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DAY 01: SHARM EL SHEIKH
Arrival to Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, meeting & assistance through passports and customs formalities by the representative of Continental Tours.
Transfer to your diving ship for embarkation.
After sunset, a night dive.
Overnight on board
DAY 02: SHARM EL SHEIKH
Start cruising south before sunrise and wake up at Beacon Rock, where the ill-fated British ship the "Dunraven" sank in 1867. The wreck is easy to enter, making it a good dive.
After lunch, you will dive in the "Small Crack", a passage that leads from the inner reef to the open sea.
Overnight on board
DAY 03: SHARM EL SHEIKH
Dive to look at the sunken trucks, motorcycles, train engines, tanks and other supplies from WW II. You'll see huge schools of game fish and beautiful soft corals everywhere.
You will spend the entire day there, with at least four dives.
Overnight on board
DAY 04: SHARM EL SHEIKH
Stop at "Shag Rock" and choose from either a spectacular wreck dive or a reef dive featuring huge table and fan corals and have the chance to see white tip sharks, reef sharks, sea turtles and a variety of other marine life.
Overnight on board
DAY 05: SHARM EL SHEIKH
Early arrival to Shaab Abu-Nuhas, home to a magnificent coral plateau. This reef is a graveyard of the four spectacular wrecks Giannis D, Carnatic, Chrisoula K, Sea Star and some stunning sea life as well.
Overnight on board
DAY 06: SHARM EL SHEIKH
Today you will dive at the National Park of Ras Mohammed, in what is reputed to be the best reef dive in the world: Shark Reef - a coral pinnacle with a drop off to 800 meters depth.
At least two dives at this wall, where you will see schools of snappers, huge moray eels, groupers and blue-spotted stingrays before moving on to a new site for a long and shallow dive.
Overnight on board
DAY 07: SHARM EL SHEIKH
Dive today at the Shark Observatory of Ras Mohammed, an exciting area with a narrow reef table and seaward wall with a sheer drop of 700 meters.
Later, cruise to Fisherman's Bank to dive the amazing reef here and visit two caves.
Cruise back to Sharm El Sheikh for an evening and a farewell dinner party.
Overnight on board
DAY 08: SHARM EL SHEIKH
Disembark from your diving ship after breakfast in Sharm El Sheikh and transfer to your hotel for check in.
Rest of the day is free at leisure.
Overnight
DAY 09: SAINT CATHERINE
After breakfast, travel by air-conditioned car through the Sinai Peninsula to visit St. Catherine's Monastery
Overnight
Day 10: SAINT CATHERINE - SHARM EL SHEIKH (FINAL DEPARTURE)
Early morning climb up Mount Sinai if you wish. The monks have built a staircase of rocks consisting of 3,750 steps leading to the summit.
After breakfast, transfer back to Sharm El Sheikh International Airport for final departure.
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