Diving in Hurghada for
beginners

Yes · exceptional for beginners. Warm water year-round (21°C in winter, 28°C in summer), high visibility (often 25 m+), and sheltered reefs that suit first dives. The Red Sea is one of the world's top entry-level destinations.

Yes. Our Discover Scuba Diving program is for first-time divers · no certification required, instructor at arm's length the entire time, max depth 8 m. Two dives of about twenty minutes each, on a full day out on the boat.

10 years old for the PADI Bubblemaker (children's intro program, max 2 m) and PADI Junior Open Water Course. Discover Scuba is also from age 10.

For an intro dive, basic swimming ability is enough · comfortable in water, can float for 1 minute. For the Open Water Course, you need to swim 200 m unaided and tread water for 10 minutes.

Cooler than people expect in winter (21–22°C, 7 mm wetsuit) and very warm in summer (27–28°C, 3 mm wetsuit). Wetsuits are included in all our prices.

The Red Sea has very few aggressive species. The most common 'big' encounters are reef sharks (shy and harmless), turtles, and Napoleon wrasse. We brief you on what you'll see and how to behave.

It depends. PADI requires a self-declaration medical form on day 1; some conditions need a doctor's clearance before diving. WhatsApp us beforehand with details and we'll tell you exactly what's required.

You equalise (gentle exhalation against a closed nose) every metre or two on descent. We teach this on day 1. If you can't equalise, you don't go deeper · there's no shame in calling a dive.