Marsa Alam

Introduction

The location just couldn't be better and the facilities at Emperor's dive centre are second-to-none. Based in the Marina Lodge at Port Ghalib, you are literally just a few metres away from our boats moored on the hotel jetty and the airport is just a 10-minute drive away.

Enjoy some fabulous day dives to the famous reefs of Elphinstone, Marsa Mubarak and Dolphin House Reef (Shaab Samadai), where there is a good chance to see dolphins in this beautiful protected National Park. Or opt for Abu Dabab where two of the most famous dugong in the world live, Denis and Lucy - a great day out for all the family as this is an easy dive and snorkellers also get the chance to spot the dugong. Marsa Alam has several dugong in the area and the bayshere are home to excellent corals, large turtles and Guitar rays and the islands are a highlight of the area.

Our Marsa Alam base exclusively offers the PADI Cavern Diver course to it guests. Learn new techniques and skills then enjoy some dives in over 200m of mapped caverns just 10m deep!

New and EXCLUSIVE to Marsa Alam is the Dive with Dugong specialty. Find out how you can have the best chance to dive with a dugong and learn more about these fascinating creatures.

There is a myriad of places to see and things to do, whether it's day diving, doing one of the trips below, learning to dive or taking your diving further, you will find the award-winning team at Emperor Marsa Alam ready to give you a warm welcome.

Day trips: Dive sites

• Shouni Kebir
• Marsa Mubarak
• Ras el Torfa
• Marsa Shouni Soraya
• Click here for more dive sites

Special Trips with additional costs paid locally

All trips weather dependent. Minimum numbers apply.

• Elphinstone (Supplement of 35 euro paid locally)
• Elphinstone Overnight (Supplement of 99 euro paid locally)
• Dolphin House Reef (Supplement of 45 euro paid locally )
• Abu Dabab (Shore Diving) (Supplement of 20 euro paid locally )
• Click here and choose the applicable price list to view information on what's included

New to diving?

Dip your toes in our fabulous pool or in the shallow waters of our confined bay and try the Discover Scuba Diving course. Immerse yourself in a full day's professional training from just 60 Euros - a fabulous investment and a great feeling of achievement. And when you're hooked, it runs seamlessly into your PADI Scuba Diver Course or PADI Open Water Diver Course.

Non-diver?

If you should get bored of the choice of pools, the sunbathing or hotel sports, try these:

• snorkelling from our day boats or a FREE try dive - give it a go!
• Dolphin House Reef (Samadai) snorkelling trip
• jeep safaris, beach buggy rides
• overnight trips to Luxor & Cairo

What you could see beneath the sea

Parrotfish, Angelfish, Butterflyfish, Clownfish, Dolphins, Dugong, Emperorfish, Barracuda, Tuna, Turtles, Napoleon Wrasse, Moray eels, Stingrays, Reef sharks, Guitar rays, Whale sharks and, occasionally, Manta rays.

Dive in to Marsa Alam

Great video footage from regular guest, Jan de Kock.