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Dahab in 4 days - Very special NEW offers :)

We present you a four days packages with a lot of activities! Dahab has plenty to see and do :)


Category A:  3 NIGHTS - 4 DAYS OFFER 


1st day
Three pools safari - Three shallow, connected pools with beautiful coral reef. Very nice snorkeling location, 10 km south of Dahab, at Southern Oasis. From the glass boat you can explore sea life and after you can enjoy snorkeling in Lagoon area too!
(including transportation, snorkeling equipment, lunch, glass boat trip (1,5h) and snorkeling at Lagoon area)


2nd day
Ras abu Gallum safari - visit to the Bedouin village and National Park - Ras abu Gallum and spending day at one of the most beautiful places in Dahab. You will see the real Bedouin life, taste a delicious, fresh bedouin food, ride a camel and spend a relaxing day in snorkeling.
(including transportation - jeep & camel ride, snorkeling equipment, the hut rental, bedouin lunch)


3rd day
Quad bike safari
that will take you through the Connection valley and throught the desert ,up to the "Mountain of the twilight", where you can drink some beduin tea,and then down to the panorama of Dahab.
(including your personal quad bike & desert guid)


Including: accommodation at bedouin camp (AC, bathroom) with breakfast, all transportation, snorkeling equipment + free access to Rush Bar! 

Price:150 $ per person!




Category B:  3 NIGHTS - 4 DAYS OFFER 



1st day Three pools safari
(including transportation, snorkeling equipment, lunch)

2nd day Ras abu Gallum safari
(including transportation jeep & camel, snorkeling equipment, the hut rental, bedouin lunch)

3rd day Quad desert safari
(including your personal quad bike & desert guid) 

Including: accommodation at Auski camp (AC, bathroom) with breakfast, all transportation, snorkeling equipment.


Price:130 $ per person!



Category C:  3 NIGHTS - 4 DAYS OFFER 


1st day Three pools Safari
(including transportation,snorkeling equipment and lunch - not including the glass boat!)

2nd day Ras abu Gallum Safari
(including transportation jeep & cammel, snorkeling equipment,the hut rental and bedouin lunch)

3rd day Quad desert Safari
(including your personal quad bike & desert guid)

Including: accommodation at Auski camp (fan, bed, shared bathroom) with breakfast, snorkeling equipment.

Price:110 $ per person! 




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The Blue hole - a dive site first and foremost :)

Red Sea, Egypt


"The Red Sea is a corridor of marvels - the happiest hours of my diving experience have been spent there". - Jacques Cousteau, undersea explorer and the father of the silent world

"Have you ever swam out in the sea and not been able to see the bottom? All you can feel is the freezing cold water beneath your feet, all you see is dark blue water extending to infinity.

The Blue hole, Dahab
Imagine for one second descending into the blue, deeper and deeper with every kick and breath. The adrenaline kicks in and as the pressure builds, water compresses your chest. You’re scared, but there is something strangely inviting about the descent that makes it feel like you’re travelling to the center of the Earth. Looking ahead and all around you can see only a wall that drops for meters into the blackness below, and it is inviting, alluring. Welcome to the world of blue holes." - Linda, the sea explorer.
There are a number of blue holes across the globe, but only a few are frequented by divers. One of the five best in the world is Dahab's Blue hole. 

The Blue hole, Dahab
Dahab's Blue hole is located about 15 minuts outside of town by car. What you will see is a large crater style hole along the edge of the reef wall. It is a kind of submarine cave around 130 m deep. There's a shallow opening, around 6 m deep, known as "the saddle", going out to the see. Also tunnel which lies at a depth of 56m, known as  "the arch", 26m long. Tech divers come from all over the world to dive the Arch - a very challenging dive. 

(video: The first no fins, no suit freedive through the Arch, a 30m long tunnel connecting Dahab's Blue Hole to the Red Sea at a depth of 55m - William Trubridge, the world record holder in unassisted freediving)


Even though the wind and waves of the Red Sea can be rough, the Blue Hole is sheltered by reef and all you feel is a weak surface current, if any disturbance at all. The visibility is always in excess of 15 metres and on shore you will find toilets, change rooms and a selection of café-like restaurants serving hot lemon, bedouin tea and a delicious meal after a good day of freediving and snorkling.


Excellent conditions and depths make Dahab's Blue hole one of the world's famous dive sites and a magnet for freedivers.

In the 1960's, the Red Sea was famed by Jacques Cousteau - french inventor, engineer, explorer, naturalist, poet, and father of the undersea world. The story says that the entrance to the Blue hole was created by Captain Cousteau dynamiting the reef to get his ship in.


The Blue Hole, Dahab
The Blue Hole, Dahab
Dahab, The Blue hole
All in a must dive and snorkling site, you can not miss while in Dahab :)





What do you know about camels?

Caravan, Egypt


When people all over the world think of Egypt, they think of the Pyramids with a graceful caravan of camels passing by them. It is a romantic dream of many people to view such a caravan. Before my trips to Egypt, I saw camel few times in the Zoo. I never found it too interesting nor lovely creature.

My first, real contact with camel was last month, in Dahab, on our way to Ras Abu Gallum. That day, I totally fell in love in this sweet, patient, uncomplaining and in many ways remarkable animal. So here's a short story about "nature's true nomads" :)

Perhaps nowhere else on earth is more associated with the camel than the Arabian Peninsula.The camel has played such an important role in Arab culture that there are over 160 words for "camel" in the Arabic language!

Taken at Sakara Area, Giza, Egypt—a love story between the man and his camel
Arabian camels, also known as dromedaries, have only one hump, but they employ it to great effect. The hump stores up to 80 pounds (36 kilograms) of fat, which a camel can break down into water and energy when sustenance is not available. These humps give camels their legendary ability to travel up to 100 desert miles (161 kilometers) without water. Camels rarely sweat, even in desert temperatures that reach 120°F (49°C), so when they do take in fluids they can conserve them for long periods of time. In winter, even desert plants may hold enough moisture to allow a camel to live without water for several weeks. When camels do refill, however, they soak up water like a sponge. A very thirsty animal can drink 30 gallons (135 liters) of water in only 13 minutes. Camels prefer to walk; however, they can run at a speed of 10-20 mph (16-32 kph). They have excellent eyesight and smell, which can make wild camels hard to approach.

Arabian camels have been domesticated for approximately 3,500 years and have been long valued as pack animals. They can carry large loads for up to 25 miles (40 kilometers) a day. Today, nearly all of the world's camels are domestic animals. 

Young Bedouin boys represent their tribes racing camels in this annual event north of Dahab, Sinai, Egypt. Ten thousand Egyptian pounds in prize money await the winner. Camels are entered according to age and ability, the final seeing racing camels valued at 20,000 Egyptian pounds and the running of a 16-kilometer desert race.

While having a reputation for being an unpleasant, the camel is actually a friendly animal. A distressed camel will spit a noxious stream of stomach contents, but generally a camel is a pleasant, hard working, intelligent animal. So ride your camel with respect! :D

Egyptian boy and his camels, Dahab, Egypt
And just an advice about how to ride a camel:Camels are not horses. Do not try to sit astride it like it is one.

Watch the way your guide rides. Scoot all the way up to the saddle horn so it is flush against your abdomen and place your legs towards/on the downward slope leading to the neck of the camel. Hook your right leg upward a bit and get comfortable.

This may seem unstable when you first take yourself out of sitting astride, but there is a reason the locals ride this way. Give yourself two minutes sitting astride a camel in horseback fashion and you'll end up limping the rest of your trip.