Day 1 - Early evening arrival into Sharm

Day 2 - First day of PADI Open Water course* - Two sessions in the classroom with a video introduction and review of the manual followed by two confined water dives, in the pool where you learn and practice fundamental diving skills

Day 3 - Three further classroom sessions and three additional confined water dives

Day 4 - Two open water dives from the shore or boat

Day 5 - Two open water dives from the shore or boat

Day 6 - Two open water dives from the shore or boat

Day 7 - At leisure (in order comply with the 24-hour decompression rule there will be no diving today)

Day 8 - Return flight home

Contact Alicia on: 01273 265 205 Or email her at alicia.taitt@travelbound.co.uk for more details.  

  

  

*4 Day PADI course

The PADI open water course is a complete, carefully structured entry level scuba diving course designed to take students from a non-diver level to that of a certified diver. The certification is recognised worldwide and is valid for life. The programme consists of 5 classroom sessions, 5 confined water/pool training dives and four open water dives. It is a fairly intense course, and requires the reading of a course manual and a paper exam.   

  

Educational Excursions

  

Coloured Canyon

One of the natural wonders of the Sinai, the Coloured Canyon is awe-inspiring. Take a walk in between dramatic sandstone canyon walls streaked with melting yellows, purples, reds, magentas and gold. In certain places the canyon walls reach up to 40 metres. Consequently, a natural maze has been formed that is excellent for exploring and taking photographs.

 St Catherine's Monastery - Mount Sinai

Located at the foot of Mount Moses, St. Catherine's Monastery is built around what is thought to be Moses' Burning Bush. It has the second largest collection of illuminated manuscripts (The Vatican has the largest). The collection consists of some 3,500 volumes in Greek, Coptic, Arabic, Armenian, Hebrew, Slavic, Syriac, Georgian and other languages. Around the year 1850, the fourth century Codex Sinaiticus, which is now in the British Museum in London, was discovered here. There is also a small chapel (the Chapel of St. Triphone, also known as the Skull House) which houses the skulls of deceased monks.

Camel ride and Bedouin Dinner

No trip to Egypt would be complete without the obligatory and highly memorable camel ride. Set off from the camel station on a tranquil trek across the hauntingly beautiful Egyptian desert. From your lofty position enjoy superb views of the scorched desert and stunning mountains as the sun gently sets on the horizon. Visit a traditional Bedouin camp where you will be invited to sit around the fire and enjoy a typical local dinner including kofta and freshly baked Bedouin bread. The evening concludes with Bedouin tea, singing and dancing.