Diving in Red Sea from Israel ??

[WendySH]

I got my draft schedule today and the possible dates of my diving vacation are as follows:
19/12 leave Beer Sheva to Eilat and dive ASAP
20/12 diving
21/12 diving
22/12 05:30 flight from Tel Aviv to Shanghai

How should I organize my diving trip such that I can gain the most from it?

I am holding a Hong Kong passport. Do I need a visa to cross border to Sinai or Aqaba?

 

[DesertEagle]

Here are some pictures from Eilat and Taba.

 

[Freefly scuba]

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I will have a business trip to Israel in mid December 2005. I am thinking to take 1-2 days vacation and dive in Red Sea. Can anyone help to provide me some information:

1. Will it be too cold to dive in Red Sea in December? What will be the water temperature? Is 3mm wet suit enough?
2. I understand that I need to go to Eilat if I want to go diving. How can I travel from Beer Sheva to Eilat?
3. Normally, how much a 1-2 days dive trip cost?
4. Any recommendation of good dive operators?

I just got back two days ago from that exact location

Fell free to conatact me directly
I had 1 day i made it two.
Drive/fly to Eliat walk accross boarder change your money during the crossing
get in a cab take it to Dahab 1hour 20 minutes for approx 150 pounds total they wil ask for 300 barter, crazy road up and over the mountain
10 dollar a night stay available everywhere I recomend Stay at the Bedouin Lodge
very cool place I didn't want to leave
the water was good air windy i hate cold water this was good with the provided suits
john and spring
Have fun I wish I could go back

Mkae sure you do the canyon and the Blue hole with the wells entry
I will recomend my dive dude if you want there are way too many