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Liveboard holidays offer guests greater flexibility than land- based packages and are more suited to the adventurous diver. Sleeping in comfort abroad your boat, you are granted the best of both worlds- the chance to explore remote and unspoilt reefs, and the freedom to enjoy the more popular sites in the quiet of the night and early morning, when the marine world is at its best .

To join a liveboard in the RedSea,guests must hold a diving qualification equivalent to BSAC sports Diver or PADI advanced open water, with 30 logged dives, ( 50 for the Marine Park Islands & Sudan ). Further detalis of dive itineraries arw available on request .

As three meals a day are included in the holiday price and there is no need to load and unload equipment everyday, guests are afforded more time to dive .Most liveboards offer two to three dives a day subject to weather conditions and itineraries with additional night dives where possible .

Boat-building and astro- navigating have a long and proud tradition in the Red Sea. Local fishermen and boat captains have an ability to navigate corel reefs without the help of charts and many have a lifetime of experience on fishing boats

Having sailed the the seas for months at a time since childhood. Modern Red Sea dive boats are based traditional tired- and - tested designe with a few modifications in the interest of comfort such as wider beams allowing large cabins, more deck space and greater stability . Our main Southern RedSea liveboards have fulfilled the new maritime inspection criteria ( law 232 ) required by local authorities for access to the Marine Park Islands of the Brothers , Deadalus reed,Zabargad and Rocky .