Sharpen your skills and extend your depth limits in the Red Sea with a focused 2-day Advanced Open Water course. Learn deep diving and navigation among coral walls, wrecks and clear, warm water.
Sharpen your skills and extend your depth limits in the Red Sea with a focused 2-day Advanced Open Water course. Learn deep diving and navigation among coral walls, wrecks and clear, warm water.
The boat slips away from Naama Bay at dawn and the Red Sea stretches flat and glassy, gulls circling the bow. On day one you run through briefings on deck, don a 3mm wetsuit, then slide into water the color of a cut gemstone; currents test your trim and wide coral gardens line the shallows like living architecture.
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Operated by Noun Travel · Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai
The boat slips away from Naama Bay at dawn and the Red Sea stretches flat and glassy, gulls circling the bow. On day one you run through briefings on deck, don a 3mm wetsuit, then slide into water the color of a cut gemstone; currents test your trim and wide coral gardens line the shallows like living architecture.
Sharm El Sheikh sits on the Sinai's southern tip, where tectonic action formed dramatic fault escarpments and deep drop-offs that carve the seascape. That geology, plus centuries of trade and wartime wrecks, created sites prized by divers—coral walls, pinnacles and the occasional WWII relic. Local Bedouin and Egyptian maritime communities paved the early routes; today the town is a global dive hub with a culture built around the sea.
Across two structured days you'll complete five adventure dives including a 30m deep dive and underwater navigation while instructors coach technique and safety. Expect warm water (22–28°C), excellent visibility, and encounters with parrotfish, turtles and reef schools. Practical notes: stabilize your buoyancy early, log your dives, and hydrate between surface intervals; the sun above is as relentless as the current below is insistent.
Course outcomes are skill-based: deeper dive authorization, better navigation, and confidence on complex sites like walls and wrecks. Pack a well-fitting mask and surface signaling device, arrive with an up-to-date log and medical clearance if needed. If you want to push past basic dives, this two-day progression is a compact, hands-on way to expand where you can go in the Red Sea.
moderate.
2 days.
Able to swim comfortably and perform repeated shallow-to-moderate dives; moderate cardiovascular fitness and no contraindicating medical conditions.
Certified Open Water divers with a minimum number of logged dives (check provider requirements) are eligible; bring your certification card.
The course includes a Deep Dive to about 30 meters and other adventure dives tailored to skill development and comfort.
No advanced experience is required, but competent buoyancy control and basic navigation are recommended to get the most from the course.
Operators typically reschedule practical dives; cancellation policies vary—confirm refund/rescheduling terms when booking.
The Sinai’s reefs and nearby wrecks reflect centuries of Red Sea trade and 20th-century naval activity; many wrecks are now artificial reefs hosting diverse life.
The region has protected zones and park regulations—use reef-safe products, avoid touching coral, and follow local guide instructions to minimize impact.
Noun Travel operates guided outdoor trips and adventures with an emphasis on safety, stewardship, and memorable experiences.




The boat slips away from Naama Bay at dawn and the Red Sea stretches flat and glassy, gulls circling the bow. On day one you run through briefings on deck, don a 3mm wetsuit, then slide into water the color of a cut gemstone; currents test your trim and wide coral gardens line the shallows like living architecture.
The boat slips away from Naama Bay at dawn and the Red Sea stretches flat and glassy, gulls circling the bow. On day one you run through briefings on deck, don a 3mm wetsuit, then slide into water the color of a cut gemstone; currents test your trim and wide coral gardens line the shallows like living architecture.
Sharm El Sheikh sits on the Sinai's southern tip, where tectonic action formed dramatic fault escarpments and deep drop-offs that carve the seascape. That geology, plus centuries of trade and wartime wrecks, created sites prized by divers—coral walls, pinnacles and the occasional WWII relic. Local Bedouin and Egyptian maritime communities paved the early routes; today the town is a global dive hub with a culture built around the sea.
Across two structured days you'll complete five adventure dives including a 30m deep dive and underwater navigation while instructors coach technique and safety. Expect warm water (22–28°C), excellent visibility, and encounters with parrotfish, turtles and reef schools. Practical notes: stabilize your buoyancy early, log your dives, and hydrate between surface intervals; the sun above is as relentless as the current below is insistent.
Course outcomes are skill-based: deeper dive authorization, better navigation, and confidence on complex sites like walls and wrecks. Pack a well-fitting mask and surface signaling device, arrive with an up-to-date log and medical clearance if needed. If you want to push past basic dives, this two-day progression is a compact, hands-on way to expand where you can go in the Red Sea.