Dive Review of Red Sea Explorers in
Red Sea/South and St. Johns

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Red Sea Explorers: "Sharks and Corals", Oct, 2015, by Lisa C. Evans, CO, US ( Sr. Contributor 24 reports with 11 Helpful votes). Report 8617.
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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
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Comments	This company seems to deal mostly with a travel agent out of Scandinavia - everyone else on the boat was from Sweden. Because tiger sharks had been seen at Rocky Island (not on the itinerary), we went there - and did see the tiger sharks and also oceanic white tips. The diving is mostly wall diving, with a few coral gardens. Coral appears to be healthy, but it seemed like there weren't as many fish as you'd expect - very few large fish, some schools of medium-sized fish, and a smattering of angelfish and butterflyfish and parrotfish. Tons of anthias, lots of big morays, blue spotted stingrays and some squirrel/soldierfish. We didn't get to see much of St Johns, as there was an emergency involving the captain being injured and we had to take him to the nearest port, 6 hours away. No one minded, of course, but it did change the dive itinerary to some places closer to shore. One highlight of the trip other than the sharks was finally seeing a Spanish Dancer nudibranch on a night dive. This boat has scooters - which we tried once. They are fun and would be useful for covering long distances around an island/reef in search of sharks. But for me it was like hiking (regular diving) vs ATV (scooters.) The boat is nice. Cabins were fine and comfortable and showers were always hot. Food was good and varied - lots of salads and vegetables, as well as meat and pasta. This itinerary had 4 dives on several days. Wake-up was 5:30am with first briefing at 6 and dive by 6:30am. There wasn't food available consistently before the dive - generally some leftover pastries and some packaged cookies and sometimes some fruit - it would have been nice to have some healthier options. I can't do a dive without some food first.
Websites	Red Sea Explorers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	GBR, Philippines, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Komodo, Raja Ampat, Lembeh, Bali, Caribbean
Closest Airport	Hurghada	Getting There	via Cairo. Easy.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	86-°F / 30-°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Dives were generally about 60 minutes. Stayed with the guide. Max depth 35 meters or MOD.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Wide angle opportunities and some fish shots, though the fish were very shy. Not much small stuff. The boat had only 2 small rinse tanks that were supposedly for cameras but other things ended up in there. No photo area on the boat - they suggested putting cameras in the salon on the floor but I felt better taking it to my cabin.

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Dive Review of Red Sea Explorers in Red Sea/South and St. Johns

Red Sea Explorers: "Sharks and Corals", Oct, 2015,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Red Sea Explorers in
Red Sea/South and St. Johns