Southern Red Sea Liveaboard, Weds 15th - Weds 22nd October 2008

We are very pleased to announce details of Rec-n-Tec's much requested first liveaboard trip, aboard the Grand Sea Serpent, visiting the best remote sites in the Southern Egyptian Red Sea; Deadelus, Rocky, Zabagad & St Johns. The outbound flight departs from London Gatwick at 10:15am and arrives into Marsa Alam at 5:35pm local time. Guests will then transfer directly to the boat and head out to sea. At the end of the week, guests will tranfer to a hotel in Marsa Alam for an overnight stay before the journey home. The return flight departs at 6:35 pm and arrives back into London Gatwick at 10:10pm local time.

The Grand Sea Serpent

At 40m overall this boat is huge by any standards - and luxurious. The interior decoration is a sumptuous blend of inlaid woods and custom-made fabrics. The cabins have music, fridge and ensuite bathrooms which feature multiple jet showers. There is always somewhere sunbathe, read a book in the shade or take a cool drink at the sundeck. The spacious, well equipped dive deck and platform comfortably facilitate her full compliment of divers.

Deadelus

The small, isolated reef, also known as Abu el-Kizan lies nearly halfway to Saudi Arabia. Its walls carpeted in soft corals, hard corals & enormous sea fans . Expect to see schooling baraccuda, jacks, tuna, rainbow runners, grey reef sharks and hammerheads. Threshers and dolphins can also be seen on occasion as can manta rays and whale sharks.

Rocky & Zabagard

These islands lie just north of Sudan and offer very different dives. At Rocky, the walls drop sharply from just a few metres below the surface. Tall dangling sea whips sprout from deeper water, while several great caves and overhangs offer a great place to watch the sharks go by. Zabagard is the largest island for miles around and has the most fantastic turquoise lagoon. Underwater on the southern side a sandy slope with a lovely coral tower leads to the drop off where hammerheads and manta rays can sometimes be encountered cruising up and down. There are several wrecks round the island; most have yet to be identified.

St Johns Reef

This massive reef system is located furthest south and is the most remote. There are dozens of excellent dives, some on tiny circular reefs which come to just below the surface. Huge shoals of fish congregate around spectacular vertical underwater gardens full of soft corals. Fusiliers, surgeon fish and unicorn fish often swarm together, in one big feeding frenzy. Turtles are common as are napoleon wrasse and grey reef sharks. Hammerheads and other shark species can also be seen on occasion in this area.