Camel Dive Club & Hotel, Sharm el-Sheikh
Established in 1986 by Hesham Gabr, Camel Dive Club & Hotel is a renowned SSI Diamond Dive Center and SSI Instructor Training Center located in the heart of Naama Bay, Sharm el-Sheikh. This award-winning center is celebrated for its professional services, experienced instructor team, and comprehensive diving facilities, including a dedicated multi-level diver training pool with depths from 1.2 to 3.4 meters.
Certification Courses
Camel Dive Club offers a full spectrum of SSI certification courses, catering to all levels from beginners to aspiring professionals:
- Beginner Certifications: Discover Scuba, Try Scuba, Scuba Diver (maximum depth of 12 m), and Open Water Diver.
- Advanced & Specialty Certifications: Enhance your skills with courses such as Advanced Open Water, Stress & Rescue, React Right, Deep Diving, Enriched Air/Nitrox, Night & Limited Visibility, Wreck Diver, Navigation, Perfect Buoyancy, and various marine ecology specialties including Fish Identification and Coral Identification.
- Professional Certifications: For those looking to make diving a career, the center offers SSI Divemaster (Professional Dive Guide), Assistant Instructor, Instructor Training Course (ITC), and Instructor Crossover programs.
- Adaptive Diving: The center is fully wheelchair accessible and welcomes divers with additional needs, offering tailored experiences and facilities.
Diving Services & Equipment
Explore the vibrant Red Sea with Camel Dive Club's diverse diving excursions:
- Guided Dives: Enjoy daily guided boat dives to world-class dive sites in Ras Mohammed National Park, the Straits of Tiran, and famous wrecks like the SS Thistlegorm, SS Dunraven, and Million Hope.
- Dive Types: Options include day-boat dives, exciting night diving, and convenient shore diving on the house reef located just minutes from the dive center in Naama Bay.
- Technical Diving: The center is equipped and friendly towards technical and rebreather divers.
- Small Groups: Benefit from a personalized experience with a diver to instructor ratio of 6:1.
- Nitrox: Qualified divers receive complimentary Nitrox 32% (up to two 12-liter tanks per day).
- Equipment: A wide range of Mares diving equipment and Suunto computers are available for rental, with an on-site equipment store and maintenance expertise.
Location & Amenities
Camel Dive Club & Hotel provides a comprehensive experience with its on-site boutique hotel and amenities:
- Accommodation: The 38-room hotel features comfortable rooms, a swimming pool, and free Wi-Fi throughout the property.
- Dining & Social: Guests can enjoy Italian cuisine at the Pomodoro restaurant, treats from the Vanilla Café, and relax at the popular Camel Bar, including a rooftop bar with views of Naama Bay.
- Accessibility: The entire property, including the dive center, classrooms, and hotel facilities, offers full wheelchair access.
- Sustainability: Camel Dive Club is recognized as the only Green Fins Gold certified dive center in Egypt, with the hotel also holding a Green Star sustainability rating.
- Languages: The international team of instructors and staff speak a variety of languages, including Arabic, English, Italian, German, Czech, Russian, Polish, and Spanish.