Dahab - Sub Aqua ?

[Stargazer]

Planning a trip with a few days in Dahab in December/January....anyone have any experience with this outfit: Sub Aqua, based at Iberostar Dahabeya hotel ? (and any experience with the hotel as lodging) ?

Subaqua-divecenter

Subaqua-divecenter

Also, any suggestions on non-diving activities for other family members ?

Thanks!

 

[Red Sea Shadow]

Suggestions for non-diving activities include quad-runner trips, camel trips, desert safaris (could be combined with diving safaris so that every one; diver and non-diver, is happy), and surfing (wind and kite).

 

[Stargazer]

Thanks Red Sea Shadow - do you know if it is cheaper to book these day trips in advance through a tour operator, or on the spot once there ? (We are getting quotes for the hotels, etc. from several Cairo-based tour operators at the moment.) The same camel trips, jeep trips, etc. seem to be offered by many different operators - how do you choose which to use ?

 

[Red Sea Shadow]

These trips are easy to be arranged once you're there in Dahab. Also I think that it's cheaper on the spot. Personally I don't use operators because I'm a trip organizer but if I were in your shoes, I would have asked for the operators' prices and book only if they're really peanuts. Else I'd go for the on spot booking with some reference prices in hand

 

[Shark3000]

Yes it will be cheaper to book on place and you are going at low season this means you don't run the risk of been refused because of overbooking.

 

[Stargazer]

Is anyone able to give me a general idea of what a typical price (or range) might be for a day trip, e.g. camel diving trip out of Dahab to Ras Abu Gallum, or day trip to Ras Mohamed ?

 

[Red Sea Shadow]

Is anyone able to give me a general idea of what a typical price (or range) might be for a day trip, e.g. camel diving trip out of Dahab to Ras Abu Gallum, or day trip to Ras Mohamed ?

A good operator would charge 90 to 100 Euro, depending on your dive package.

 

[Stargazer]

OK, thanks, that's helpful....