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.

If you like submerged metal, come and join us on our Red Sea Wreck Extravaganza Liveaboard for 7 nights.
Sarting 19th September 2026 form Hurghada.

Strictly subject to weather conditions. Alternative wrecks and sites maybe substituted if weather dictates.

Day 1. Arrive at Hurghada and transfer to the boat to check in and pay the necessary onboard charges, Marine Park Tax, HEPCA environmental tax, entertainment tax, etc.

Day 2. After receiving approval from the coast guard, we head North for a suitable check dive, to reorientate ourselves with our equipment, weighting etc, followed by the first wreck dives at Abu Nuhas. Weather permitting, an overnight sail will take us North to Zafrana.

Day 3. Full Days Diving on Turkia before an overnight sail to Ras Gharib.

Day 4. An area full of wreck diving. Opportunities including SS Scalaria, MV Aboudy, HMS Nith, MV Bahr and MV Qtmas.

Day 5. Continuing South we reach Bluff Point for Rosalie Muller, SS Ulysses before heading over to SS Thistlegorm.

Day 6. Two early dives on Thistlegorm and then sail back to Abu Nuhas and the remaining wrecks there.

Day 7. An early start again to allow us to dive two more wrecks at Abu Nuhas before sailing back for the final wreck dive at El Mina and The T43 minesweeper. Arrive back in the harbour late afternoon.
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Day 8. Check out and depart from the boat. 

Wreck Extravagansa
You will dive exclusively on wrecks, but some wrecks are like living reefs with an amazing amount of marine life that have made the wrecks their homes. However, if wrecks are your passion, this trip is definitely for you. You will dive on Iconic and popular wrecks and you could be diving on wrecks that in some cases have had virtually no other divers visit. Wrecks that have been lost and left for decades and longer. War casualties, maritime disasters and some simply disappeared beneath the seas.
We will give you a full historical briefing on every wreck you dive on, and we will always be on the hunt for new discoveries. The last one was MV Qtmas which was found in October 2016.

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If you want to find out more and want to join this trip, which already is half full, please contact us by email|.
​email; [email protected]

We have been asked by many of our divers if we will be running one of our Southern Red Sea Liveaboards again, so we are planning to run a trip for 7 nights from 11 July 2026. It will run on a first-come first first-served basis. Same as usual, the first one the one who gets their non-refundable deposit to us first. In this case it's the first 24 as we have secuered a 24 birth Liveaboard.​

 This Liveaboard will start on 11th July 2026 for 7 nights with six days diving. G has led many Liveaboard's down South, so he, along with another two guides, will be working this trip also.
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The 11th July is also G's Birthday so you'll be celebrating his Birthday with him on your first night.

We're considering Elphinstone Daedalus and Zabargad Islands, but we may change this slightly and go further south to St Johns, depending on a few things such as weather, sea conditions and local advice depending on what action is where.

The starting point will depend on our final route which we will decide on well in time to make the transfer arrangements. But everybody will need to fly into Hurghada unless they can fnd flights to Marsa Alam.

We will be looking for palagics out in the deep blue, so we are calling this trip Big Blue South.

The boat has been purposly designed for space and comfort and hasn't the trappings of superficial luxury such as TV'S in each room like some Liveaboards. No hot tubs or jacuzzis. The space has been created so 24 divers can spread out and not be on top of each other.

If you are interested in joining this trip on 11 July 2026, please email us for more details.
​email : [email protected]

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​We have had many divers visit us recently saying they haven't had our newsletter. It could be due to the newsletter having a different address to what you contact our office with. The email address above comes into the same inbox as all our other email addresses. 

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Moyra has been Elite Divings' cornerstone of our office team from the start. It's Moyra who has implemented structure and protocol that makes our admin efficient, and messages to our divers seamless.This October, Moyra will celebrate her 70th Birthday. 
"NEVER!" I hear you say.

​Most years, we get many regular divers of ours that come to dive Thistlegorm on the anniversary of its sinking, which many of you will know is the 6th October. We usually celebrate another birthday on that day, but this year we are having THE BIG PARTY on the 10th October just for Moyra. Although her birthday isn't for a week or so later, she suggested the 10th so that our divers who are coming to dive Thistlegorm can also come to help her celebrate on the 10th. That's typical of Moyra, thinking about everyone else first.

There are divers that has already booked and arranged their departure date, especially so they can come and join Moyra's party.

There is an open invitation to everybody who would like to come. We haven't decided on the venue yet until we have a better idea of how many will be attending.

So if you can make it, drop our office a line and tell them so we can start making a list.

​This is not going to be a surprise party as we couldn't keep it hidden from Moyra, and it was her suggestion to have it on the tenth of October 2025 anyway.

Have a look to see if you can spot yourself or others you know in the slide show above as they change.   

Please email [email protected] to add your name to the list if you will be in Sharm for Moyra's Party on the 10th October 2025.

The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) awarded Elite Diving with DIVERS UNITED a 20 years service Trophy, which is in the shape of a Diving Cylinder.

Left is Hossam, who apart from Alun and Moyra, has worked for Elite longer than anyone else. He started in June 2011.
Center, holding the award is Alun, the founder of Red Sea Elite Diving.
Right is Gwyn (mostly known as G), who is the Dive center manager.

Our Cruise and Stay week has proved to be so popular we have had to add another week to accommodate the interest. We now have another week starting on May 11th 2025, where there are a few spaces left as our initail week, a week later in May is now fully booked for the Safari portion of that week.

Still Available. 11th May 2025. "Cruise and Stay" Daily Diving from our very own Elite Dive Boat and a three night Mini Safari on a Liveaboard to visit the amazing World War Two wreck of the SS Thistlegorm, also dive the wrecks off Shag Rock and at the same time look for the pod of dolphins that live there. Have the best of both worlds with three days diving form a Liveaboard and three days diving form our daily boat to help us celebrate our 20th year Anniversary.- LIMITED PLACES LEFT

Not only will we be exploring the Iconic World War Shipwreck SS Thistlegorm, but we will also be seeking out the amazing marine life that the Red Sea has to offer, including the Pod of Dolphins that frequents Shag Rock near the wreck of The Kingston at Shab Alley.

If you and your Buddy are interested in taking up the last few spaces, please contact us by email to register your interest.
email: [email protected]

A Message from our Founder.
PADI Instructors are the most employable Recreational dive professionals in the world.
I became a PADI Instructor so I could work in the diving Industry abroad and I have now been teaching SCUBA Diving in The Red Sea for 22 years after moving here in September 2002.
Many people also become Instructors as part of a Dive Centre or Dive Club where they live. Some work full time and other's part time and they love helping others learn to dive so they can enjoy the underwater realm as us qualified divers do. 
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After experiencing several Dive Agency Instructor Training courses, I am of the opinion that PADI has the most thorough and professional Instructor Development Course there is. It gives you a great grounding to develop further as a professional dive educator.

Our Next IDC (PADI Instructor Development course) commences on 1st February 2025 which coincides with the PADI Instructor Exam which comes straight after the IDC. You need to be a minimum of a Divemaster or equivalent to be able to enrol on the IDC and also an EFR Instructor which you can book with us.
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There is study to do before the IDC commences, so although it is a commitment, it gives great satisfaction to become a fully qualified PADI Instructor to be able to teach others how to dive safely and correctly.

Step 1
INDEPENDENT STUDY
PADI eLearning
PADI eLearning makes it easy to fit your IDC eLearning into a busy schedule. 
 
Study offline, or online using a computer or mobile device. Connect with one of our Course Directors if ever you have a question or concern.

• eLearning time commitment: approx 18-25 hours

Step 2
With our Platinum Course Director at our Dive Center

The IDC is a life changing and unforgettable experience.  You will actively participate in classroom-based workshops to hone your instructional skills, curriculum presentations to deepen your understanding, written papers to demonstrate your dive theory and PADI standards knowledge base and dry presentations of in-water skills to ensure you're truly comfortable and confident in their delivery before heading underwater.
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• Time commitment: 5 days

Step 3 
​IN WATER with our Platinum Course Director and Elite Staff Instructors.

You will participate in at least two comprehensive pool sessions and two days at open water, where you will practice many teaching presentations, in addition to completing workshops and skills circuits to broaden your own dive skills and give you the toolbox you will need to be a first class instructor.
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• Time commitment: 3 days

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• Total time commitment for IDC: 8 days.​

Step  4
PADI Instructor Exam Invigilated by PADI Examiners

• Time commitment: 2 Days

If you are interested in becoming a PADI Instructor or if you know someone who is interested please email the following address email:  [email protected]

We are now in our 20th year and we are still going strong despite many outside influences where we have seen other dive centers come and go. We are told that our family atmospheare along with amazing diving around Sharm and our efforts to have as much fun as we can has been the main reason that so many divers and their families keep coming back again and again.

We have decided to have a few special events to mark our 20th year. Below is a list of planned events and more will be added throughout the year.

Special Events.
* 9 Jan 2025. Liveabord to the shark infested waters of Cocos Islands off Costa Rica. - FULLY BOOKED.

* 1st March 2025. "UK Dive Show Party" at The Holiday Inn, Kenelworth. Nr Coventry. Contact [email protected] Subject "Dive Show Party" for more details.

* May 2025. "Cruise and Stay" Daily Diving from our very own Elite Dive Boat and a three night Mini Safari on a Liveboard to visit the amazing World War Two wreck of the SS Thistlegorm, also dive the wrecks off Shag Rock and at the same time look for the pod of dolphins that live there. - LIMITED PLACES LEFT

e* June 2025. "The Great Aggregation". Come and wintess the amzing transrormation of Shark and Yolanda Reefs during the Summer months. Thousands of fish gather there to spawn

* 27th August 2025. "Red Sea Elite Diving" Actual Birthday. We will have some amazing diving and a party to top it off.  

* 6th October 2025. Dive on the Anniversary of the sinking of SS Thistlegorm. You need to be here a few days before to have a few orientation dives before we dive SS Thsitlegorm. Limited Spaces

Come and help us celobrate our 20th Birthday at one or moe of these events. We already know of over a dozen people that will be at least three of these events.

A massive thank you, to our staff and our divers alike for being part of The Elite Diving Family and for your continued support so we can deliver the standard of diving and service that you've come to expect from us over the past 20 years.

We look forward to hearing from you.
email: [email protected]

We have recently had an encounter with an Indian Ocean Humback Dolphin.  This was a single dolphin that found us in Ras Mohamed.

The Indian Ocean humpback dolphin is a social delphinid that typically lives within a group. Group size is, however, highly variable. Some specimens have been found to be isolated individuals, although the average group is composed of around 12 individuals and some of the largest observed groups have been in excess of 100 individuals.

This type of dolphin like coastal waters where there is an abuncance of fish, hense Ras Mohamed is an ideal location for the speciese, so it's surprising that we haven't seen any previously.

This one was a lone dolphin but was very interested in the divers and came back and forth a few times to check them out. It was described by one diver "like a playfull puppy", but this dolphin was not a junivile. 

You can see from the map below that the blue area is whre the Indian Ocean Humback Dolphin inhabits. 

Click on the video above that G took of the Humphead Dolphin as it kept coming back to check out the divers. You can even hear G's excitment as the Dolphin keeps swimming past.