TGI El Quseir doesn't offer diving safaris.

The boat trips are not available on-line, only on location.

TGI Diving does offer snorkeling excursions. You will snorkel with one of our guides, who will show you the wonders of the underwater world.

TGI Diving offers snorkeling trips & boat trips.

No, because these kind of dives are influenced by weather conditions, visibility and sea conditions, and a minimum number of participants. These variables mean that the special trips have to be arranged on location.

Yes you can arrange your dives with our staff, according to your preferences, when you make the check in at TGI Diving center in El Quseir.

Yes, you can but in this case the total payment is either charged to your credit card or needs to be made by single bank transfer.

You can pay the services booked on-line with credit card or by bank transfer to one of our affiliated banks.

To buy the courses and the dive packages with the special on-line prices you have to reserve and pay for them on-line at least 48 hours before your arrival.

Yes, there are. The prices of the packages and courses have a lower price when you book on-line from the web site.

Yes, for sure you can buy other dives with us!

Diving equipment is included in the following courses: Discover Scuba, Discover Scuba Diving, Scuba Diver Course and the Open Water Diver course.

TGI Diving in El Quseir has set start days for courses. Every week, the starting days for the courses are Monday or Tuesday, In busy periods courses start on Tuesday or Friday.

To start the PADI courses the minimum age is 10 years.

TGI Diving El Quseir provides courses in: Italian, English, & Arabic.

Yes it is. The Discover Scuba (short try dive in the pool or lagoon) is always free.

TGI Diving in El Quseir offers a wide range of PADI Courses from FREE Discover Scuba to Divemaster plus various specialties.

No, you can't. For everybody who wants to try the dive experience or start their discovery of the undersea world TGI Diving offers the Discover Scuba Diving course that will let you make 1 dive after a short theory course and a swimming pool lesson. After your completion of the course we will issue you a Discover Scuba Diving license with a validity of 1 year. Of course you can add as many dives as you wish, after finishing the DSD program.

The closest Hyperbaric chamber is in Marsa Alam.

Yes our buses and boats are professionally equipped for every emergency. The presence of oxygen tanks is guaranteed.

All TGI Diving Centers have third party insurance.

Once we check your competence and your familiarity in the water through a dive with our staff you can dive without our supervision.

No it doesn't. When possible, we divide the divers according to their dive experience. When organizing the diving buddies we check the logbooks and we try to match divers with the same type of license, similar experience and numbers of dives.

The maximum dive time is 1 hour.

In El Quseir TGI Diving arranges 2 shore dives per day by minibus, in summer months one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and in winter time 2 dives in one trip returning by 2pm, to take advantage of the best light.

Yes there are. Incuding trips to Elphinstone, Salam Express, Dugong Bey, Dolphin House , utopis Island and Night Dives.

The planned dives in El Quseir are all inside the no decompression limit and with a maximum depth of 30 meters, or the maximum depth of the certification.

TGI Diving in El Quseir uses 12 liter aluminum tanks. All tanks are available as DIN or INT fitting.

Yes, you must have a dive computer or tables with depthe meter and timer. It is possible to rent a computer.

The dive packages for El Quseir are inclusive of: tanks, weights, shuttle service to and from the Hotel.

Yes, for sure you can! You just have to take part in a check dive to feel comfortable again in the water. The check dive is a half hour in confined water during which we test your diver competencies as a licensed diver. It is compulsory if you have less than 50 logged dives and haven't been diving in the past 6 months, or if you have less than 100 logged dives and haven't been diving in the last year. If you haven't been diving for more than a year and a half you may be required to undergo a Scuba Review which is a theoretical lesson and knowledge reviews which will allow you to return more easily to the open water.

A medical certificate is only required in cases with recent medical conditions. If you are unsure it is wise to bring the certificate with you.

You will need to fill out the registration forms, including medical statement and liability release, submit your diving license and log book, let us know your equipment needs, the number of dives that you wish to do, and present a copy of the confirmed booking if you purchased the dives on-line.

When you arrive at your hotel in El Quseir, you will find a welcome letter from TGI Diving. This welcome letter contains all the information you need to reach the Diving Center, to check-in at the Diving Center and it gives you the pick-up time on your first day of diving.

TGI International is located inside Helioland, a nice touristic village very close to the sea. To contact our center manager call: +20 (0) 12 7403095

No you cannot. Knives are prohibited for diving in the Red Sea by Egyptian Law.

No, you cannot. Using gloves to dive in the Red Sea is prohibited by Egyptian Law in order to avoid approaches to the flora and fauna of these wonderful undersea landscapes.

The currents are characteristic of the sites but they are not overly strong. The water currents do not reduce the beauty of the dive sites, rather they help to provide a rich undersea landscape.

The average visibility is 25 meters.

We recommend bringing a 5mm or 7mm suit in the winter time and a 3mm in the summer for this site in the Red Sea.

The water temperature in the Red Sea is never less than 18 degrees. The average water temperature is 23 to 24 degrees.

El Quseir has favorable weather all year round but from November until April at is advisable to bring with you some warmer clothes, wind-cheaters and hats because in this period the place can be quite windy.

In winter time the temperatures are around 20 degrees (max) daytime and 12 degrees at night. In summer time the temperatures range from around 37 degrees (max) during the day and 20 degrees at night.

The time zone for this locality is GMT+2

The main currency in El Quseir is the Egyptian pound. The Euro and US dollars are well accepted, more so than currencies from other countries.

It is not a requirement to be vaccinated before coming to El Quseir. The sanitary standard is, for sure, different from the European standard and the water and food may cause slight stomach upsets.

For El Quseir you will need your passport and an entry visa. The entry visa is obtained simply by purchasing the applicable stamps at the airport when you arrive.

You will find the buses of your tour operator outside the Airport. A taxi service is not available.