Resort Holiday – Swimming with wild dolphins
( Eco-village beachside resort ) 7 nights
Programme runs all year / date of your choice
Costs from £510 per person
Range of accommodation to suit all budgets. (Child discounts )
Come and stay at the beautiful eco-village beachside resort from where you can take day trips out to the local off-shore reef to swim with the dolphins. We will arrange your accommodation and dolphin boat trips. The rest of the time you can plan your own choice of activities such as diving, desert camel rides, Luxor ancient Egypt Tour. Arrange in advance or whilst there.
Booking and prices
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
A 7 day programme includes
- 7 nights accommodation, all meals served buffet style excellent cuisine and wide variety, soft drinks
- Airport transfers and transfers to the dolphin-swim boat trips
- Services of dolphin swim guides and local hosts who will look after any logistics of the holiday. Also the snorkelling briefing and safety talk,
- 3 full day Dolphin Swims, lunch on board
- unlimited house reef snorkeling, an off-site snorkelling excursion to se turtles and dogong, .
- On the other days you will have the options of snorkelling on the coral reefs along the shore of the ecovillage and other bays in the area, extra trips to the dolphins or even try scuba diving, or just relax and enjoy the peace of the desert and sea. Additional Excursions include horse riding, desert trips, city tour, and a day trip to Luxor can be pre arranged or booked whilst there subject to availability
On the 3 Dolphin Swim days you will be transferred at 930am (40 min transfer) to the dive boat with other divers and snorkellers. Lunch on boat and return back about 5 pm
YOUR ARRIVAL
After a 5 hour flight direct from the UK or main airports in Europe, link getting there you will be met at the airport by a driver holding a ‘Dolphinswims- Wild and Free’ sign. He will be directly outside the airport building or just down the stairs to the car parks. We will meet your flight whatever time of day you arrive and you can choose the dates and number of days for your holiday. You will be given a cool bottle of water and soft drink on arrival.
You will travel by air-conditioned car or mini-bus to the ecovillage in Marsa Alam where you will be greeted and shown to your accommodation. There will be a meal waiting for you in the restaurant or a snack, depending on the time of day.
The Programme
You will be given an orientation and a snorkelling practice on your first day to get comfortable with your mask and snorkel if you need to. There will be a safety talk and opportunity to snorkel in the bay close to the resort. Resort guides are available if you need them and various extra excursions can be pre booked or arranged when you are there.
On 3 days each week we travel in well equipped dive-boats with upper and lower shaded decks, toilets a salon and galley to the reef and then swim with the dolphins in the sheltered bay.
You need to be able to swim, but no scuba experience is needed. You will be using a face mask and snorkel, and fins. The resort has a dive school we can arrange extra diving excursions and training. Equipment may be hired on site. Booking Information
The Dolphins
The U-shaped coral reef lies in calm turquoise waters off the Egyptian coast one hour by boat. A group of up to 200 Spinner Dolphins rest, play and raise their young away from the strong currents and dangers of the open seas. If the dolphins are outside the bay, our small (RIB) boat drivers will take you to them and drop you into the water beside them so you can watch them underwater and interact with them. This reef is a popular spot with divers so there is usually several other dive boats there and likely to be other swimmers in the areas where the dolphins play.
The area is famous for the spectacularly beautiful coral reefs and very popular with scuba divers. You will also have plenty of opportunity to snorkel , you can be active in the water or take time relaxing on a sunbed on deck. While snorkelling you may see dolphins, turtles and rays or the very rare dugong which lives in the area. You can also enjoy the colourful coral and fishes of the reef.
Lunch is prepared on board in the galley Ideal for families, small groups & individuals.
Activities
Additional excursions on camels, horses, desert excursions with the bedoin and city souvenir shopping tours are also available. Luxor is possible to do as a day trip from the resort to see fine examples of ancient Egyptian cultural history.
Accommodation
There is a range of accommodation from luxury air conditioned chalets to furnished tents to suit your budget.
Further info on climate and what to bring see FACT SHEET