The school had a great balance of maintaining safety and responsible diving whilst always ensuring the absolute best experience for their divers. The diving school was exceptional and I absolutely loved all the instructors that I dived with (Natascha, Mahmoud, Kemo, Fahd).
The beach huts were basic but still clean and had all the facilities needed, with the Bedouin huts more luxurious albeit up 100 or so steps in most cases. I stayed in both the beach hut and Bedouin accomodation. They were really helpful and everything was set up and organised for my arrival. Before my trip, the communication from Sharks Bay Umbi was great as I had quite a complex itinerary to ask for a quote on. I spent 2 weeks at the village, including 5 days in a liveaboard, and absolutely loved it. Sharks Bay Umbi was everything that I hoped it would be. Instead we went to Dunraven and that was a brilliant wreck dive! My only criticism: lose the plastic cups! We would only use mugs for our soft drinks but plastic cups were always on offer. We were meant to dive Thistlegorm but the itinerary changed, initially we were a little disappointed but appreciate schedules have to change beyond anyone’s control. The diving itself was beautiful, the visibility was so clear it was like diving in HD! The water is pleasantly warm, even on the night dives, and whilst a couple of dives we came up against some current, most dives were very relaxed and easy. Our dive guides were Mahmoud and Mahmoud, both were incredible, giving clear briefs before each dive, pointing out marine life (I still have no idea how they spot stone fish!) and keeping us safe throughout. What made our trip even more special is he made us a cake on our last night in the boat to celebrate our honeymoon! Whilst we are relatively experienced divers we still rent equipment wherever we go, the dive shop made this process very easy and all equipment was in fantastic shape, making all our dives comfortable and safe. I’m vegan and whilst I appreciate that can be a little tricky to cater to at times, chef Samir did an amazing job. The cabins were kept immaculately clean by the wonderful Tyson, and the showers were pleasantly warm with great pressure to wash the Red Sea off. We stayed on the Freedom III and it was extremely comfortable and spacious for a small boat.
We booked the 5 day/4 night liveaboard trip and it was simply fantastic.
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