PROJECT SHARK / DAEDALUS & SAINT JOHNS 8 MAY 2023

On this trip we are focussing on sharks, not only while diving but also onboard! We will organize workshops on sharks where you are welcome to join us and of course this is not mandatory. In these workshops we will teach you about the biology of sharks, feeding behaviour, mating and reproduction, how to ID the individual species, the history of sharks starting with the megladon and finally how we humans have decimated these stunning animals and what we can do to help them recover.

This trip is scheduled for: May 8 till May 15 2023 from Port Ghalib (near Marsa Alam).

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DAEDALUS, SAINT JOHNS

What a special treat that is as you dive the blue waters of the 1 kilometer long Daedalus in the search of the schooling salloped hammerhead shark. This species is quite shy but if you find what you seek you are in a real treat! A school of hammers emerging from the deep blue waters, swirling around you. If luck is with you there schools can run up to 25-30 individuals, al though 10 are more common.

The number one site of Saint Johns is called Umm Khararim or Saint Johns Caves and is the home of an open cavern system, with ambient light coming from the cracks just under the surface, where you can spend an entire dive in if you would like. Another famous reef is Umm Aruk, where a forrest of pinnacles stands next to the main reef. These pillars rise up from a depth of 25 meters and are fully overgrown with hard and soft corals. This awesome dive site always offers super diving as there are enough pinnacles so that each buddy team can visit one at the same time.

The dive sites of Saint Johns all offer something special. An underwater mountain on Habili Jaffer, caverns, a plateau and lagoons on Paradise, drifting on Small Gota or looking for baby sharks on Big Gota, not to forget the pinnacle forrest of Umm Aruk. 

Large underwater mountains, a forrest of pinnacles, a deep plateau with the biggest anemone city in the Red Sea, reefs that do not reach the surface, deep dropping walls, Saint Johns has it all! That means for you as a diver that to enjoy this area you need to be comfortable with wall diving, drifting, currents, caverns and bumbling in shallow waters with an occasional wreck dive on the way back.

The variety of types of diving is quite big in this itinerary, as you will meet deep dropping walls with potentially medium currents, next to doing shallow dives with swim throughs and an occasional night dive.

This trip offers up to 4 dives per day, including night diving. And some dives go to a maximum of 30 meters and we recommend that you are an Advanced diver or that you take this course on board.

• Dates: 8-15 May 2023, from 16:00 on arrival day until 10:00 on departure day.
• Duration: 8 days/7 nights, including 6 days of diving
• Port: Port Ghalib (Marsa Alam)
• Travel area: Daedalus reef & Saint Johns
• Number of dives: 16-18
• Maximum diving depth: 30 meters
• Current: Depending on the current we can make drift dives. As a rule, the current during the dives on this trip is not too bad, although it is useful if you are comfortable in a current.
• Dive equipment: You will need full equipment, including a suit, dive computer for each diver, Torch for night diving and an SMB. Rental equipment is available at request.

SPECIA OFFER, STARTING FROM

€ 970,-

OUR HOME for the week: M/V BLUE HORIZON

The award-winning MY Blue Horizon liveaboard offers year-round diving in the Red Sea. She caters to 26 guests in 13 guest cabins. On the lower deck are nine classic twin or double cabins and on the mid-deck are 4 premium double cabins. All cabins are ensuite and air-conditioned with mini refrigerators, TV, and entertainment system. The dining area is located on the mid-deck is where breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be served buffet style, with snacks, fruit, and juices served throughout the day. The upper deck has a sky lounge and bar with a state-of-the-art entertainment system, and the sun deck has comfortable loungers and a hot tub.

Blue Horizon itineraries are varied and cover all the world-class dive sites from the north and the Straits of Tiran to St. Johns in Deep South Egypt. The spacious dive deck, experienced guides and crew will ensure the best dive experience in the Red Sea. Nitrox is also available for those certified.

Technical data:

• Boat Rating: ★★★★/★★★★★
• Year built 2006
• Number of people: 26 guests+ 3
• Capacity Up to 26 divers at double rooms and 4 suites. All cabins contain the bathroom, air-condition, towels and warm blanket 3 covered areas, a salon and the restaurant at sea level
• Length: 41 m, width 8.7 m
• Wooden yacht