Dive Review of Colona Dive Center in
Africa/El Gouna, Egypt

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Colona Dive Center, Sep, 2009, by Kristin Farrag, IL, USA ( Contributor 17 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 5136.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
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Comments	This was our 6th stay in El Gouna (30 min. drive North of Hurghada). Our hotel was the Moevenpick - a 5-star, amenity-full resort with good food. This was my 8th experience with Colona Dive Center. We keep going back to them because the people treat us like family (and have since the 1st time), they are very safety minded, have great dive guides (all instructors), and the boat crews are very helpful and friendly. It's an overall excellent experience! Can't wait until my next trip to the Red Sea!!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	This was my 10th trip to Egypt/Red Sea. Been to Palau, Fiji, Honduras, Turks/Caicos, Utila, Bequia, Saba, Cabo, Cozumel & Caymans.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	-81°F / -27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	They like you to come up after 60 minutes, but if you go a little over it's no problem. You do have to be reasonable because all day boats must be back in the marina by a certain time or fines will be assessed.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	The boats have plenty of table space to work on inside. There is one small bucket of fresh water at the stern of the boat. If there are more than 3 photographers it's too small of a rinse bucket. We have seen sharks, turles, & dolphins many times, but not this trip. There had been several sightings of whale sharks during our week there, but unfortunately we did not see them.

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Dive Review of Colona Dive Center in Africa/El Gouna, Egypt

Colona Dive Center, Sep, 2009,

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Dive Review of Colona Dive Center in
Africa/El Gouna, Egypt