Dive Review of Orca Dive Clubs/Sheraton Soma Bay in
Red Sea/Soma Bay, Egypt

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Orca Dive Clubs/Sheraton Soma Bay, Nov, 2011, by Kristin W Weck Farrag, IL, US ( Contributor 17 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 6413.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	I wish we would have stayed at the Breakers Hotel, which is next to the dive center. It was way cheaper than the Sheraton, and the food was much better. Diving for us was shore diving, although the center did offer several boat trips each day. Shore diving was at the end of their very long jetty - you would load gear onto a golf cart and someone from the center would drive you to the end of the jetty. They will pick you up after your dive but a couple of times the golf cart was full and we walked back. It's very windy there so this can be cold. The fish life was plentiful going to the north, but not so much to the south. We always found interesting things on our dives there, but it's more suited to newer divers and snorkelers. The hard corals there were very beautiful. The folks at the dive center were helpful, but not intrusive. All in all a good experience. The Sheraton had great pools, beach, activities, etc. The rooms were good, but the food was very very expensive.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Palau, Fiji, Carribbean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	78-78°F / 26-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	There were no camera specific accomodations at the dive center. There were tables where you could sit and review pics or use a laptop, but there was no dry only area.

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Dive Review of Orca Dive Clubs/Sheraton Soma Bay in Red Sea/Soma Bay, Egypt

Orca Dive Clubs/Sheraton Soma Bay, Nov, 2011,

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Dive Review of Orca Dive Clubs/Sheraton Soma Bay in
Red Sea/Soma Bay, Egypt