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Egypt
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES
Egypt is located in Africa and is spread over a total area of approximately 1.001.449 km2. About 87 million inhabitants live in Egypt and speak the official language Arabic. The capital is Cairo. Egypt is in the UTC +2 hours.
DIVING AT DESTINATION
DIVING QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
In Egypt the color-intensive underwater world of the Red Sea can be explored, in which more than 1,000 different species of fish and 200 coral reefs have their habitat. During a diving excursion you can admire, for example, swarmfish, manta rays, sharks and turtles.
The best diving conditions have travelers from September to November. During this time, large fish can be seen most frequently.
Beginner to advanced. In certain cases, divers are required to document a certain number of dives and certification, primarily for liveaboard trips.
POPULAR DIVE REGIONS
MARSA ALAM
MARSA ALAM
Marsa Alam still offers untouched reefs with a species-rich underwater life. One reason for this is that diving in this region is restricted. There are dolphins among others. For experienced divers, the dive at the Elphinstone Reef is characterized by a strong current. This underwater habitat is an ideal place for hammerhead shark and shark shark shark, rounded off with a colorful coral reef.
CLIMATE
Egypt is characterized by a desert climate. Temperatures of more than 40 ° C can be reached especially in the summer months, while in the winter months temperatures lie at 20 ° C.
BEST TRAVEL TIME
Egypt is characterized by a desert climate. Temperatures of more than 40 ° C can be reached especially in the summer months, while in the winter months temperatures lie at 20 ° C.
LIVEABOARDS
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