Sinai Divers Aqaba

Sinai Divers has been a fixture in the Red Sea for over 50 years, established by pioneers Rolf Schmidt and Petra Röglin. While the group operates several major hubs, the Aqaba centre is located directly on the beach at the Mövenpick Resort & Spa Tala Bay.

The centre focuses on quality and professional standards, offering a range of experiences from casual reef explorations to technical diving. Whether you are looking for a relaxed atmosphere in Dahab or a dedicated resort experience in Marsa Alam, the group's long-standing presence ensures a highly professional approach to every dive.

The team at Sinai Divers is multilingual, with staff capable of communicating in English, German, French, Italian, Russian, and Arabic. This allows for seamless communication regardless of your training background or preferred language.

As a PADI affiliated centre, they offer a comprehensive curriculum. The staff is dedicated to professional standards, ensuring that whether you are a beginner or an advanced diver, you are supported by experienced hands.

The centre provides the full spectrum of PADI training. Beginners can start with Discover Scuba Diving or the Open Water Diver course, while those looking to advance can progress through Advanced Open Water Diver, Deep Diver, and Nitrox specialties.

For those pursuing professional paths, the centre offers Divemaster training. They also cater to technical and specialized interests with courses such as Peak Performance Buoyancy and Night Diver.

The Aqaba operations utilise the Ghazala VI, a custom-built boat designed for comfortable diving excursions. This vessel is equipped to handle various dive types, including night dives, ensuring you have a reliable platform for exploring the local reefs.

Nitrox is available on board, making it easier to manage your decompression limits during extended or repetitive dives. The boat allows you to access the best sites around the Aqaba coastline efficiently.

The centre provides a full range of rental equipment for those not bringing their own kit. This includes Scubapro regulators and BCDs, alongside Mares wetsuits. For those requiring navigation or safety tools, dive computers are also available for hire.

Comprehensive kit rental is available, covering everything from fins and masks to 5mm wetsuits, ensuring you are prepared for the local conditions.

The reefs are home to a diverse array of larger species, including barracuda (Sphyraena), jack (Carangidae), and various types of sharks. You may also encounter turtles (Cheloniidae), octopus (Octopoda), and rays (Myliobatiformes) across the different sites.

The scenery is defined by rich hard coral (Scleractinia) and soft coral (Alcyonacea), including black coral (Antipatharia). You will frequently see various reef fish such as parrotfish (Calotomus), triggerfish (Balistidae), and grouper (Epinephelinae).

For macro enthusiasts, the area offers sightings of seahorses (Hippocampus), nudibranchs (Chromodoris willani), and scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae). Other interesting invertebrates include crabs (Brachyura), anemone crabs, and various species of shrimp (Caridea).

Currents vary significantly depending on the site, ranging from calm conditions in shallow bays to strong currents at El Shugarat and Gabr el Bint.

Seasonal variations affect the environment, with the winter period from mid-November to the end of March being cooler but less crowded.