Diving Hurghada - feed back

As promised and for those who are interested, here is a little feedback from my diving stay in Hurghada. Hotel Marmara, Blue Lagoon diving club, Lotus Air flight from Metz to Hurghada. Period: May 7 to 14, 2010.

Marmara side, nothing in particular to say. The amenities are decent for what you would expect from this type of hotel. Varied and nice meals / buffets (grilled lobster + sea bass + prawns at 29 € it's pretty good). Room ok. Kind and helpful staff. Negatives: beaches almost non-existent and a little noisy evening entertainment for those who go to bed not too late to be in good shape for the next day's dives.

Diving club side, its presence on the hotel website is a real plus! In terms of services, Blue Lagoon lives up to its reputation… Nothing to complain about. Very varied sites and despite the number of boats and therefore divers each day, we were often the 1st on site so relatively alone underwater ... Regarding supervision, same thing: friendly, efficient and always zen (thanks again to Marmoud, the man with 5.000 dives!). Small downside in terms of organization: with an arrival at the hotel on Saturday at around 4 am, it is not possible to follow behind with an appointment at the boat at 8:30 am! so 1 day of diving “in the water”…

Dives sideshould be difficult not to appreciate (see my photo album). Water at 24 °, excellent visibility even at 20 m. and a rather varied fauna and flora.

So in the end and for my 1st Level 1 outing, no regrets for choosing this destination and these providers. Of course other sites in Egypt have a good reputation and I would of course have the opportunity to check all this: probably Marsa Alam for the next one…

Available to those who plan to go to Hurghada and want more info.