Due to a cancelation, we have one twin cabin available on our wreck Extravaganza week. This is a liveaboard that will leave from Hurghada on September 19th 2026 for one week and return to Hurghada on 26 September 2026.
The intention of the trip is to dive on as many wrecks as we can, however, saying that, some of the wrecks are quite shallow and some have been there for a long time so there is a lot of marine life that has made them their home.
Some of these wrecks are further North than the regular wrecks and reefs Liveaboards itineraries, so there will be a chance of seeing different wrecks if you have already been on a Northern wreck safari. Saying that, such favourites like Thistlegorm, Gianis D, Krisoula K and Ulisis are on the list to be dived.
Click on the link for more details of the trip and then contact us at [email protected] if you want to take up the last cabin. Wreck Extravaganza Link

​​Almost everyone who dives with Elite Diving here in Sharm, makes a voluntary donation to the Sharm Hyperbaric chamber, which helps with the maintenance and running of the facility, so it’s always ready and operational to receive any diving emergencies.

We want to stress, that this is no substitution for Sport Diving Insurance, as decompression treatment can be in the thousands of US Dollars for just one case. So make sure you have adequate insurance cover for hyperbaric treatment in the event of a diving accident. 

Sharm Hyperbaric chamber, is the only facility for decompression treatment in the whole of Sinai, giving us great peace of mind that here in Sharm, we have such a facility on our door step, and two of the finest Hyperbaric doctors who are world renowned for their knowledge and experience of  treating diving emergencies.

The photo above shows G, Elite Diving’s manager, passing the donation on to Dr Ahmed, who along with Dr Adle, are the resident Hyperbaric Doctors that treats the divers if they need to visit the chamber.

The hyperbaric chamber (more commonly known as the Dive Chamber), is used by divers who have experienced a pressure-related injury during their dive, helping to safely treat decompression sickness, also known as "the bends".

There are other staff involved in the running and maintaining the facility, and the whole Dive Chamber team would like to thank the divers of Elite Diving for their contribution this year of 3,490 Euros or 4,000 USD.

When a diver spots and photographs a certain shark here in Sharm, there is always a debate on what type of shark it is. Here is the true facts about these certain sharks as explained many times by our previous resident Marine Biologist and Dive instructor affectionately known as Taffro. (AKA Alec Jones).

 Photo Above Credited to Kat Mcquillan.
The shark above (Stegostoma fasciatum) Is commonly known as a Leopard Shark, due to the spots on it when it becomes an adult, which resembles a land big cat “The Leopard”. However, Alec, due to his marine biology degree, informs us that it is an actual Zebra Shark, as when it is born, it has a dark body with yellowish whiteish stripes, resembling another land animal “The Zebra”.  It’s not until it grows, that the stripes turns into hundreds of black spots.  This is where the confusion comes from.
These sharks are seen in the waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific. So their habitat is on tropical coral reefs and sandy plateaus, as in The Red Sea. Some website say they are Zebra Sharks when they are born, but transforms into Leopard Sharks when they grow, which is not actually true. A Zebra Shark dosent change it's breed by growing. So we will be pushing what Alec tells us, by saying it's a Zebra Shark.

Off the Pacific coast of North America, you may get to spot a Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata). This is called a Leopard shark from birth. A totally different species to the Tropical Indo-pacific Zebra Shark. This is belonging to the Hound Shark family, and these sharks are born with black spots and black sadle shapes, and keep them all through adulthood. In fact, they are born a miniature version of their adult self.
They live in kelp forests which due to the nature of where the kelp grows, is in shallow coastal waters.

Phot Credited to Kat McQuillan.
The Indo-pacific Zebra Shark above, has a long sweeping tail, almost the same length as it’s body, whereas the North American Pacific coast Leopard Shark  below, has a typical hound shark tail.

Many divers looking to progress overlook Rescue Diver, assuming it’s only for those aiming to go professional.
But in reality, it’s often considered one of the most rewarding certifications for recreational divers.
Instead of just building your own experience, it’s about understanding the divers around you - recognising stress early, preventing problems before they happen and knowing how to respond if something doesn’t go to plan.

The Second Liveaboard trip place is being offered by Jean Gendron, who travels all the way from Canada just to dive with us in Sharm.
Jean can't make the trip due to unforeseen circumstances so is offering his place up on The Black Pearl a 5 Star Liveaboard, which sets sail from Palau Micronesia on 20th February 2027.​

Jean's place, needs to be shared with another male who has already taken one of the births in the cabin. So there is one birth still left on the trip for another male. All other divers on this trip are also regular divers with Elite Diving in Sharm. Even G and Alun will be on the same trip.

​If you are interested, please contact [email protected] for details.

On 6th October 1941 during World War 2, SS Thistlegorm a British Merchant Ship was on secondment to the British Military in the war effort in North Africa. It was spotted by two German Heinkel He 111 Bommers, that attacked and sank her near Shab Ali in the Gulf of Suez.

There she still lies, and is regularly dived by recreational divers. The wreck is applauded as one of the best shipwrecks in the world  to dive recreationally, as it has so much of it's cargo still to be seen due to the ease of entry and exit of the holds and plenty of light that penetrates the wreckage, and also for the marine life that has made it their home.

Although we dive on her most weeks, each year we also run a special trip as a commemorative trip to dive her on the anniversary and to pay homage to those merchant seamen and Royal Navy that lost their lives on that night. Nine souls in all were lost that fateful night.

​In 2016 on the 75th Anniversary of the sinking of Thistlegorm, we laid a biodegradable poppy wreath on the ship. We have dived the wreck every year on the 6th October ever since. Apart from the 6th October being the Anniversary of the sinking, it is also Elite Diving's founder Alun Evans' Birthday. This year is made a little more special, as Alun, will be celebrating his 70th Birthday on the same day and plans to dive on her to celebrate that as Thistlegorm is one of his favourite dives.

If you want to join Alun on this special day, just email our office to indicate your interest. We usually have approximately 26 divers each year diving Thistlegorm on the Anniversary of it sinking, and the boat we hire can take many more, so let us know if you would like to join the party.

To join us on this special day, contact [email protected]

The Lucky winner of our Dive show prize draw this year is Maya Hidajat, who lives in St Albans in Herts, and has been diving since 1998.
Seen above relaxing on a hammock after a dive out in Malapascu Philippines. She will be visiting Sharm to collect her prize with a dive buddy and her eight your old son, who enjoys snorkelling, so he's in for a real treat also.

Maya is an advanced diver and enjoys diving in warmer waters, usually South East Asia where she hails from. It will be the first time in Sharm for her, and I'm sure it won't be the last, once she samples what the diving is like here and that it's much closer to the UK than other palces of the similar qulity.​

We asked our old friend and collegue to come and pick out the winner at the end of the Go Diving Show. Alec "Taffro" Jones was the dive center manager with us in Sharm for many years, and now is Sales Manager at Suunto UK, and was attending the Suunto stand this year, he jumped at the chance when offered to draw out the winning ticket for this years prize. So all of you who know Alec well, and entered the draw, it's his fault you never won LOL.

Maya will be very happy with Alec’s effort, when he pulled out her entry ticket.
If you can't recognise him without his Taffro, Alec is the one in the middle with dark hair. A big difference to when he had sun bleached locks and no haircut for five years while working in Sharm, hense the nickname Taffro, as he is also Welsh with an affro  type hair style back in the day. Alec was also featured on the front cover of Diver magazine back in 2014 during his tenure with Elite Diving in Sharm.

G, Moyra and myself are staying at Holiday Inn Kenilworth during the dive show, and as usual, we have a stand at the show for the two days that the show is running.  
We had many of our divers join us after the show for drinks for the last few shows on the Saturday evening, and we had great great times socialising together with peoplw who dive with us, so we plan to do the same again. It's just a get together. Nothing fancy. You can get food from the hotel or many eating establishments around the town and then we can all join at the bar at the hotel for drinks. Nothing special just mingling with many of our Elite Divers.  
Some people attended the dive show on the Saturday and then joined us at our Hotel on the Saturday night and others joined us at our hotel on the Saturday night and then came to the dive show on the Sunday. Some attended the dive show for the two days and some just came for drinks with us and didn't attend the show.
 We will be at Kenilworth Holiday Inn for drinks on the evening of Saturday 28th February 2026.
If you need to stay overnight and not drive, there are many places to stay around the town if the Holiday Inn is not suitable or full, there is also The Peacock Town House which is an 11-minute walk from Holiday Inn.
The GO Diving Show is again held at NAEC Stoneleigh, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, CV8 2TA again this year and will be open to the public on Saturday 28th of February and Sunday 1st march 2026.