Dive Review of Emperor divers/Marina Lodge, Port Ghalib in
Red Sea/Egypt

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Emperor divers/Marina Lodge, Port Ghalib: "South Red Sea diving", Sep, 2015, by Eldon Okazaki, CA, US ( Top Contributor 54 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 8377.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	the bad: I was only American; Egypt is poor but prices were not cheap; the dive operation mixes experienced with beginners; so, some short dives; there was current but not ripping; the lodge was well kept/ maintained but had a huge cockroach; common stuff like scorpion fishs. the good: the Egyptians had humor; the Elphinstone reef deserved to be rated # 1;, esp., with close encounter with an oceanic, white tip shark; the service by the boat crew is he best in the world; the most detailed briefings by Hamza; a dive site drawing was called a UTERUS; the buffets at the Marina lodge were varied and mostly had huge quantities; even breakfast and lunches on the boats had huge quantities; the European divers were friendly/ social; some dives could last 65 minutes; English was well spoken by all; there were lots of dolphins; a few black baby manta rays were seen; a sea cow ( dudong) was chased by snorklers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	SE Asia, Hawaii, Caribbean, Palau, Yap, Dominican Republic, Cozumel, Indonesia, etc.
Closest Airport	Marsa Alam	Getting There	fom JFK to Cairo to HRG
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	29-29°C / 84-84°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-75 Ft/ 12-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	for some sites, not to exceed 40 meters and 65 minutes
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	each boat had a sufficient tank at the back; and a fresh water hose

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Dive Review of Emperor divers/Marina Lodge, Port Ghalib in Red Sea/Egypt

Emperor divers/Marina Lodge, Port Ghalib: "South Red Sea diving", Sep, 2015,

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Dive Review of Emperor divers/Marina Lodge, Port Ghalib in
Red Sea/Egypt