Beginner solo traveler: group diving in Egypt

In the morning, after a good breakfast, around 7:30 am (time to be confirmed with the team on site), your driver will pick you up in front of your hotel so you can enjoy the light and pleasant temperature. After a short drive of about ten minutes, you'll arrive at the dive center on the marina.

On the first day, your instructor will have you try on the diving equipment. Fins, masks, wetsuit, buoyancy compensator, regulator... Everything will be tested, as it all needs to be comfortable and properly fitted. If you already own some of this equipment, feel free to bring it with you! Once everything has been tried on, the crew will take it to the boat for you, the Ramadan 2.

The boat then heads towards one of the many dive sites accessible from the marina. Your instructor will use the journey to show you how to attach your equipment to your tank. They will then explain the exercises planned for this morning and cover the related theoretical concepts. The progression is designed to give you time to absorb each new lesson, and these concepts are regularly reviewed throughout the course.

Once you arrive at the dive site, it's time to get underwater. The dives are organized in two parts: you'll start with a practical exercise session, static and at very shallow depths, close to the boat. For example: learning how to use the buoyancy compensator!

This last day is free. Depending on your flight schedule the following day, you can choose to reboard the Ramadan 2 to put your new skills into practice with one or two more dives and enjoy one last breath of sea air. Alternatively, you can explore the land side of Egypt: modern and authentic in Hurghada, where the souk offers plenty of souvenirs to take home; or historical and magnificent at the temples of Luxor. The legendary Valley of the Kings and the Karnak Temple, remnants of the pharaohs, are must-sees! At the end of the day, you'll need to start packing before a final dinner at the hotel.

Soon it will be time to return home... After breakfast, you will need to vacate your room and check out. You will have received your flight confirmation the day before, along with the meeting time for your transfer. You still have time for a final dip in the pool with the group or in the sea from the hotel beach, a mint tea, or some last-minute souvenir shopping. Your driver will take you to Hurghada Airport, from where you will fly out, your head full of memories... What to pack in your suitcases? Dried hibiscus flowers to make delicious karkade at home, embroidered Egyptian cotton t-shirts to wear again and again to keep that holiday feeling alive, a gold pendant as a souvenir from the Hurghada souk, and of course, a lucky scarab beetle, to ensure you return soon!