RED SEA AGGRESSOR, EGYPT: General Info
With superb visibility & stunning eye-candy soft corals – among the most visually lustrous marine life on the planet -- the Red Sea for decades has been regarded by experts as one of the most sought-after dive destinations extant. There are over 1,000 species of fish in the Red Sea, 20 percent of which can be found nowhere else in the world. The specie diversity & voluptuous health of these abundant corals is truly something to behold.
Even for you folks out there who think you’ve seen it all, you world-weary scuba aficionados who’ve consulted the Jaded Travel Guru ( Bendar Dundat ), get this guys … the most ordinary day of Red Sea diving transcends virtually all locales reasonably accessible to tourists – anywhere in the Caribbean, Pacific & Indian Ocean. Perhaps only sectors of Papua New Guinea have anything to compare to the storied brilliance of Red Sea diving.
It is amazing to contemplate that where the parched Egyptian desert sands end, an extravagantly beautiful underwater paradise begins. The dry desert climate has created a nearly perfect, made-to-order eco-system for scuba divers. Egypt is one of the sunniest places on Earth, therefore corals & their tiny darting psychedelic fish guests thrive on an abundance of solar energy & wonderfully clean seas. The Red Sea also is the resting place of many intriguing wrecks included several WWII ships that house countless historic artifacts.
So, sunseekers, we know you have a good question right about now … exactly what makes the RED SEA AGGRESSOR stand apart from all the other live-aboards there, the great unwashed of Red Sea live-aboards? Granted, there’s been a long history of so-so dive yachts tooling about the Red Sea. These live-aboards used to cater to the young hipster Euro set, the kind of posers who wore Foster Grants day & night, even inside the salon, & smoked half a pack a day out on the dive deck while letting the cig’ dangle from their lower lip like James Dean.
Not so with our new Red Sea diving live-aboard, friends. The RED SEA AGGRESSOR is a beautiful, crisply-managed, clean yacht geared for experienced world travelers – just the kind of savvy divers you want to meet -- who crave a dash of adventure with touch of class at excellent discount rates. Consider these Red Sea live-aboard advantages that this fine yacht offers, funseekers:
Port Ghalib, Egypt’s premier up-scale resort community, is home to the beautiful 112 ft., 20 passenger RED SEA AGGRESSOR yacht & host hotel, the beautiful Crown Plaza Sahara Sands. This beautiful waterfront community also includes an Intercontinental Hotel, Marina Lodge & restaurants of all kinds.
Two Delightful Diving Itineraries Offered (alternating every week):
Details of the Diving Environment:
Getting There is Straight-Forward: The Hurghada International Airport is 2 hours from Port Ghalib & the Marsa Alam International Airport is 10 minutes from Port Ghalib. Following are the airlines that fly into both airports, there are many other airlines of which have direct flights.
Hurghada International Airport (HRG): Turkish Air, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa & Condor, Egypt Air, Air Berlin.
Marsa Alam International Airport (RMF): Egypt Air (seasonal Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec), Swiss Air -- year around service once a week to/from Zurich on Thursday, Air Berlin -- seasonal flights.
Arrival / Boarding / Departure:
Airport transfers are included if arriving & departing from the Marsa Alam Airport on the charter start/end dates to & from Port Ghalib Harbor. Guests will be met by a RED SEA AGGRESSOR representative at 5:30 pm & transferred to the yacht. Guests may board the yacht Saturday afternoon anytime between 3 pm - 6 pm & through the evening. The yacht will depart the dock early Sunday morning after the Port Authorities have checked all guests passports. After clearance is given, no one can board the boat.
After a full week of diving, the Aggressor returns back to Port Ghalib Friday afternoon between 2 - 4 pm. Friday evening after the sunset cocktail party. Then guests may go ashore & enjoy the many restaurants at the Port Ghalib. Check-out time is Saturday morning at 9 am.
Taxes / Fee / Transfers:
There is a USD $39 Port Fee per person, a USD $52 Marine Park Fee for the Brothers itinerary or a USD $105 Marine Park Fee for the Brothers / Daedalus locales. These fees are paid onboard the yacht & may be paid by Visa, Mastercard, cash or travelers checks.
Geographical Primer -- Red Sea Facts:
Even for you folks out there who think you’ve seen it all, you world-weary scuba aficionados who’ve consulted the Jaded Travel Guru ( Bendar Dundat ), get this guys … the most ordinary day of Red Sea diving transcends virtually all locales reasonably accessible to tourists – anywhere in the Caribbean, Pacific & Indian Ocean. Perhaps only sectors of Papua New Guinea have anything to compare to the storied brilliance of Red Sea diving.
It is amazing to contemplate that where the parched Egyptian desert sands end, an extravagantly beautiful underwater paradise begins. The dry desert climate has created a nearly perfect, made-to-order eco-system for scuba divers. Egypt is one of the sunniest places on Earth, therefore corals & their tiny darting psychedelic fish guests thrive on an abundance of solar energy & wonderfully clean seas. The Red Sea also is the resting place of many intriguing wrecks included several WWII ships that house countless historic artifacts.
So, sunseekers, we know you have a good question right about now … exactly what makes the RED SEA AGGRESSOR stand apart from all the other live-aboards there, the great unwashed of Red Sea live-aboards? Granted, there’s been a long history of so-so dive yachts tooling about the Red Sea. These live-aboards used to cater to the young hipster Euro set, the kind of posers who wore Foster Grants day & night, even inside the salon, & smoked half a pack a day out on the dive deck while letting the cig’ dangle from their lower lip like James Dean.
Not so with our new Red Sea diving live-aboard, friends. The RED SEA AGGRESSOR is a beautiful, crisply-managed, clean yacht geared for experienced world travelers – just the kind of savvy divers you want to meet -- who crave a dash of adventure with touch of class at excellent discount rates. Consider these Red Sea live-aboard advantages that this fine yacht offers, funseekers:
- 5 star yacht, brand-spankin’ new, & she’s a beauty!
- Up to 5 dives a day, if you monitor your profiles sensibly.
- Free local beers & wines served daily.
- Aggressor Fleet’s world-renowned customer service.
Port Ghalib, Egypt’s premier up-scale resort community, is home to the beautiful 112 ft., 20 passenger RED SEA AGGRESSOR yacht & host hotel, the beautiful Crown Plaza Sahara Sands. This beautiful waterfront community also includes an Intercontinental Hotel, Marina Lodge & restaurants of all kinds.
Two Delightful Diving Itineraries Offered (alternating every week):
- Brothers / Daedalus / Elphinstone itinerary
- Southern itinerary - journeys to Ras Banas sampling lush walls at reefs at Fury Shoal, Sha’ab Mansour, Sha’ab Claude & Sataya. Guests may fly into nearby Marsa Alam or Hurghada, both have direct international flights available.
Details of the Diving Environment:
- Hammerheads, Dolphin, Soft Corals, abundant reef fish life.
- All dives from 2 skiffs that carry 10 divers each for quick access.
- Water temperature: 74 - 84F, 23 - 29C.
- 5 dives per day, night diving when available.
- 3mm wetsuit recommended in the summer & 5mm wetsuit in the winter.
Getting There is Straight-Forward: The Hurghada International Airport is 2 hours from Port Ghalib & the Marsa Alam International Airport is 10 minutes from Port Ghalib. Following are the airlines that fly into both airports, there are many other airlines of which have direct flights.
Hurghada International Airport (HRG): Turkish Air, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa & Condor, Egypt Air, Air Berlin.
Marsa Alam International Airport (RMF): Egypt Air (seasonal Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec), Swiss Air -- year around service once a week to/from Zurich on Thursday, Air Berlin -- seasonal flights.
Arrival / Boarding / Departure:
Airport transfers are included if arriving & departing from the Marsa Alam Airport on the charter start/end dates to & from Port Ghalib Harbor. Guests will be met by a RED SEA AGGRESSOR representative at 5:30 pm & transferred to the yacht. Guests may board the yacht Saturday afternoon anytime between 3 pm - 6 pm & through the evening. The yacht will depart the dock early Sunday morning after the Port Authorities have checked all guests passports. After clearance is given, no one can board the boat.
After a full week of diving, the Aggressor returns back to Port Ghalib Friday afternoon between 2 - 4 pm. Friday evening after the sunset cocktail party. Then guests may go ashore & enjoy the many restaurants at the Port Ghalib. Check-out time is Saturday morning at 9 am.
Taxes / Fee / Transfers:
There is a USD $39 Port Fee per person, a USD $52 Marine Park Fee for the Brothers itinerary or a USD $105 Marine Park Fee for the Brothers / Daedalus locales. These fees are paid onboard the yacht & may be paid by Visa, Mastercard, cash or travelers checks.
Geographical Primer -- Red Sea Facts:
- Official language of Egypt is Arabic but many of the people in the tourist resorts speak English & French.
- Local currency is EGP, Egyptian Pound. (Approximately EGP 7 = USD $1)
- Marsa Alam & Hurghada have a subtropical desert climate with mild warm winters & hot summers. In the winter evenings, you will need a light cap & maybe a sweater out on the deck as the surface temps get refreshingly brisk.
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