Aquarius Diving Club
Aquarius Diving Club
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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Aquarius Diving Club is a 5 Star PADI Centre, and was set up by divers for divers. With more than 25 years experience in the SCUBA DIVING industry in the Red Sea. Our professional PADI scuba diving instructors and guides will provide you with safe fun and unforgettable experience We offer PADI Diving Courses from beginners to professional level, including Children courses, Daily Diving packages, Wreck Diving, Night Diving, Snorkeling and a wide range variety of Water Sports Activities. Spend a day or more on one of our daily diving boats and we will provide comfort safety and fun day out on the boat and create great memories with your diving and snorkeling experiences. We are located in Coral sea resorts: Imperial Sensatori, Holiday Village and WaterWorld.
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
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2024
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Lisa P
3 contributions
Oct 2024 • Family
Superior snorkeling experience guaranteed time and time again, year after year. These guys are a proper dive school and their dedication, professionalism and friendliness extends to all manner and age of snorkelers! Their boat to top notch (you notice this when you leave the jetty!) their service team on deck so attentive and welcoming, and their divers spend quality time in the water, taking time to make sure everyone is looked after and they passionately and knowledgably guide you through the sights under the water. Yes you can save a few quid booking outside the hotel but the red sea experience is something to behold so you're 100% best off booking with the BEST. Be aware that whilst Falcon Adventures gets many mentions on the Facebook Coral Sea Waterworld Guest page - it does 'own' the actual page/group, hence these far superior guys don't get referenced - or if they do it gets deleted ;) Aquarius are worth every penny and offer excellent peace of mind
Written October 25, 2024
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Thank you so much for sharing your experience and insights! 🌊🐠 We're thrilled to know that our dedication to providing a superior snorkeling experience is recognized and appreciated. From our top-notch boat and attentive service team to our passionate and knowledgeable dive guides, we strive to ensure every guest enjoys an unforgettable Red Sea adventure. We’re here to make your time with us safe, enjoyable, and filled with incredible underwater memories.
We look forward to welcoming you back next year! 😊
Written October 31, 2024
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Rachel A
Huntingdon, UK313 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
We visited Aquarius to arrange a trial dive for my teenager & then to hire a boat (with guide) for a 2 hour boat trip snorkelling and to see dolphins. We weren’t disappointed! Not only were they friendly & not at all pushy, they absolutely nailed it. Whilst diving wasn’t for my son, he enjoyed the experience & if anything encouraged him to enjoy the snorkelling more, which from the jetty & off shore was incredible. From beautiful fish, coral, sting rays - there’s so much to see & it’s stunning.
The boat trip was great - highly recommend it. Five people for 2 adults was £150 and worth every penny. The two guides clearly know the waters very well & were as excited as us to see the enormous number of dolphins. Every where you looked around the boat, playing, jumping - adults & little babies. A true privilege. The guides even showed the boat to pick up rubbish from the sea, showing they really care about the environment.
So many activities can be done from the beach front business from parasailing, water skiing, banana boats, snorkel hire & more.
The boat trip was great - highly recommend it. Five people for 2 adults was £150 and worth every penny. The two guides clearly know the waters very well & were as excited as us to see the enormous number of dolphins. Every where you looked around the boat, playing, jumping - adults & little babies. A true privilege. The guides even showed the boat to pick up rubbish from the sea, showing they really care about the environment.
So many activities can be done from the beach front business from parasailing, water skiing, banana boats, snorkel hire & more.
Written July 13, 2023
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Dear Rachel A
Thank you for taking the time to write a nice comment about your recent experience with us at Aquarius Diving Club Sharm.
We are honored to know that your experience from start to finish was truly wonderful , our staff will definitely be happy to read what you wrote.
We put customer safety and satisfaction as our priority , and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day. So thanks for your kind words and we look forward to seeing you again.
Written July 23, 2023
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Andrew H
5 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
Had the best time. My fiance had never dived in the Red Sea and this was her first time diving since her open water course 2 years ago. We decided to do a Refresher dive which was off the house reef. The instructor was excellent. Very patient, supportive and encouraging. He suggested my fiance had another dive on the reef before we went out on the boat to Tiran Island, to gain more confidence. Which was welcomed. We then did the boat day which included 2 x dives at Jackson and Gordon Reefs and a snorkel opportunity. Each dive was amazing and we saw plenty of sea life including Rainbow fish, Murray Eeel, Ray's, Stine fish, Scorpion fish, Lion fish, puffers and many more. Throughout, the organisation was excellent and we were well taken care of. We had 7 dives in total between us and it only came to £360. Thanks very much. Will definitely come back with the kids.
Written October 15, 2024
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Thank you so much for sharing your fantastic experience with us! 😊
We're thrilled that you both, especially your fiancée, had such an unforgettable time with Aquarius. It's great to hear that the refresher dive on the house reef helped boost her confidence before heading out to Tiran Island! 🐠 The variety of marine life you saw – rainbow fish, moray eels, rays, and so many more – sounds amazing! 🐟🦑
We're so glad you felt well taken care of, and we can’t wait to welcome you and the kids back soon! 🌞🚤
Written October 17, 2024
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Jo M
Canvey Island, UK3 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
Not the best experience
Our experience of this dive centre appears to be a money orientated business who want you to complete an off shore reef dive before allowing you to dive, even though you have 30+ Dives (our 18 year old) and 50+ dives (a 50 year old). Both advanced diver qualified and have completed dives in the less than the last 6 months. The dives they completed x4 (no competition to be able go with anyone else so no choice or no dive), the whole purpose of visiting sharm…. That said the dives in themselves were successful, although the first one my daughter could equalise and the guide was oblivious to this as went ahead, despite her signally to the contrary.
Our biggest problem was that there is a 2% surcharge for paying via card…no sign on any pricing nor in the centre to say this is a cash price and no advice of charges…this should be advertised as clarity to be clear what you are expected to pay.
At the blue hole and cave dives, passports needed to be shown…they were not told this, luckily they had photos of these on their phones but don’t know what would be if not….was also told it would be via boat to dive sites and ended up being a 90 min bus ride there and back (Dakar). They enjoyed it but took my daughter off due to her ears… not a problem as best if ears aren’t good but didn’t brief this to my Hubble or daughter before hand as to any problems this will be the route…and caused some panic.
If you can find someone else to dive with, we’d recommended you do as seems they are happy to charge over and above,
Our experience of this dive centre appears to be a money orientated business who want you to complete an off shore reef dive before allowing you to dive, even though you have 30+ Dives (our 18 year old) and 50+ dives (a 50 year old). Both advanced diver qualified and have completed dives in the less than the last 6 months. The dives they completed x4 (no competition to be able go with anyone else so no choice or no dive), the whole purpose of visiting sharm…. That said the dives in themselves were successful, although the first one my daughter could equalise and the guide was oblivious to this as went ahead, despite her signally to the contrary.
Our biggest problem was that there is a 2% surcharge for paying via card…no sign on any pricing nor in the centre to say this is a cash price and no advice of charges…this should be advertised as clarity to be clear what you are expected to pay.
At the blue hole and cave dives, passports needed to be shown…they were not told this, luckily they had photos of these on their phones but don’t know what would be if not….was also told it would be via boat to dive sites and ended up being a 90 min bus ride there and back (Dakar). They enjoyed it but took my daughter off due to her ears… not a problem as best if ears aren’t good but didn’t brief this to my Hubble or daughter before hand as to any problems this will be the route…and caused some panic.
If you can find someone else to dive with, we’d recommended you do as seems they are happy to charge over and above,
Written July 17, 2023
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Dear Joanna,
Thank you very much for taking the time to write about your family experience with us.
We appreciate you pointing out some of the observations you had and we will be looking into it, to make the necessary improvements wherever possible.
We are sorry your experience didn't match your expectations
Written July 25, 2023
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N Ponton
5 contributions
Apr 2023 • Family
Never having dived before, my two sons, 16 and 14, wanted to complete the PADI Open Water Course whilst on holiday at the Coral Sea Holiday Resort (holiday booked via TUI)
Alex from Aquarius, and based at the hotel, was great at explaining what would happen on the course, including reassurances regarding safety and suitability for complete novices.
Alex introduced us to Ahmed to complete the paperwork and sort out kit, logistics and timings for the course. Ahmed was hugely professional and knowledgeable. Importantly, he described the work involved as well as the coral reef and the fantastic experience and fun that awaited them.
The boys were able to start the course the next morning, and were asked to watch some videos (helpfully saved on a flash drive and lent to us) and read their course books. We were all picked up and transferred to the TUI Blue Sensatori hotel where we met Eslam, the course tutor, who the boys found to be an incredible teacher, calm and friendly. As a parent I felt my boys were in safe hands, watching as he built their skills until they were totally confident, as well as seeing that they were going to get on well and enjoy themselves.
The first morning was spent in the purpose built pool and the afternoon they completed two dives in the sea - amazed at the wildlife.
Day 2 was very similar, this time being joined by another student, and Day 3 all 3 students together again for the exam and final dive. All passing with over 90%, hence you can see the quality of the teaching.
All this sounds very serious but there were smiles on their faces throughout. We can't recommend Aquarius in any higher terms. They are already asking to come back next year to do the advanced qualification!
Everyone we met at Aquarius couldn't have been friendlier or lovelier people.
Alex from Aquarius, and based at the hotel, was great at explaining what would happen on the course, including reassurances regarding safety and suitability for complete novices.
Alex introduced us to Ahmed to complete the paperwork and sort out kit, logistics and timings for the course. Ahmed was hugely professional and knowledgeable. Importantly, he described the work involved as well as the coral reef and the fantastic experience and fun that awaited them.
The boys were able to start the course the next morning, and were asked to watch some videos (helpfully saved on a flash drive and lent to us) and read their course books. We were all picked up and transferred to the TUI Blue Sensatori hotel where we met Eslam, the course tutor, who the boys found to be an incredible teacher, calm and friendly. As a parent I felt my boys were in safe hands, watching as he built their skills until they were totally confident, as well as seeing that they were going to get on well and enjoy themselves.
The first morning was spent in the purpose built pool and the afternoon they completed two dives in the sea - amazed at the wildlife.
Day 2 was very similar, this time being joined by another student, and Day 3 all 3 students together again for the exam and final dive. All passing with over 90%, hence you can see the quality of the teaching.
All this sounds very serious but there were smiles on their faces throughout. We can't recommend Aquarius in any higher terms. They are already asking to come back next year to do the advanced qualification!
Everyone we met at Aquarius couldn't have been friendlier or lovelier people.
Written April 12, 2023
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Dear Nikki
Thank you for taking the time to write a nice comment about your recent experience with us at Aquarius Diving Club Sharm.
We are honored to know that Samuel and Benjamin experience from start to finish was truly wonderful , our staff will definitely be happy to read what you wrote.
We put customer safety and satisfaction as our priority , and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day. So thanks for your kind words and we look forward to seeing guys for Advanced Open Water Diver course
Written May 9, 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Kimberley W
London, United Kingdom3 contributions
Oct 2024 • Family
Those who know me well, know I’m a passionate scuba diver (surfaced after 58mins with circa 130 bar today, for those in the know). Since the advent of overseas holidays with my daughter being a thing, I’ve tried to figure out a way to combine my love of diving with solo holidaying with her. Mixed success: I’ve only managed 4 dives with her since 2022.
I was determined this holiday was going to be the game changer. I brought all my gear to further motivate me to push this through.
I chose Sharm el Sheikh for shore diving potential. Selected a hotel with a wide range of kiddie activities and reported to have a brilliant house reef. Then I arrived. Kids club slots short, at random times, and the hotel won’t recommend babysitting services for wraparound. Then it turns out the house reef is a 15-20 minute drive away, and you can’t leave the resort with a child in kids club.
I will admit to being disappointed. But not defeated. I called a contact in Dahab for advice. No dice, unless I wanted to travel 100km to Dahab. But then the Aquarius came through for me. “Bring her”, they said. Someone would watch her in the dive centre when I was doing shore dives, someone would snorkel and colour with her whilst I did boat dives. I explained she was 5 and my whole world. Fine. They would guarantee the safety of my whole world.
This may seem an obvious move by the dive centre, but it isn’t one I have regularly seen. And it was exactly what I needed to make sure that I could have some time to just be me. And for my daughter to see me do it. Loyalty forever to Aquarius Divers!
I was determined this holiday was going to be the game changer. I brought all my gear to further motivate me to push this through.
I chose Sharm el Sheikh for shore diving potential. Selected a hotel with a wide range of kiddie activities and reported to have a brilliant house reef. Then I arrived. Kids club slots short, at random times, and the hotel won’t recommend babysitting services for wraparound. Then it turns out the house reef is a 15-20 minute drive away, and you can’t leave the resort with a child in kids club.
I will admit to being disappointed. But not defeated. I called a contact in Dahab for advice. No dice, unless I wanted to travel 100km to Dahab. But then the Aquarius came through for me. “Bring her”, they said. Someone would watch her in the dive centre when I was doing shore dives, someone would snorkel and colour with her whilst I did boat dives. I explained she was 5 and my whole world. Fine. They would guarantee the safety of my whole world.
This may seem an obvious move by the dive centre, but it isn’t one I have regularly seen. And it was exactly what I needed to make sure that I could have some time to just be me. And for my daughter to see me do it. Loyalty forever to Aquarius Divers!
Written October 30, 2024
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Thank you so much for your heartfelt words! 🌊💕
It means the world to hear how much our team’s dedication and understanding helped you and your daughter create beautiful memories while ensuring you could fully enjoy your diving experience. We understand how important it is to provide not only a safe and supportive environment but also one that allows you to embrace your passion for diving. Knowing we could give you that peace of mind so you could share this time with your daughter truly warms our hearts.
We'll be here for you both, ready to dive into more amazing adventures. Loyalty goes both ways, and we're so proud to be your trusted dive center! 🌞🐠
Written October 31, 2024
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Juliet M
14 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Excellent underwater adventure enjoyed by all of the family
We booked the snorkeling day trip to Ras Mohammed, and 3 of us upgraded to include introductory dives, too.
The service from the outset provided by Bisho and the team was excellent. We were incredibly well looked after, and everything was as we hoped.
The diving was very well managed, and I felt happy and reassured that my children were being well looked after underwater.
The white island was a great experience, too, and the snorkeling on the house reef was particularly good.
Definitely recommend. The trip was well priced and worth every penny.
Thanks to everyone who made it such a great day.
We booked the snorkeling day trip to Ras Mohammed, and 3 of us upgraded to include introductory dives, too.
The service from the outset provided by Bisho and the team was excellent. We were incredibly well looked after, and everything was as we hoped.
The diving was very well managed, and I felt happy and reassured that my children were being well looked after underwater.
The white island was a great experience, too, and the snorkeling on the house reef was particularly good.
Definitely recommend. The trip was well priced and worth every penny.
Thanks to everyone who made it such a great day.
Written August 10, 2023
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Dear Juliet M,
We do our best to create a great memory for our guests and we are very glad to hear that we succeeded in your case. It is most gratifying to hear your praise of the high quality of service you received from our team. We will pass your kind words to Bisho.
There is nothing more motivating for us than receiving feedback like yours to continue providing services beyond our guests’ expectations.
We hope we will have the opportunity of welcoming you and your amazing family back in the near future.
Written August 13, 2023
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Charlotte S
1 contribution
Mar 2022 • Couples
We booked a snorkelling trip to Ras Mohammed with Sam from Aquarius diving club, it was easy and relaxed booking with him. Once on the boat they had a talk about the diving experience, which me and my boyfriend listened to and decided to give it a go for an extra charge. It was the best decision. Ahmed did the demonstration and talk before we went and was really informative. The staff on the boat were really helpful and made us feel relaxed, once in the water the instructors were fantastic! They went at your pace and reassured you throughout the dive, they communicated well, even under the water, and made sure you got the best out of the experience! We stopped at 3 different areas, two of which we dived at and the last we snorkelled. They provided food and drinks on the boat which were great and there was a photographer who dived with you to take pictures and videos. I couldn’t recommended it enough!
Written March 16, 2022
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We would like to thank you for your valued feedback. You have provided us with great motivation to continuously improve the service we offer. We would like to thank you for the time you spent to write such inspiring review, which is motivating and encouraging our team members. Looking forward to welcoming you again soon
Best regards
Written March 17, 2022
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tonycrompton
London, UK21 contributions
Oct 2024 • Solo
I’ve dived with several dive centres around Hurghada over the past years, Aquarius is by far the best. Located at The Marriott Hotel, Aquarius has excellent on shore facilities at their dive club, very well informed, highly professional staff and importantly excellent diving equipment for hire.
I have just completed thirteen dives over six days, all aboard the very well equiped Aquarius 9 dive boat with its exptional crew, my dives all lead by Diver Master/Instructor Hassan Malek, thank you Hassan for some really great dives! No shortage of turtles, giant morays and Napoleons and all the other usual suspects!
Thank to all at Aquarius, see you next year.🤿
I have just completed thirteen dives over six days, all aboard the very well equiped Aquarius 9 dive boat with its exptional crew, my dives all lead by Diver Master/Instructor Hassan Malek, thank you Hassan for some really great dives! No shortage of turtles, giant morays and Napoleons and all the other usual suspects!
Thank to all at Aquarius, see you next year.🤿
Written October 13, 2024
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Thank you so much for your kind words!
We're thrilled that you had such an exceptional experience with Aquarius and that you enjoyed diving with our team, especially Hassan Malek. It sounds like your six-day dive adventure was filled with unforgettable underwater encounters, from turtles to giant morays! We’re already looking forward to welcoming you back next year for more amazing dives. 🌊🐢
Written October 17, 2024
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HelenenNik
8 contributions
Sep 2022 • Family
We have just finished up a stay at the coral sea sensatori, myself and my partner both dived with Aquarius, we have done a lot of diving over the past 10 years and this is one of the best dive centres we have been with. The guys who work here have a professional manner and we both felt very comfortable with them - we had to take it in turns due to having kids with us and we’re very well looked after above and underwater. The centre itself is well organised and well kept, it just felt easy to go down there, get everything set up and ready to go on time - completely stress free and the guys were always on hand to help if needed. We did our dives off the reef at the hotel (again, young kids means no boat trips at the moment!) all very good dives, there is a beautiful coral garden with lots to see, my suggestion is to slow down and really have a good look in between the coral as there is so much life in there. All in all a great dive centre and would recommend to anyone, very friendly guys who obviously love what they do and ensure that their customers are well looked after, safe and enjoy their dive. We would return here just for the dive centre itself. Thanks Aquarius. Helene and Nik.
Written October 5, 2022
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Dear Helene and Nik
Thank you for taking the time to write a nice comment about your recent experience with us at Aquarius Diving Club Sharm.
We are honored to know that your experience from start to finish was truly wonderful , our staff will definitely be happy to read what you wrote.
We put customer safety and satisfaction as our priority , and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day. So thanks for your kind words and we look forward to seeing you again.
Written October 13, 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
jihye k
Cairo, Egypt
Could i book discover diving course for beginners for tomorrow? We are 2 person and both never been experienced scuba diving before ! I would like to know there are scuba diving and snorkeling day tour for beginners.
Written August 13, 2019
EmmaAquarius
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Thank you for contacting us we have replied to your email request.
Written August 13, 2019
Was in boat at 28/7/2018 was not Aquarius was 14 people from coral sea water world and was childran with people
Written August 6, 2018
EmmaAquarius
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Could you please tell me the name of the boat you were on please? If there were guests from Coral Sea Water World, it was likely an Aquarius boat as we regularly have guests from this hotel and often children too.
Written August 22, 2018
Hi,
This is Arif from Turkey.
We r gonna come to sharm to dive.
We will be in Sharm on August 31st.
My wife and I are CMAS two star divers and we want to dive 2 days in Sharm and two dives in a day.
1. On August 31st, we want to dive in Ras Muhammed for 2dives.
2. On September 1st, We want to dive at SS Thistlegorm Wreck for 2dives.
We want dive from boat not shore.
How much price?
Written August 2, 2017
Hi Can you tell me if you have an on-site dive centre at the Coral Sea Waterworld hotel and if you can dive straight off the beach there or if you are picked up and transported elsewhere to dive? I am a DIvemaster looking to book a holiday in Sharm for the summer. Thank you.
Written January 10, 2017
How much is it for the one day dive training
Written February 4, 2015
hi
full price list is on there web site
Written June 22, 2015
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