– From/to Hurghada the routings North & Wrecks, North & Tiran, North & Brothers and Brothers-Daedalus-Elphinstone can be done. From/to Port Ghalib St.Johns, Brothers-Daedalus-Elphinstone, Daedalus-Rocky-Zabargad, Daedalus & Fury Shoal, and Rocky-Zabargad-St.Johns

On the eve of departure the ship will be in afternoon at the port. The bags are retold from the stowage compartments to pack all personal belongings. Details return Retrieved by an employee of Blue Planet Liveaboards .

Of course, we need some time to load our ships to clean and partly carry out minor maintenance. Therefore we ask for your understanding that on arrival the check-in can not be done before 18:00 h and check-out is to take place at 10:00 at the latest. If you check in earlier on the boat, please be understanding if our crew is still busy with the cleaning or packing. We reserve the right to accommodate you as our guests, due to organizational or technical reasons, the last night in a hotel.

The tour guide from Blue Planet Liveaboards will you receive already at the airport with a Blue Planet Liveaboards – sign in his hand. He cares about your visa, which must be pasted into a free page in your passport. After checking the immigration authorities it comes to the baggage carousels. Upon receipt of the luggage of the tour guide leads you to the air-conditioned bus, with which you will be transferred to the dive cruise ship. He also initiated the required reconfirmation of your flight tickets at the end of your holiday. Should the transfer in the evening to start your boat, you have the option of your holiday with sunbathing, swimming or relaxing to begin in Hurghada on the beach. Transfer times : from Airport Hurghada to Port Ghalib about 3 hours – from airport Marsa Alam to Port Ghalib about 10 minutes .

The passport data of all safari participants should be at least 1 week before departure to the office of Blue Planet Liveaboards.

The following information is required: name, first name, nationality, passport number, flight number, arrival and departure time, copy of passport. Note that your passport should be valid at least 6 months. Non-compliance, we assume no liability if there are delays at the exit.

We recommend a tip of 10% of the safari price per person and week. This is not mandatory.

– you can pay cash in Euro, US Dollar or British Pound, as well as with credit card ( Master or Visa ).

– all boats are equipped with first-aid supplies. Please take your own small pharmacy with you and your personal medicine. Please make sure that the medicine is compatible with diving.

– upon arrival to the boat you will be accompanied on board. Please take off your shoes immediately and for the whole stay. You can put your diving luggage into your personal box and take the rest to your cabin. The empty bags will be stored by the crew until departure. A towel and bath towel per person will be provided in the cabins and will be changed in the middle of the week. During the cooler season also a bathrobe will be provided. The responsible guide will inform you in the evening about the boat, safety, diving, and general things.

– if you want to sleep on deck please bring a sleeping bag with you. The mattress of the cabin bed can not be taken on deck. The mattresses of the sun deck can be used as basis.

– every day 3 meals will be provided as buffet. The breakfast consists normally of pita bread, toast, jam, honey, eggs, yoghurt, coffee, and tea. The main meal will be chicken, beef or fish, side dishes of rice, pasta or potatoes and different kinds of vegetables and salads. The dessert will be either pudding, cake or fruits. During the safari week Nescafe, tea, mineral water, Cola, Sprite, and juices are available all the time free of charge. Excluded are alcoholic drinks, energy drinks, and Nespresso.

– smoking is not allowed inside the cabins, the saloon, and on the dive deck. Please use the provided ashtrays and do not through the cigarette stub in the water!

– please do not throw the used toilet paper or other sanitary products in the toilet but use the provided bins otherwise it can cause a blockage of the drain system. Maintenance during the safari is mostly impossible or connected to dirtiness and unpleasant odor. Beside this the toilet paper might drift across the reef and will disturb the pleasure of diving. Please use soap and shower gel economical because the sewerage water is getting unfiltered into the sea. There are already bio-degradable and environmentally compatible products available on the market.

•   dive computer and spare battery
•   surface marker buoy ( SMB )
•   mask, snorkel, fins, and jacket
•   medical statement or medical certificate ( for the age of less than 40 years not older than 2 years, over 40 years not older than 1 year )
•   logbook
•   certification
•   regulator with alternative air supply
•   torch for each buddy team for day dives
•   dive insurance
•   copy of the passport
•   voucher of the agency
•   suit ( 3 – 7 mm ) depending on the season. The water temperature between April and October will be 24 – 28 degree, between November and March 19 – 24 degree

– From/to Hurghada the routings North & Wrecks, North & Tiran, North & Brothers and Brothers-Daedalus-Elphinstone can be done. From/to Port Ghalib St.Johns, Brothers-Daedalus-Elphinstone, Daedalus-Rocky-Zabargad, Daedalus & Fury Shoal, and Rocky-Zabargad-St.Johns

– for marine park trips ( Brothers, Daedalus, Rocky Island, and Zabargad ) at least 50 logged dives are required. Night diving is prohibited. Also it is not allowed to enter the islands.

– equipment has to be ordered latest one week before the trip, incl. the needed sizes for suit, BCD, and booties.

  full equipment ( suit, BCD, regulator, mask & snorkel, fins & booties ): 135,- Euro / week

  torch: 35,- Euro / week

  SMB: 15,- Euro / week

  computer: 35,- Euro / week

– on board of every boat will be one complete spare equipment. As it is not possible during a safari to bring spare parts please bring with you the according spare parts e.g. fin straps, a set of o-rings for the regulator, a.s.o.

Every diver needs to have – beside the dive gear – a computer or finimeter and watch, safety buoy, and torch. The regulator must have an alternative air supply.

Upon pre-order dive gear, torches, and computer can be rented. As there is no insurance you will be liable for damage or loss

– as Nitrox diver you can bring your own analyzer. One analyzer will be on board. The basic license for Nirox can be done on board during your safari week. On our boats you can dive with Nitrox either with 12 l or 15 l tanks and your general dive gear. In case of technical problems with the Nitrox unit there will not be any compensation.

– it is not allowed to make deco dives, the maximum depth is 40 m. As safety equipment there will be two 50 l oxygen tanks with fittings and a medic first-aid box on board. We highly recommend a special insurance which will cover the costs in case of diving accident or other sickness, rescue, costs for deco chamber, hospital stay, and air ambulance. Our boats are equipped either with Nautilus Rescue Radio or ENOS