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Hi,
OK, this has been a nightmare, the bottom line is, I am not going to get the trip I originally wanted, but such is life. We have again pondered, discussed, and been told to get on with it the various options open to us. With only a week to do this in, flight times have been an issue. So, the final decision is a Southern Red Sea trip, I have been all over the Red Sea but not done the Brothers so we have decided to do that.
(Flight details added at the end) Please note because we are flying in and out of Marsa the itineary will be reversed, obviously substitue Hurghada with Masra Alam
The date is the 22nd April 2004, the cost is £1,059.00 per person, the boat is being launched as we speak, I have included a link. She is the same class as the Sea Serpent which is easily the best boat I have been on.
Please let me know all who are interested, the price is effected by the number of people we can get. If we fill the boat (20 people) I can do some serious battle.
Information on a sample itinery below.
As a last point I have dived both Daedelus and Elphinstone in the past, they are awsome sites, there beauty is beyond description.
Andrew
http://www.diving-world.com/blue_pearl.html
The Brothers, Daedalus reef & Elphinstone (7 Nights)
Diving World was the first Red Sea operator to introduce 7 Nights itineraries allowing you to dive on sites originally accessed on two-week trips. This is thanks to the class of Liveaboards that we operate, whose ocean sailing and navigational capabilities allow for nighttime sailing.
Day 1: Arrive HURGHADA: Check-in & overnight on board at Marina.
Day 2: Check Dive at Soma Bay, then diving Panorama reef & Sha'ab Shaer, sailing at night to the Brothers.
Day 3: Brothers the full day.
Day 4: Brothers the full day, Sailing at night to Daedalus.
Day 5: Daedalus the full day.
Day 6: Daedalus the full day, Sailing at night to Elphinstone.
Day 7: Diving at Elphinstone full day, Sailing at night to Hurghada.
Day 8: Hurghada Check out and transfer to airport.
Marine Park fee $ 100
Island Adventure
Brothers - Daedalus - Elphinstone
Diving World was the first Red Sea operator to introduce 7 Nights itineraries allowing you to dive on sites originally accessed on two-week trips. This is thanks to the class of Liveaboards that we operate, whose ocean sailing and navigational capabilities allow for nighttime sailing.
The Brothers' Islands, tops of two undersea mountains rising from the depth, are located about 50 N.M. offshore, at the sa,e lattitude of the town of Quseir. A protected area within the Marine Parks of the Red Sea, they offer breathtaking underwater scenery, wall diving along their perimeter and the possibility to spot a wide variety of pelagic activity.
Their walls are covered in a kaleidoscope of soft corals of all imaginable colours, black corals, forests of fan corals, making every dive a true feast for the eyes. Big tuna, shoals of jack fish and snappers cruise the blue, shadowed by hammerheads, grey reef sharks, silvertip, silkies and oceanic whitetip sharks; mantas abound during the cooler months. The thresher shark, an oceanic species, very rarely spotted close to reefs, circles the walls of the Brothers on a regular basis. The huge and spectacular moonfish can also be observed near the reefs. Nobody can ever get tired of diving the Brother Islands. Even wreck lovers get spoilt on the Brothers. The Aida II, an Egyptian supply vessel, and the Numibia, a cargo ship, lie on the walls of the Big Brother. They are covered in soft and hard corals, and are a real treat.
Daedalus Reef, also part of the Marine Park, is the most offshore of all the reefs in the Egyptian Red Sea. It is a big, oval reef with a lighthouse, and its perimeter of walls offers some of the most stunning diving in the Red Sea. Typical of Daedalus are its huge and pristine hard coral formations, and the possibility to spot schooling hammerheads. Thresher sharks, mantas and whale sharks can also be spotted here.
Last but not least, this itinerary finishes with Elphinstone, a truly legendary reef, with its northern and southern plateaus and walls festooned in soft coral. Hammerheads, grey reef and Oceanic sharks can also be spotted here on a regular basis.
Flight Details:
22nd April Gatwick - Marsa Alam XLA 5282 1015/1725
29th April Marsa Alam - Gatwick XLA 5283 1825/0030
The Blue Pearl
Hi,
OK, this has been a nightmare, the bottom line is, I am not going to get the trip I originally wanted, but such is life. We have again pondered, discussed, and been told to get on with it the various options open to us. With only a week to do this in, flight times have been an issue. So, the final decision is a Southern Red Sea trip, I have been all over the Red Sea but not done the Brothers so we have decided to do that.
(Flight details added at the end) Please note because we are flying in and out of Marsa the itineary will be reversed, obviously substitue Hurghada with Masra Alam
The date is the 22nd April 2004, the cost is £1,059.00 per person, the boat is being launched as we speak, I have included a link. She is the same class as the Sea Serpent which is easily the best boat I have been on.
Please let me know all who are interested, the price is effected by the number of people we can get. If we fill the boat (20 people) I can do some serious battle.
Information on a sample itinery below.
As a last point I have dived both Daedelus and Elphinstone in the past, they are awsome sites, there beauty is beyond description.
Andrew
http://www.diving-world.com/blue_pearl.html
The Brothers, Daedalus reef & Elphinstone (7 Nights)
Diving World was the first Red Sea operator to introduce 7 Nights itineraries allowing you to dive on sites originally accessed on two-week trips. This is thanks to the class of Liveaboards that we operate, whose ocean sailing and navigational capabilities allow for nighttime sailing.
Day 1: Arrive HURGHADA: Check-in & overnight on board at Marina.
Day 2: Check Dive at Soma Bay, then diving Panorama reef & Sha'ab Shaer, sailing at night to the Brothers.
Day 3: Brothers the full day.
Day 4: Brothers the full day, Sailing at night to Daedalus.
Day 5: Daedalus the full day.
Day 6: Daedalus the full day, Sailing at night to Elphinstone.
Day 7: Diving at Elphinstone full day, Sailing at night to Hurghada.
Day 8: Hurghada Check out and transfer to airport.
Marine Park fee $ 100
Island Adventure
Brothers - Daedalus - Elphinstone
Diving World was the first Red Sea operator to introduce 7 Nights itineraries allowing you to dive on sites originally accessed on two-week trips. This is thanks to the class of Liveaboards that we operate, whose ocean sailing and navigational capabilities allow for nighttime sailing.
The Brothers' Islands, tops of two undersea mountains rising from the depth, are located about 50 N.M. offshore, at the sa,e lattitude of the town of Quseir. A protected area within the Marine Parks of the Red Sea, they offer breathtaking underwater scenery, wall diving along their perimeter and the possibility to spot a wide variety of pelagic activity.
Their walls are covered in a kaleidoscope of soft corals of all imaginable colours, black corals, forests of fan corals, making every dive a true feast for the eyes. Big tuna, shoals of jack fish and snappers cruise the blue, shadowed by hammerheads, grey reef sharks, silvertip, silkies and oceanic whitetip sharks; mantas abound during the cooler months. The thresher shark, an oceanic species, very rarely spotted close to reefs, circles the walls of the Brothers on a regular basis. The huge and spectacular moonfish can also be observed near the reefs. Nobody can ever get tired of diving the Brother Islands. Even wreck lovers get spoilt on the Brothers. The Aida II, an Egyptian supply vessel, and the Numibia, a cargo ship, lie on the walls of the Big Brother. They are covered in soft and hard corals, and are a real treat.
Daedalus Reef, also part of the Marine Park, is the most offshore of all the reefs in the Egyptian Red Sea. It is a big, oval reef with a lighthouse, and its perimeter of walls offers some of the most stunning diving in the Red Sea. Typical of Daedalus are its huge and pristine hard coral formations, and the possibility to spot schooling hammerheads. Thresher sharks, mantas and whale sharks can also be spotted here.
Last but not least, this itinerary finishes with Elphinstone, a truly legendary reef, with its northern and southern plateaus and walls festooned in soft coral. Hammerheads, grey reef and Oceanic sharks can also be spotted here on a regular basis.
Flight Details:
22nd April Gatwick - Marsa Alam XLA 5282 1015/1725
29th April Marsa Alam - Gatwick XLA 5283 1825/0030
The Blue Pearl
