Half Day Diving
House reef / Beach
Diving for divers who do not have enough time to go for a full day trip or first
time divers in the red sea, with easy access house reefs, you can enjoy the red
sea’s aquatic life and still be close to your friends and family on the beach.
Half Day / 1 Dive Trip
Offered from Pyramisa Beach Resort base with a motor boat that goes out 3 times
a day to Ras Disha Dive site for regular Day diving and Night diving as well.
Wreck trips
One of the real highlights of diving at our location is the well preserved and accessible
shipwrecks that litter our sea bed, lying in easy reach from our bases.
Local Wrecks
Local wrecks can be visited in the normal day trip as a 3rd dive at the start of
the day.
El Mina or the Harbour wreck is a 70 meter long Egyptian minesweeper that
was sunk by an Israeli fighter in 1969 at a depth of 26-36 meters, large aircraft
guns and ammunition can still be found on the wreck.
Suzanna or the Excalibur
wreck was a live-aboard vessel / Safari boat which sank in 1995 with traces of fire
that lead to its sinking at a depth of 18-25 meters. Seahorses, Turtles and dolphins
have been reported but they are not very common.
Special Wreck Trips
These trips depart early in the morning by 05:00 for 2 dives at the wreck site and
back at the base by 17:00. Breakfast or/and Lunch and beverages is offered on board.
Thistlegorm The 126 meter long Thistlegorm was discovered in 1956 by Jacques
Cousteau and is one of the most famous wrecks in the world. Which was attacked from
the air and sunk in 1941 because it carried a lot of war supplies such as guns,
bombs and mines. Today you can still see items such as rifles, motor bikes, train
carriages and even trucks. Penetrating the wreck is only possible around the blast
and bridge area. The guns on the stern are still in terrific condition. The blast
area is full of artillery
Dunraven after the Thitlegorm, this is the most famous ship wreck in the
Egyptian Red Sea. It was an English steam ship which was carrying spices, timber
and gold from India. At the 25th of April 1876 the ship sank when it struck a reef.
She lays upside-down at a depth of about 20 meters, fully covered in coral. Broken
in two, creating an opening at the hull.
Salem Express was a 100 meter long passenger and vehicle ferries originally
built in France, La Seyne in 1964. It changed names frequently and it was not until
1988 when it got its final name the Salem Express. It sank to 10-28 meters on a
rough night in December 1991 when it was on its return from a pilgrimage to Mecca
and struck Hyndman Reef. A hole appeared in the hull when she hit the reef and water
was entering the ship. Within ten minutes she rolled over on her starboard side
and sank. Officially, there were 690 passengers on board, but many reports conclude
that this ship was well over crowded. Rescue attempts were made but with the rough
weather that day only 180 people survived. Propellers, corridors, upper decks, the
restaurant and the bridge can all still be dived at. Passenger luggage such as rolls
of carpet, stereos, bicycles and chairs can all be found in and near the wreck.
Its unused lifeboats will overwhelm you with grief and respect as it reminds you
of its tragic past and the speed and force of nature.
Night Diving
A completely different experience, do not leave the Red Sea without making at least
one night dive. The marine life you see during the day is totally different to that
of the night. It will look completely different as the nocturnal aquatic creatures
venture out to feed. Turtles, Squids, Spanish Dancers, Crabs, Shrimps and much more
are waiting for you…
Night diving is offered everyday in all our House Reefs and Ras Disha reef.
Early Morning Diving
For divers who want to discover something different and can handle getting up very
early, on the trip out to the reef, the sun rises and at the dive site, which is
a drop off, you can get ready to jump in and see the night life still in action.
You have a very good chance of seeing sharks, turtles and barracudas, it’s amazing.