Course overview

Certified SSI divers can dive the Red Sea's best with guided fun dives in Hurghada, joining daily boats to fringing reefs, deeper drop-offs, dolphin houses and legendary wrecks such as the Salem Express and the Abu Nuhas cargo ships. Warm, clear water and rich marine life make every dive memorable, led by a local guide who knows the area. It is the simplest way to log fantastic dives between courses.

What you’ll learn

• Discover a range of Red Sea reef and wreck sites
• Dive alongside an experienced local guide
• Improve buoyancy and air management over repeat dives
• Encounter dolphins, turtles, reef sharks and rays
• Build dive numbers toward future SSI courses
• Enjoy relaxed recreational diving

Prerequisites

• SSI Open Water Diver or equivalent certification
• Minimum age per certification level
• Recent dive experience (a refresher is recommended after a long break)
• Logbook and digital certification

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Day-boat fun dives

   Head out on the daily boat for guided dives on reefs, walls or wrecks, with surface intervals and the chance to visit dolphin-house lagoons.

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