Dive with Camel
Camel has been offering diving in Sharm el-Sheikh since 1986 and is still the longest-established dive centre in Sharm. For 40 years we have been taking divers from the centre of Naama Bay to Ras Mohammed, the Straits of Tiran, the SS Thistlegorm and many more sites. We are an SSI Diamond Instructor Training Center, and we keep it to 6 divers per guide and 3 students per instructor, because safer diving is also better diving.
Why dive with Camel?
We have been here since the beginning of diving in Sharm, and we were among the first to create a real ecosystem built around the diver. Everything we do starts from 4 things: our experience, the people who dive with us, the reef we dive on and safety on every dive.
40 years of experience
We were here when Naama Bay was little more than sand and sea. We know the sea and this job inside out.
Safety first
A maximum of 6 divers per guide and 3 students per instructor, structured briefings, and every dive kept within 30 metres.
Respect for the reef
The first dive centre in Egypt to join Green Fins, and a certified Green Star Hotel.
Made for divers
Dive centre, training pool, hotel, restaurant and rooftop, all under one roof in Naama Bay.
Choose your diving days
Dive with us for as many days as you like, with two guided boat dives a day. Our most popular options are a full day, three days or five days, and booking online in advance costs less than paying at the dive centre.
* Advance online price per person, when you book at least 48 hours before arriving in Sharm.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- Tanks and weights
- Group dive guide
- Return transfers from any Sharm hotel (if you’re not staying with us)
- Free 32% nitrox for nitrox-certified divers
- 14% VAT
EXTRAS
- Boat lunch (optional)
- National Park fees
- Third dive
- Equipment rental
- Surcharges for specific dive sites, such as the SS Thistlegorm, Million Hope, Dunraven and Dahab
New to diving?
Discover the different ways to try diving, from a half-day experience to the full SSI Open Water course.
Read our guide to first time scuba diving in Sharm el-Sheikh.
- Max 3 students per instructor
- Multilingual instructors
- Start in our training pool then the open sea
Want to stay with us too?
Combine your diving days with a room at Camel Boutique Hotel, with the dive centre, restaurant and rooftop all under one roof in Naama Bay.
- Wake up a few steps from the dive centre
- No early transfers before the boat leaves
- Pool, rooftop and Pomodoro restaurant on site
A day diving with Camel
No fixed schedule and no rushing. Each day is planned around the weather, sea conditions and the experience of the group, and we let you know the next destination the day before.
- 8:00 am
Meet at the dive centre (not staying with us? We pick you up from your hotel), then head to the harbour together and board the boat. - First dive
- Coffee and cake break
- Second dive
- Lunch on board
- Third dive (extra)
- Usually between 4:00 and 5:00 pm
Back at the dive centre for a beer together.
Our boats
Meet your home at sea: Talia and Camel Tribe, our own dive boats. They’re set up for the time between dives too, with a shaded deck to relax on, a full briefing before every dive and a fresh lunch cooked on board by our crew. In high season we sometimes also work with long-standing partner boats of the same standard.
Where we dive
From Naama Bay we reach some of the best-known sites in the Red Sea: clear water, some currents, and reefs, walls and drop-offs for every level. Each season brings something different underwater, so if you are still choosing when to come, our guide to the best time to dive the Red Sea breaks it down season by season. Curious which sites our team rates the best? Our guides and instructors, who have been diving here for many years, picked their top 10 dive sites in Sharm el-Sheikh.
…and many more sites, chosen day by day based on sea conditions.
Trusted by divers worldwide
Want an honest take from one of our regulars? Read our Q&A with Steve.
Dive with Camel FAQs
Book online at least 48 hours before you arrive in Sharm to get our advance online price. You can also book at the dive centre when you arrive, at the standard price.
At least an Open Water Diver certification from a recognised agency, such as SSI or PADI. Some sites ask for more experience: for the SS Thistlegorm you need at least 20 logged dives.
Yes. Depending on your experience and when you last dived, we may suggest a refresher before your first boat dive, so you start relaxed and confident.
No. Choose as many diving days as you like and spread them out to suit your pace.
2 guided boat dives a day. When there is enough interest, you can add a third dive as an extra.
There is no fixed schedule: trips are planned day by day, and we let you know the next day's destinations the day before. We generally alternate between local dive sites, Ras Mohammed National Park and the Straits of Tiran. Special trips such as the SS Thistlegorm, Dunraven or Dahab run on request when possible.
Yes, on request when conditions allow. It is a full-day trip for experienced divers with at least 20 logged dives and a full Egyptian visa, and it has a surcharge. You can find it on our prices page.
Yes. 32% nitrox is free for nitrox-certified divers. Not certified yet? You can take the SSI Enriched Air Nitrox course with us.
Yes, you can add lunch cooked on board by our crew. It is optional and paid at the dive centre.
All year round. The water is about 21°C in winter and 28°C in summer, and each season brings something different. Read our guide to the best time to dive the Red Sea.
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