Dive Review of Camel divers in
Red Sea/Sharm el Sheikh

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Camel divers, Jan, 2008, by Ann Kugel, NY, USA ( 2 reports). Report 3932.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The dive shop was run mainly by expats. They hadn't had Americans pass through inn 2 years, but there were lots of Europeans: English, Danish, Italian etc. January was not the best time to dive, but the best time to see the pyramids, so water was colder, more currents, to windy to dive the Thistlegorm. Apr/May or October would have been better and easier for me as a 66 yr old diver but i didn't know that at the time. In spite of being the only American in Sharm el Sheikh during my 5 day stay, the Egyptians were very curious about me, they were very polite, friendly and a bit amazed that I not only was travelling alone, but still able to dive at 66 although I did take my tanks off in the water before I got back on board.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	I've been diving everyplace from shipwrecks in the northeast usa and North Carolina to truk, palau, australia, philippines, Vanuatu, solomons etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, dry	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	62-70°F / 17-21°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	80-0 Ft/ 24-0 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	I wore my 3 mm suit and rented a shorty to put over. depth, time - the usual. But fish were so plentiful that depth was not a real concern. no need to go below 100 ft ever
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	I did not take my camera as my main focus this trip was travelling up the Nile

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Dive Review of Camel divers in Red Sea/Sharm el Sheikh

Camel divers, Jan, 2008,

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Dive Review of Camel divers in
Red Sea/Sharm el Sheikh