastline of which Nesima is located in the centre.
Ras Abu Galoum
Ras Abu Galoum is situated approximately 15 kilometres north of Dahab and is a marine and wildlife reserve. It
offers the diver remote, pristine reefs which are easily accessible and can suit all experience levels. The area
itself is of outstanding beauty and is perfect for enjoying Bedouin hospitality and the starry skies of the desert.
Ras Abu Galoum may be reached on a one / two day jeep or camel safari run from Nesima and offers the
perfect opportunity to experience desert, Sinai mountains, the underwater world and Bedouin hospitality.
Geber El Bint
This spectacular diving area, located almost 30 kilometres south of Dahab, can only be reached by
unconventional means; the Sinai camel Trek along the coastline, shadowed by the majestic mountains of Sinai,
to reach these virgin reefs in one of the two day camel safaris run from Nesima. Geber el Bint is abundant with
stunningly rich marine life and offers wall diving, vivid coral gardens and gentle sandy slopes with coral
outcrops. This diving experience can be combined with an insight into the culture of the local Bedouin who
prepare traditional food and drinks and care for the camel
