Client: Diveteam Vessel: Elite Route: Simply the Best EGYPT
Elite Custom- designed and built (2006) to a superior standard Emperor Elite is a 38 metre, wooden hull boat accommodating a maximum of 24 guests. The boat has 11 twin- berth cabins and a double master suite, all with en- suite and air conditioning. For added comfort, and lighter luggage, each guest enjoys two towels and a bathrobe. Hairdryers, Mini bar, TV, Interchangeable DVD viewing available in each cabin. Elite has three sundecks, a dive deck with platform, a hot tub, two air- conditioned salons with an entertainment system: TV/Video/DVD/CD and an air- conditioned dining room. WI- FI is available onboard but is subject to signal availability. She is also equipped for tech diving + nitrox and, as with all Emperor Fleet boats, are guaranteed to carry a minimum of two dive guides. The Seasafe missing diver locator system is available for all divers onboard Elite. Length - 38m Beam - 8m Cabins - 12 (1 suite, 11 twins with bed side by side) Guests - 24 Crew - 10 Dive guides - 2 Nav and Com - system GPS/Chart plotter/dsc/echo sounder/radar/vhf radio/satellite phone Air compressors - 4 x 260lt/min Coltri sub plus 2 Nitrox Compressor (750 litres/min)
Simply the Best The route Simply the Best departs from Marsa Alam or Hurghada and covers Brothers Islands - Daedalus - Elphinstone. Brothers Islands and Daedalus make up the northern marine park. These two reef systems are in the middle of the Red Sea and their lighthouses have warned passing ships throughout the years of the dangers that hide beneath the waves. This tour ends with a visit to Elphinstone, just off the shores of Marsa Alam. Brothers is the first stop on the tour. Sailing overnight means you wake up where the action is. Little Brother is the stage for shark diving, whilst Big Brother offers the wrecks of Numidia and Aida. Giant gorgonians grow at precarious angles from the wall and cornet fish follow divers, hunting in their shadows. Another overnight journey takes you to Daedalus Reef. Daedalus is a huge triangular chunk of a reef, with amazing vertical drop offs, giant hard coral structures, and a garden of beautiful anemones, whose damsel residents dart between tentacles. Hammerheads school in the blue and individuals can also be seen visiting cleaning stations. They are often found around the northern tip, especially in the spring months. Thresher and grey reefs sharks skirt the edges of the southern plateau. Rounding off the week is Elphinstone reef, completing a trio of unparalleled wall dive destinations. Elphinstone has earned a reputation in recent years as the place to see oceanic white tips and mantas pass over the northern plateau, together with grey reef sharks. Barracuda, snapper and tuna are usual residents seen on all sites. Drifting on currents, diving can be fast paced and an SMB is essential. Photographers are advised to to bring a wide angle lens, but macro life is also rich and plentiful. The Marine Park islands are remote and the lighthouse crews are always pleased to offer visitors a glass of hot tea.
Trip Details Dates: 18 25 October 2013 Vessel: Elite Route: Simply the Best Included in the price: Flight Copenhagen Hurghada r/t All transfers 7 nights onboard Elite in a shared double cabin with en- suite bathroom 3 meals per day, afternoon snacks, water, tea, coffee 3-4 dives per day, guide, tank, weights Local taxes Free Nitrox onboard Not included in the price: Alcohol, Soda, Dive Equipment Tip to the crew Price per person: 14 675 SEK This offer is valid until June 10, 2013. We reserve the right for price changes due to currency fluctuations or flight price increases on or before your booking date. Your booking date is the day that your deposit reaches Scuba Travel Scandinavia AB s bank account. The given information that Scuba Travel has in its written information (ie the trips content, amount of dives, diving at a special location), is provided under the pretence of optimal conditions (ie political/ governmental decisions, weather, etc). The dive leader or boat captain that is in charge of the trip always has the right to change the contents of the trip due to weather, political decisions, or other acts that lie outside of their control that can affect the customers or ships safety. In this situation, the customer has no right to compensation or refund.
Trip Details Extra: Equipment rental Complete equipment rental is available. Please contact us for the most updated price. Extra baggage Due to the ever- increasing restrictions placed on checked- in baggage on flights, overweight/ extra baggage must be reported to and accepted by, the flight company. We will happily assist you to book you extra weight that is required. Please note that prices and baggage allowance varies between flight companies. The price that you pay departing the Nordic region may not be the same as the price you pay to bring your baggage home again. Important: Your passport must be valid for longer than six months after the date of your arrival home. It must also be whole and have at least two empty pages. All divers must have a dive certificate, dive logbook, proof of dive insurance, a dive computer and a Surface Marker Buoy. Requirements for divers and recommendations: Diving in the Red Sea suits all levels of divers, but we recommend that divers have an OW certificate or its equivalent and a minimum of 10 logged dives
How can I pay for my trip? Via bank- giro or a bank transfer VISA, Mastercard and Eurocard (we require a power of attorney in order to process the payment) Use WASA financing to pay for your trip in installments. Available to all Swedish residents that have full- time employment, or are full- time students, and are 20 years of age. Why choose Scuba Travel? "Quality product - affordable pricing after many years in the dive industry, we have connections around the world. In this way we are able to find the best partners that are going to offer our customers high quality products to affordable prices. Some destinations are expensive, such as Galapagos, but the quality of the product that our customers receive makes it worth the money spent. We know diving our staff are experienced divers and have dived in several destinations around the world. Together we have visited over 70 countries and two of us are dive instructors. Besides our office staff, we have a large network of Scuba Travel Ambassadors that are specialists within several different areas, for instance photography, technical diving, etc. Some of our Ambassadors include Jesper Kjøller, Ingvar Eliasson, Jonna Bergström, Tommi Salminen and Micke Bergström. Personal service as we have several persons on staff, we are able to provide excellent customer support. As Egypt is a busy destination for Scuba Travel, we have an Egyptian staff member based in Hurghada that offers a meet and assist service, transfer service and customer support, among other things. Broad selection of destinations from Galapagos and Socorro in the west, to Micronesia and Fiji in the east. Scuba Travel offers holiday packages to suit all tastes and budgets. Sponsor projects through the years we have supported organizations that take care of wildlife (ie Leatherback Turtles), as well, we have chosen to use services at a destination where the funds stay within the local community as for instance, our Ecuador shore based adventure packages. Excellent solidity - "Our company has an AA rating, which signifies high creditworthiness according to the Soliditet evaluation system, which is based on approximately 2,400 decision parameters." Travel guarantee - we have a statutory (demanded by law), travel guarantee place with the Swedish Chamber of Commerce that protects all customers purchasing package trips