Diving services
Dive gear and battery charging
Full dive equipment can be hired on site and is included free if you
are on one of our diver training courses. As the equipment choice is limited,
you need to inform us in writing if you need gear. If you need booties
and wetsuits we will need to know your foot size, height and build. Full
gear hire for 5 days is 180 Euro per person and is payable on site. The
equipment hut has 220v power points for battery recharging. At all Ecolodge
Villages the electricity is 24 hours. There are fresh water wash tanks
beside the equipment hut for rinsing regulators, cameras & computers
etc. and also a drying rail for hanging equipment. Full cylinders (12lt
aluminium) are stored inside.
Dive guiding
The guides will give a detailed briefing at the dive sites.
If guests feel they require a more in-depth briefing they should tell the
guides, who will be pleased to elaborate. The Red Sea Diving Safari does
not allow decompression diving and the maximum depth allowed is 30m.
Nitrox
Nitrox tanks are available for hire to qualified Nitrox divers, for 6 Euro per tank at Ecolodge Shagra Village, payable on site. The 2 day Nitrox Users qualifying course costing £100 (added to ‘diver’ tour cost) is also offered at Ecolodge Shagra Village and should be booked in the UK, prior to departure.
Re-compression facilities and medical advice
Eco-Lodge Shagra Village,
Nakari Village and Lahami Village
At Ecolodge Shagra Village we now have Egypt’s newest hyberbaric
medical centre.
Red Sea Diving Safari is a member of the D.E.C.O. INTERNATIONAL (Diving
Emergency Centre Organisation) and can therefore offer guests an insurance
for decompression treatment for the fee of 6 Euro’s, which is payable
on site. This insurance is valid for 21 days.
It includes chamber treatment
(including HBO sessions if needed), doctor’s
fees, diagnosis, as well as equipment and medicines used in treatment.
The program does not cover hospitalisation or any means of transport of
the injured person.
Guests are welcome to inspect the centre and can even experience a dry
chamber dive which costs 35 Euro each for a minimum of 4.
All the Southern Dive Villages have comprehensive medical kits and an ample supply of emergency oxygen.
Take great care with minor cuts and scratches as the coral polyps can aggravate and cuts can easily turn septic.
Ask the staff for antibiotic powder and make sure that the wound is dried
between dives.
Dehydration and illness can be avoided by drinking far more water than
usual.
Mineral water is free and readily available at the Villages.
Find out more about the diving villages:
