Escorted Diving Trips
Spend a week in the Red Sea - specialist wreck and photography tours aboard the superb vessels of Tornado Marine's Red Sea liveaboard fleet, or visit stunning destinations worldwide!
On these very special trips you'll dive the best sites at each destination, and be able to enjoy full briefings and background presentations or take part in workshops to enhance your skills!
Red Sea liveaboard - Tornado Marine's superbWhirlwind
Get Wrecked in the Egyptian Red Sea
Wrecks, wrecks and more wrecks! There are plenty of wrecks to choose from in the Egyptian Red Sea, from the well-known wartime casualties Thistlegorm and Rosalie Moller to the cluster of nineteenth century wrecks including Carnatic, Dunraven and more, and all smothered in marine life and dripping with history and romance.
On these trips you'll get detailed pre-dive briefings on each wreck, plus a daily presentation on some aspect of maritime and Red Sea history so that you go home having enjoyed some superb diving and gained a deeper understanding of the wrecks and their place in history. Take a look at the pages on Red Sea wrecks and you'll have some idea what to expect from the diving.
Here's a possible itinerary:
Day 1: Check dive, cross to Abu Nuhas, dive Chrisoula K and Giannis D, then night-dive Abu Nuhas Reef*
Day 2: Kimon M and Carnatic at Abu Nuhas, cross to Gubal for afternoon and night-dives on the barge
Day 3: Steam around the northern tip of Gubal and make three dives on Rosalie Moller
Day 4: Ulysses at Gubal, then cross back to Kingston and finish on Thistlegorm for two dives
Day 5: Two further dives on Thistlegorm, then Dunraven and night-dive the reef at Beacon Rock*
Day 6: Two dives at Ras Mohammed and then Karaba en route for the final night on the boat at Ras Caty
*You might be lucky and night dive Giannis D or Dunraven instead of reefs!
Dates for 2010, all departing ex-Sharm:
25th April
1st August
24th October - Fully booked
Motorcycles, part of Thistlegorm's cargo on her final voyage
Focus on the Red Sea
A brand new itinerary for 2010! More divers than ever before are carrying a camera beneath the water, so here's a trip that will help you get the very best from your pictures, in the relaxed and informal setting of a Red Sea.
On offer will be a series of presentations, workshops and discussions to help you get the very best results from your camera. The trips are not about expensive equipment, they're about getting the best results from whatever camera you already own and having a great time diving!
Topics covered will include camera set-up, housing preparation and care, composition, lighting and post-processing images in software, all to help you get this sort of result:
Dates for 2010, departing ex-Sharm on Cyclone:
20th June
Focus on Wrecks
An Escorted Wreck week with a photographic slant! There will be the full range of wreck briefs and evening presentations as usual, plus a full programme of photographic workshops. If you're a wreckie you can dive metal until you're exhausted, and if you're a photographer we'll talk pictures between dives. And if you're both, it'll be a busy and rewarding week!
Dates for 2010, departing Sharm:
10th October
14th November
Newfoundland Wreck Special
Virgin shipwrecks in Canada!
8th May 2010
To book, or for more information, contact Scuba Travel on 0800 072 8221, or see
