Sea Serpent Fleet has been operating luxury liveaboards in the Egyptian Red Sea for more than 30 years. The Sea Serpent ships are based in Hurghada with easy access to airport connections. The ships offer top itineraries all over the Red Sea including North & Tiran, Brothers-Daedalus-Elphinstone (BDE), St Johns, Fury Shoals, SS Thistlegorm, Ras Mohammed, and many others. Most itineraries depart from Hurghada but some depart from Port Ghaleb. The Hurghada Airport offers easy access to the Hurghada port, usually 15 minutes. From Hurghada Airport to Port Ghaleb transfer time is about 3 hours. The Marsa Alam Airport offers better access to Port Ghaleb departures. A visa on arrival is required.
The 34m / 112-foot Sea Serpent Contessa is a luxury 5-star yacht offering amazing dive trips in the Red Sea year-round. The Contessa offers ample room for rest and relaxation on board and the dive deck offers room for all dive gear and photo equipment. The main salon is located on the upper deck with a full entertainment system and adjoins the dining area where all meals are served. The dining area and salon offer panoramic views of the Red Sea. Divers can also relax and enjoy the sun on the top deck which is a partially shaded sun deck. The Contessa accommodates 24 divers in 12 cabins, each equipped with air-conditioning and ensuite bathrooms. Eight twin-bed cabins are located on the lower deck and 4 cabins on the main deck: 2 main deck cabins are furnished with twin beds while the 11th and 12th are double-bed cabins
Divers will enjoy the spacious dive platform which offers abundant space for gear storage. The knowledgeable and experienced crew will provide guests with amazing diving in the Red Sea where they will experience all the treasures the underwater world offers. All dives are done from tenders. Nitrox is included for all EAN-nitrox certified divers. The Contessa supports technical diving and rebreathers.
Favorite dive sites - BDE - The Brother Islands, the tops of two undersea mountains rising from the depth, can be explored while diving the Red Sea about 50 nautical miles off-shore, near the town of Quseir. The Aida II, an Egyptian supply vessel and the Numidia, a cargo ship, lie on the walls of the Big Brother and can be explored on this Red Sea diving safari. Daedalus Reef is a big oval reef with a lighthouse and its perimeter of walls offers some of the most stunning diving in the Red Sea. The thresher shark, an oceanic species, as well as the magnificent Whale shark, are occasionally spotted close to the reef. Last but not least, this diving safari finishes with Elphinstone, a truly legendary Red Sea diving reef where you can expect the unexpected.
Narrative text and photographs courtesy of the Sea Serpent Fleet.