Your unforgettable diving holiday with 3 Turtles Diving Center
Join us for an unforgettable diving holiday in 2017. Only €435 per person for certified divers. […]
Join Our Amazing Deep South Safari in September 2016
Sailing to the southernmost reefs, this cruise departs from Hamata Port. On board with M/Y Aphrodite from 17/09/16 till 01/10/16 At Fury Shoals, dive Shaab Claude with its famous swim-throughs and huge porite corals. White Tip Reef sharks and an anemone and clownfish settlement can be seen a little off the reef to the South. [...]
3 Turtles, Safaga Dive Spots: Shaab Shear
Shaab Shear East & Al Kahfain This is a slightly crescent shaped reef stretching on an east-west axis where dives are made on both ends. To the north of the reef the wreck after Al Kahfain, a 115m long 6000 ton Ro-Ro car- and passenger ferry, built by Camell Laird in 1967 at Birkenhead for [...]
3 Turtles, Safaga Dive Spots: Shaab Saiman
Located at the north tip of Abu Soma this dive site is extremely exposed to weather and wind. It’s often not possible to go here which makes a dive at this site even more special. There is a huge ridge of hard coral right outside main reef and in between runs a canyon from a [...]
3 Turtles, Safaga Dive Spots: Tobia Soraya
This dive site is best made from the mooring and back. You will not travel far from the boat or cover a large area but you will navigate a fair distance between pinnacles and through canyons and you will definitely find a lot of interesting marine life. There might be a few boats on this [...]
3 Turtles, Safaga Dive spots: Tobia Kebir
This dive site can either be made as a drift dive or stationary dive from the mooring and before deciding on the dive plan you should check the current. Most of the time you’d chose to go from the boat stationary on the mooring. When you descend you will find yourself over a flat sandy [...]
3 Turtles, Safaga Dive Spots: Ras Abu Soma North
There are two mooring lines allowing boats to tie up just out of reach for the house reef divers jumping in from the jetty in Soma Bay. This dive can be made from the boat and back but it’s better as a drift dive. When you drift you will start right on the corner that [...]
3 Turtles, Safaga Dive Spots: Tobia Noss
Noss means half but it can also be used as a description for “in the middle” or “half way”. In the name Tobia El Noss it describes the location half way between Tobia Kebir and Tobia Soraya. With the right conditions and current you can drift the whole way from the north end of Tobia [...]
3 Turtles, Safaga Dive Spots: Salem Express
Built and launched as Fred Scamaroni in France 1966. Sold to El Salaam tour line and renamed Salem Express. The captain of Salem Express was well known for his skills and experience. He was also one of the few who confidently navigated the “shortcut” passing the Hyndman Reef into Safaga harbour saving almost an hour [...]
3 Turtles, Safaga Dive spots: Panorama
Panorama South Panorama is called Um Alama by Egyptian seamen. This means mother of signals and refers to the two beacons (Fanous) on top of the reef. At the south end of this oval shaped reef you will find the classic Red Sea Plateau stretching out from a depth of 16 metres to about 35 [...]