Blue Storm Itinerary
Rocky, Zabargad and St Johns8 days / 7 nights
About Blue Storm
- Brand new liveaboard purpose built for divers in 2020
- Thrilling trips through Egypt's most impressive Red Sea diving destinations
- Spacious and well-appointed cabins and common areas with modern details
- Adventurous week-long itineraries with up to 21 dives in just seven days
Blue Storm is one of Egypt's newest and nicest boats, built in 2020 and custom-designed for liveaboard diving. This spacious and modern safari yacht sleeps up to 22 guests, with stylish and comfortable cabins and common areas. Dive up to four times a day in the Red Sea's most epic regions, with outstanding facilities including free nitrox, the latest rental equipment, expert local guiding, and amenities for underwater photographers. Plus, a passionate and dedicated crew, happy to cater to your every need.
Itinerary details
8 days /
7 nights
18
Advanced Open Water - Minimum 50 dives
Required
Highlights
- Circular route to the southern sites of Rocky, Zabargad, and St Johns
- Search the overhangs of Rocky Island for rare black coral
- Dive the slender coral towers of Zabargad Island
- See some of Egypt's healthiest coral reefs at St Johns
- Explore the tunnels and small caves of Gota Kebir
- Night dives offered outside of marine parks
Day 1: On arrival day, a transfer is offered from the airport to the vessel, ready for check-in at 17:00. Once on board, you will be assigned your accommodation, receive a boat briefing, and select any rental equipment. The boat will spend the night in Port Ghalib.
Days 2-6: Combine some of Egypt’s best southern Red Sea dive destinations.
Rocky Island hosts a fringing reef that circles the entire perimeter of the island, dropping steeply to astonishing depths, although the most interesting features and life are found above 12m. Watch the blue for life but take care as there can be strong currents.
The island of Zabargad is an amazing dive spot. It is characterised by an enormous mountain reaching out of the water, surrounded by a lagoon and circling reef. There are a couple of wrecks and a great variety of corals and reef fish.
Located on the Tropic of Cancer, St. John’s Reef is the furthest South you will get in the Egyptian Red Sea. All its dive sites are very close to each other which means that you can easily move from one place to another. It therefore adds a lot of variety to your dives: drop-offs, tunnels and stunning hard-coral formations. One of these dives (St. John’s Caves or Umm Kharalim) is truly unique and is a photographer’s heaven with rays of light filtering through into the beautiful tunnels.
Day 7: In the afternoon, the boat will enter the harbour. Your luggage will be brought from the storage to prepare all your personal things.
Day 8: Check out after breakfast and before 10:00.
Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.
Transfer details
Departure
05:00pm
Port Ghalib
Marsa Alam Airport: RMF
Return
10:00am
Port Ghalib
Marsa Alam Airport: RMF
What's included
What's included
- Meals and snacks
- Water, tea and coffee
- Towels and toiletries
- Tanks and weights
- Airport transfers
What's not included
To be paid in advance or onboard
- Dive and travel insurance
- Local charges & fuel surcharge - €280 per trip
Optional Extras
To be booked in advance or paid onboard
- Single supplement - 80%
- Alcoholic drinks
- Tonic & soda water
- Equipment rental - €135 per trip
- 15L tanks - €30 per trip
- Nitrox
- Gratuities
Diving environments
Payment & cancellation terms
Payment policy
- Until 90 days before safari start 15 % of the complete price.
- 89 till 35 days before safari start 25 % of the complete price.
- 34 till 22 days before safari start 50 % of the complete price.
- 21 days till 15 days before safari start 70 % of the complete price.
- 14 days before safari start 90 % of the complete price.
- 7 days before safari start or non-appearance 100% of the complete price.
Special offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.
Cancellation policy
20% deposit - required to secure reservation.
80% balance - due 4 weeks prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 4 weeks before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.
80% balance - due 4 weeks prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 4 weeks before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.