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The average water temperature in winter is 20 - 22 degree Celsius.

According to your personal sensitivity we recommend a wetsuit or semi-drysuit of 4.5 mm to 7 mm. Some of our clients even use a drysuit. Diving three dives with a 3 or 4.5 mm wetsuit might get chilly. An additional neoprene shirt would help. Due to strong winds we recommend a neoprene headband to prevent ear infections.

During summer, from May to October, a long john, a 3 mm wetsuit or even a shorty are sufficient.

Gloves are not really needed and are forbidden at most dive sites.

The voltage is 220 V with 50 Hz, and you should be prepared to failures of the electrical supply which still do occur sometimes.

In Sharm el Sheikh there are excellent doctors available, two hospitals and a modern decompression chamber with a 24 hour call-out service for diving emergencies.
A second new deco chamber has been opened 2005 in Dahab.
The chamber doctors speak several languages and have special training in hyperbaric medicine to treat decompression accident patients, lung embolisms or any other diving accident related injuries.

In order to guarantee that we maintain the pressure chamber every diving centre in Sharm el Sheikh requests their diving guests to make a small optional contribution known as the "deco dollar".

Sharm el Sheikh Hyberbaric Medical Centre

Sharm el Maya
Tel: 069- 3660922/3

24 hour Emergency Number:

Dr Adel Taher: 012 212 4292
Dr Ahmed Sakr: 012 333 1325

Upon arrival, your passport has to be valid at least for another six months.

At the airport you can receive a tourist visa for US $ 15.00.

IMPORTANT!!!
When arriving in Sharm el Sheikh you must ask for a visa valid for all Egypt to be allowed to dive in Ras Mohammed National Park and the Thistlegorm. When entering Sinai via Israel, you have to obtain your visa before leaving your home country.

The visa is a sticker (see photo) which you have to adhere into your passport. Important: please add the entry registration card you will receive during the flight from the flight attendant, completely filled in, to your visa page.

Free of charge visa for Sinai “Sinai Visa Only”
You can also enter Sinai with a special Sinai visa which restricts you to certain areas of the Sinai and valid for a stay up to 14 days.