Diving in Hurghada

With lovely beaches, Diving in Hurghada is just an exotic experience. Hurghada was a small fishing village even few years back. But today Hurghada has been successfully developed into a busy holiday resort. Easily accessible from Europe, and with endless adventurous water sports opportunities, Hurghada is crowded by tourists in every season. Serving as a gateway to the exotic reef, there are some of the best destinations offering diving in Hurghada.

Hurghada has many resorts and hotels that offer diving tours in the Red Sea. Safir located at Giftun arranges for wonderful diving trips. Marriot Beach has its privately owned beach. A private island is also connected to the hotel giving you ample opportunities to enjoy diving as long as you want. You can also hire a trainer and the necessary equipments that are required for diving. The resort also offers other water sports like windsurfing, snorkeling, water skiing, catamaran sailing etc.

Some of the travel agents even offer day diving as well as night diving tours. Close to the shore you can go for a tower and pinnacle dive. Boat dives around the Giftun Islands and Sha'ab Abu Nuhas are also very popular. The glimpse of a variety of colorful marine lives and the hard and soft corals will enthrall you. The shallow, warm, and clear wrecks of Sha'ab Abu Nuhas Reef would be the best for you if you are not a professional or a regular diver. The night dive boarding takes place after the setting of the sun, once a week. Dinner is also provided after the diving is over.

One of the first diving centers along Red Sea is Diving World Hurghada. A few other hotels and resorts offering an exotic diving trip are Sofitel and Oberoi Hotel. The best time to visit Hurghada is between June and September. The temperature remains warm and is favorable for diving.