Camel Dive Club Blog

It has been seven years since TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site, recognises the achievements of hospitality businesses with Certificates of Excellence. For all these seven years Camel outlets (Hotel, dive centre, Pomodoro restaurant and Camel Bar) are among those! It's a big honour for us to receive this high recognition which comes direct from the guests who visited us and took the time to share their valuable experience online. We always reply to all reviews on Tripadvisor –it’s your way to show that we do truly care about your opinions. TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence accounts for the quality, quantity and recency of reviews submitted by travelers over a 12-months period. To qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five, have a minimum number of reviews and must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months. We are delighted that so many guests are willing to share their feedback about Camel - thank you for your enthusiasm and support. If you still haven't shared your feedback about us, please do so now and inspire other travellers to try the Camel experience.

Camel Dive Club & Hotel outlets have achieved one of the highest accolades in travel, the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2016, for the sixth consecutive year. The award celebrates Camel excellence in hospitality and recognition by our guests: Camel Hotel, Camel Dive Club, Pomodoro restaurant, Tandoori restaurant and Camel Bar. Winning the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence is a true source of pride for the entire Camel team and we’d like to thank all our guests who took the time to share their feedback on TripAdvisor. With the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence based on customer reviews, the accolade is a remarkable vote of confidence to our business and our continued commitment to excellence. If you still haven’t shared your Camel experience on TripAdvisor or if you'd like to read what fellow divers think about us, please have a look or help travellers to make the right choice!

The Camel team is excited to announce that we have received the PADI Green Star Award. This Award is granted to us for the 5th consecutive time for our commitment to conservation initiatives and our efforts to reduce the environmental impact of our daily operations at Camel Hotel and restaurants, at our dive centres and on our dive boats.
Special mention must be made of our Camel Tribe boat which is the first daily boat of its kind in Sharm el Sheikh to have all the onboard electronics powered by a solar powered generation system. This is supplemented by an additional alternator from one of the engines. The boat’s septic tank means that effluents will not be pumped into the water whilst on a mooring and there is also an energy-efficient fresh air inlet system, designed to keep the lower saloon cool.
Being divers, we know that the protection of the underwater world is paramount to the future of the Red Sea and the World Ocean in general. Our team keep on working towards taking proactive action to ensure that our oceans stay as pristine and beautiful. Thank you to PADI organisation for recognizing that. With the help of this “star” divers all over the world can check the environmental policies of the operators they're choosing and opt for environmental awareness.
At Camel, our eco achievements both below and above water wouldn't be possible without the enthusiastic support of our guests and instructors – THANK YOU. We want to say thank you also to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society who is regularly organising the clean ups around Sharm, in which we are honoured to take part. We hope that more and more divers, diving organisations and clubs will think “green” and cooperate to reduce their environmental footprint. Let’s protect what we love.

These days more and more divers are choosing alternative ways to reach sunny Sharm as they simply can’t wait to dive in our beautiful Red Sea. After the recent updates, we thought you would appreciate a few tips on the best ways to reach Sharm with non-direct flights. Travelers from all over the world, including many UK expats, are currently reaching Sharm either with flights from Italy, Turkey and Switzerland or with flights to other Egyptian destinations (i.e. Cairo and Hurghada) and then with domestic EgyptAir flights to Sharm.
Choose the best option for you and match your chosen flights with our special offer:

• Fly with Pegasus from London (Stansted or Gatwick) via Istanbul
• Fly with EgyptAir from London (Heathrow), Manchester and Edinburgh via Cairo
• Fly to Hurghada with Monarch, Thomson or easyJet, then take a connecting flight to Sharm with EgyptAir
• Fly to Milan with any available airline, then fly with Meridiana to Sharm
• Fly to Zurich with any available airline, then fly with Edelweiss to Sharm

For more details, please contact us at or via a Facebook private message. See you in Sharm!

Camel has been awarded worldwide “Dive Center of the Year” for the fourth time. We are proud to add another Golden Diver statuette to our collection: 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2011! It’s a big honor for all Camel Team to receive such a fantastic acknowledgment and we are happy to witness that after 30 years our philosophy still matches our guests’ idea of a dream diving holiday. Having being voted by UK divers "Dive Center of the Year 2015” means a lot to us, especially this year in which we also celebrate Camel Dive Club’s 30th birthday!
Congratulations to Egypt which was awarded worldwide diving “Destination of the Year 2015”, demonstrating divers’ support and continued love for our unbeatable Red Sea diving. Also our partner Scuba Travel reached the highest step of the podium in the “Tour operator of the Year” category! Well done guys! We would like to thank all our guests who have supported us by choosing and voting for Camel among thousands of diving centres around the globe. An OCEAN of THANK YOUs from the bottom of our hearts!

We are happy to announce that we are introducing a new half board option for all our guests staying at Camel Hotel. You can now the half board option for your stay at Camel Hotel or upgrade it upon check-in at the reception and enjoy quality dining at our main restaurant Pomodoro. The dinner menu of the half board meal plan has a rich selection of dishes for a very attractive price. By upgrading to half board you can choose to order one starter, one main course, one dessert with one soft drink/water at only 11 Euro per person, per night. Not interested in the Half Board? Pomodoro restaurant will still offer its famous food menu for à la carte dining. Check our special offers including your stay at Camel Hotel and diving and book your next Red Sea holiday at Camel.