Dive Guide Book

Jackson Reef

Jackson Reef is the most northern reef in Tiran and is associated with the wreck (The Lara) which sank here in 1985 and was partially demolished in 1996.
Diving usually begins on the southern side which is sheltered from the winds and waves. Here the wall cut through by some splits and descends steeply to about 50 metres onto a sandy floor. Swimming in a westward direction you will see some gorgonians and a splendid red anemone at a depth of about 28 metres, you will thereafter find a plateau that is connected to Woodhouse Reef by a saddle.

Strait of Tiran

The Strait of Tiran lies north- east of Naama bay and is delimited to the west by the coast of Sinai and to the east by the island of Tiran.
Jackson Reef, Woodhouse Reef, Thomas Reef and Gordon Reef are four very popular reefs situated in this canal.
The topographical arrangement of these reefs and the presence of prevailing winds from the north mean their western and northern sides are much more exposed to the action of waves than the eastern and southern ones which are more sheltered.

Thistlegorm (Sha’ab Ali)
The Thistlegorm was a British transport ship that was transporting materials from Cape Town to the British troops in North Africa. It was lying at anchor on the night of the 5-6th of October 1941 when it was hit twice by German bombers from Crete. It sank in an upright position for 30 meters onto the flat and sandy floor.

The Thistlegorm lies 19.2 miles from Ras Mohammed and 31.2 miles form Naama bay and it takes about 4-5 hours to reach it from Sharm-El- Sheikh.

Shark and Yolanda Reef

Shark Reef is one of the most popular and famous dive sites in the Red Sea. The reasons being its extraordinary abundance of reef and pelagic fauna land the variety of its marine environment. The incredible spectacle of schools of hundreds of barracuda, Jackfish and Batfish is a sight rarely spotted anywhere else in the world but you would need to know your technical know-how to face the currents as at times, these can be extremely strong.

Ras Mohammed

The Ras Mohammed is the world renowned Marine National Park which boast a complex and absolutely unique ecosystem that counts over 1,000 species of fish and 150 species of corals. It is stretched over about 6,300 square kilometres of territory and situated south of the Egyptian tourist town of Sharm-El-Sheikh.

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Introduction to Dive Courses
If you are a beginner interested in scuba diving and thinking about doing a course, or an experienced diver looking to progress and increase your diving knowledge and skills, then you will need to know what courses you must complete to gain your certification.

This is a comprehensive guide to most of the courses and certifications that are on offer from the top diving associations including PADI, BSAC and others.

The London Intl Dive Show (LIDS) 2008 is being held at The ExCel centre on the weekend of the 8/9th March 2008.

According to the Dive Show website the emphasis is on extreme diving, with plenty of deep wreck action from Richie Stevenson and Carl Spencer, Innes McCartney and Mark Ellyatt. Another of the speakers will be Fabien Cousteau, grandson of Jacques and son of Jean-Michel.

There will be about 25 free seminars to attend and it is estimated that about 14000 divers will turn up over the course of the weekend.

Choosing Scuba Diving Insurance

When getting travel insurance for your dive trip it is important that it fully covers you for all your diving, any time in the water and on boats, as well as in transit to and from the dive sites.

Most travel insurance has some sort of watersports or diving cover but this is quite often limited to what you can do,