Dune Titan Itinerary

Elba

8 days / 7 nights

About Dune Titan

  • Eight-day liveaboard safaris in the northern, central, and southern Red Sea
  • Generous common areas, ideal for relaxing during surface intervals
  • Three to four dives each day, exploring coral reefs, shipwrecks, and walls
  • PADI courses with real reef diving throughout the certifying process

Custom designed with divers in mind, Dune Titan - formerly known as Jessica - is a dream Red Sea liveaboard, boasting contemporary interiors, comfortable cabins, and outstanding facilities for divers. This boat is well-known for its friendly and patient crew, happy to offer hands-on service and cater to your every need at sea. Dive up to four times a day, taking in the Egyptian Red Sea's most exciting reefs, walls, and wrecks - home to dolphins, sharks, and vast clouds of colourful fish. In between dives, you'll have plenty of room to relax and time to take in activities like PADI courses, snorkelling, and sundowner cocktails with a view from the sundeck.

Learn more about Dune Titan

Itinerary details

8 days / 7 nights
16
Advanced Open Water - Minimum 50 dives
Required

Highlights

  • Explore the tunnels and small caves of St Johns
  • Meet the resident dolphins of Fury Shoals’ pristine reefs
  • Dive the Shaab Kabrit reef
  • Explore the Elba dive sites - Gota Kabrit, Habili Shalal and the Ohrob

Day 1:
Welcome at the airport, transfer by bus from the airport to the marina, installation in the cabins and discovery of the boat.

Day 2:
Wake up, breakfast, then a welcome briefing (organisation of the week, safety instructions on board, etc.) will be presented to you by the guide. A check of your diving documents and insurance will be carried out before leaving the marina. The captain will head to the first dive site 30 minutes from departure.

The so-called “rehabilitation” dive briefing will be presented to you by the guide. After lunch you will sail approximately two hours south to arrive at the Gota Sharm site where you will carry out the second dive of the day. In the early evening, after dinner, the boat will continue its journey all night towards the south to arrive in the early morning at the Tropic of Cancer in the Saint John's area.

Day 3:
For this first day on St John's, three dives will be offered to you. Navigation times between sites vary between 30 minutes and 1.5 hours in the Saint John's area. Dive sites are carefully chosen by your guide based on the weather and the number of boats at the sites. For a peaceful night, the boat will moor behind a reef sheltered from the waves.

Day 4:
At sunrise, the captain and his crew will take you for another day at three other sites in Saint John's.

Day 5:
A final dive on Saint John's before starting the climb back north. On the road, we will stop halfway between the Saint John's area and the Fury Shoals, for a legendary dive: the Um Kararim caves. We will finally arrive in the afternoon at Sataya (Dolphin house) located in the Fury Shoals area. Once there, depending on the light or the time of arrival on site, you will have the opportunity to do a snorkelling session with the dolphins. The third dive of the day will be done during the day, at dusk or at night. The boat will remain moored in Sataya for the night.

Day 6:
If the snorkelling session with the dolphins could not be organised the day before, we will organise it that morning. Your guides will then take you to discover two reefs in the Fury Shoals area. After lunch, the captain will sail approximately five hours north to arrive at the Sheleneyat site. This third dive will take place at dusk or at night, depending on our arrival time. After dinner, it’s time for the festivities!

Day 7:
You will sail 45 minutes to reach the site where you will make your first dive. After breakfast, you will leave for two hours of navigation and arrive in the Marsa Alam area where the last dive of the cruise will be offered to you. You will then have the opportunity to rinse your equipment on the rear platform of the boat before sailing 30 minutes towards the Marsa Alam marina. Arrival is expected around 2 p.m. and therefore, some activities will be offered to you by your guide to occupy your afternoon if you wish. It is also entirely possible for you to stay on the boat.

Day 8:
The boat departure will be after breakfast or depending on your flight and transfer times to the airport or hotel.

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

02:00pm

Port Ghalib

Marsa Alam International Airport: RMF

Return

10:00am

Port Ghalib

Marsa Alam International Airport: RMF

Choose your trip