Guaranteed Weekly Departure

Day 1 Arrive Sharm el-Sheikh, met and transfer to embark your Red Sea cruise. Lunch and start planning the first refresher dive. After sunset, a night dive. Overnight on your yacht. (L, D)

Day 2 Start cruising south before sunrise and we wake up at a new location: Beacon Rock. this is where the ill-fated British ship the "Dunraven" sank in 1867. The wreck is easy to enter, making it a good dive. After lunch we dive the "Small Crack", a passage that leads from the inner reef to the open sea. (B, L, D)

Day 3 Prepare yourself for the best wreck dive ever - on the S/S "Thistlegorm". This British supply ship was carrying supplies and ammunition to an English battalion in Egypt when it was sunk by a German aircraft during World War II. Discovered in 1993 and since then became a diver's delight, the ship is full of trucks, motorcycles, train engines, tanks and other war supplies. Huge schools of game fish and beautiful soft coral are everywhere. We will spend the entire day here, with at least 4 dives. (B, L, D)

Day 4 Next stop: "Shag Rock". Choose from either another spectacular wreck dive or a reef dive featuring huge table and fan corals. Around this reef opportunity to see white tip sharks, reef sharks, sea turtles and a variety of other marine life. (B, L, D)

Day 5 Early arrival to Shaab Abu-Nuhas, an atoll north of Shaduan Island. This reef is a graveyard of 4 wrecks, not only are the wrecks spectacular, the marine life is beautiful as well. In the afternoon we cruise to the alternatives reef which is an excellent location for our night dive. (B, L, D)

Day 6 Today you will dive in what is reputed to be the best reef dive in the world: "Shark Reef" on Ras Mohammed - the ultimate wall dive! At least 2 dives at this wall, before moving on to a new site for a long and shallow dive. (B, L, D)

Day 7 We dive at the Shark Observatory of Ras Mohammed, an exciting dive area. The reef table is narrow and its seaward wall is a sheer 700 meters drop to the deep blue. Later we cruise to Fisherman's Bank to dive the amazing reef and visit 2 caves. PM Cruise back to Sharm el-Sheikh for an evening and a farewell dinner party. (B, L, D)

Day 8 Disembark your cruise ship after breakfast in Sharm and transfer to the Marriott Sharm hotel. Balance of day at leisure. Overnight. (B, L, D)

Day 9 Breakfast and travel by car through the Sinai Peninsula. It was in the Sinai that Moses received the Ten Commandments. Prophet Elyah sought refuge from Queen Jezebel and the Holy family traveled on their journey into Egypt. Lunch, then visit the St. Catherine Monastery, built by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century to shelter Christian Monks. The Monastery contains the Chapel of the Burning Bush, the mosaic of the transfiguration of Christ and a library containing early Christian manuscripts. You will see as well as climb if you wish Mount Moses Mountain which is beyond the Monastery, where the Monks have built a staircase of rocks consisting of 3,750 steps leading to the summit. Overnight at the St. Catherine Village.

Day 10 Breakfast and early morning climb of Mount Sinai if you wish. Check out from your hotel. End of tour. (B)

Also Included: All transfers within Egypt, personalized sight-seeing as mentioned in itinerary in a private car with a tour guide and driver. Entrance fees to all sights mentioned, and the services of a professional English speaking guide. Service charges imposed by hotels, porterage, cruise port charges, meeting and assistance at airports, hotels and docks are also included.

If airfare from the U.S.A. is not required, please deduct $920 from posted rate.

SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: For single occupancy in hotels and on board cruise, please add $369.

EXTENSIONS & OPTIONAL TOURS: Extra days and optional tours to sites are available upon request.