Diver's Guide

The Red Sea Blog offers an informative Diver's Guide dedicated to helping both novice and experienced divers explore the unique underwater world of the Red Sea. It features advice on diving conditions, safety tips, and essential diving gear, as well as recommendations for diving courses and certifications.
  

Diving and breathing underwater

What do we breathe underwater during scuba diving? It would be best to use the term breathing gas. During the basic diving course you will use air. Other mixtures are nitrox and trimix.

Diving holidays with children in Hurghada

Discovering the underwater world certainly attracts not only many adults but also children. Try scuba diving. Summer and holidays are just the perfect time for that.

Travel insurance for diving in Egypt

Verify whether your current travel insurance covers diving in Egypt. Arrange your own insurance for the duration of your stay abroad or for a year.

When is the best time to dive in Egypt?

What is the best time of year to dive in the Red Sea in Hurghada? The season never ends and you can dive all year round. What is typical of different seasons.

Scuba diving course abroad

A scuba diving course by the sea is a great idea for people who want to learn to dive while on vacation or with children on holiday. What is a diving course like abroad?

Is diving and snorkeling in Egypt safe?

If you plan to go snorkeling or scuba diving in the Red Sea in Egypt, it is good to know what inhabits the coral reefs, what lives in the sea, what animals can be dangerous and how to behave in the water. 

Safety rules when diving from a boat

How do boats moor on coral reefs in Hurghada to prevent the destruction of corals and what to pay attention to to safely dive from a boat in Hurghada.

Sunscreens and coral reefs

Sunscreens and UV filters in sunscreens have a negative impact on coral reefs and cause the death of corals. Divers using sun protection may negatively ifluence the underwater environment.

How to start scuba diving

Many people think that diving courses are only for young, fit and excellent swimmers. The truth is different: anyone who is healthy, can swim (excellent swimming skills are not required), likes water and would like to stay under it can learn to dive.

Equalizing of pressure in the ears

If you are planning to take a scuba diving course and you have never dived before, you will be interested in how and why we need to equalize the pressure in the ears (middle ear). You may have gone underwater and felt discomfort in your ears.

Assembling and checking scuba diving equipment

Working as a diving instructor in Hurghada, I observe how many divers, regardless of experience, do not have the habit of checking their diving equipment on their own right after it is assembled.

Buddy check of divers and buoyancy control

How the proper buddy check looks like? Correct amount of weights for a diver and how to check buoyancy? By training with us as part of a diving course, learn how to properly check and choose amount of weights.