Dive Review of Colona Divers/Sheraton in
Africa/El Gouna, Egypt

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Colona Divers/Sheraton, Jan, 2007, by Rainer & Kristin Farrag, IL, USA ( Contributor 17 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 3553.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Colona Divers was terrific! Very experienced divemasters, (it's Swedish owned/operated, but everyone speaks English). They were very accomodating when we realized the unseasonably cold water temp (normally we go there in Oct. & the water is 84 degrees F) of 68-Brrrr! I usually only dive with a skin, but had to borrow a 3m from the Colona manager (Thanks again Chris!!!). The diving is awesome anywhere you go in the Red Sea! Can't wait to go back!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Palau, Cayman, Cozumel, Turks & Caicos, Honduras, Saba, Dominica, Belize.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	67-68°F / 19-20°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Come up with 50 bar (about 750 psi). They prefer that you be up in an hour. This wasn't too hard, because the water was frigid!!!
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	The boats are comfortable. There was no camera table per se, but you could always use the tables inside the cabin.

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Dive Review of Colona Divers/Sheraton in Africa/El Gouna, Egypt

Colona Divers/Sheraton, Jan, 2007,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Colona Divers/Sheraton in
Africa/El Gouna, Egypt