Diving in Hurghada information

Diving in Hurghada information to help you arrive ready to enjoy the Red Sea. This guide explains what happens between your first enquiry and your first dive with Dive UK Hurghada: confirming your booking, preparing documents, arranging equipment and knowing where to meet us.

For the diving itself, prices and multi-day packages, visit our Diving in Hurghada page. Here, we take you through the practical details so your first morning feels organised and relaxed.

Message or call us on WhatsApp if you would like help planning your days. You can also email the team. We may be underwater when you contact us, but we will respond when we can.

Start with your dates and diving experience

Tell us when you will be in Hurghada, how many people are travelling and which days you would like to dive. Include your hotel or accommodation, your certification level, approximately how many dives you have completed and when you last dived.

Let us know if you need rental equipment, are feeling nervous, have been out of the water for a while or are travelling with children or non-diving companions. Those details help us recommend a suitable activity and explain the arrangements before you commit.

Qualified divers can choose daily diving or a multi-day package. If you have never dived, ask about our Try Scuba Experience or PADI Open Water course. We will confirm availability and the full quote, including any equipment or transfer charges.

Documents and preparation before you travel

We will explain which passport and certification details are needed for your booking and how to send them to our team. Prepare your diving certification and recent logbook information so we can understand your experience before arranging your dives.

You will complete the required diving paperwork, including the medical questionnaire and safety forms. Ask us for the medical questionnaire before travelling and follow its instructions. If it requires a physician’s approval, arrange that before diving and bring the completed form. Tell us early if you have questions about the paperwork.

Arrange appropriate insurance for your activities and keep the policy details available. Check the diving depth limits, conditions and emergency contact instructions with your insurer. Our terms explain your insurance responsibilities.

If you have booked a PADI course, we send the eLearning with instructions via WhatsApp after the course booking and deposit. Make time to complete the assigned preparation before your training begins. Divemaster equipment and eLearning are charged separately.

Arrange equipment that fits

Let us know which equipment you are bringing and which items you need to hire. Send the sizing information we request in advance so we can prepare suitable equipment, then check the fit with your instructor before entering the water.

For daily diving, rental equipment is additional. Full scuba kit is £25 per day or £100 for five days; a dive computer is hired separately. Check the current equipment and activity prices and ask us to include everything you need in your quote.

Tell us beforehand if you need a particular size or configuration. If something does not feel comfortable during the equipment check, speak up so we can help before the dive.

Your pickup and first morning

Send us the correct accommodation name and location when booking. Transfers are included only for accommodation within 2 km of the facility used for your activity. For hotels farther away, we confirm any taxi charge in your quote; see our transfer areas and prices.

The team contacts you the evening before with the pickup time and any final instructions. Boat-day pickups are typically around 7:30–8:00 am, depending on your accommodation and the day’s arrangements. Use the time we confirm directly, rather than treating this guide as a fixed timetable.

At the boat or meeting point, we help you prepare your equipment, complete any remaining paperwork and settle the balance. There is time to ask questions before the briefing. Dive sites are selected around qualifications, experience, course requirements and conditions on the day.

For the rest of the boat day, including the two guided dives and package options, see daily diving in Hurghada.

A simple checklist for your diving day

• Check the pickup time and meeting instructions sent by our team.
• Have the requested documents, certification details and any required medical approval ready.
• Bring your insurance information and emergency contact details.
• Bring the agreed cash balance and any personal diving equipment you plan to use.
• Pack swimwear, a towel, sun protection and a layer for the journey back.
• Tell us about any change in your health, confidence or plans before the activity.

Ask before bringing anything you are unsure about. We want you to feel prepared, without turning your holiday into a packing exercise.

If your plans change

Contact us as soon as possible if you need to change a booking. Transfers are considered individually and depend on availability, time limits and an administration fee. A change is confirmed only once we have agreed it with you.

Discounted diving packages run on consecutive days unless agreed otherwise. If you would like rest days between dives, discuss that before booking so we can explain the suitable package and price.

Our current terms and conditions explain cancellations, payments and what happens if we cancel a trip. Please read them before confirming your plans.

Ready to organise your diving?

Send us your dates, accommodation, number of divers and experience. We will help you choose your diving days, confirm the full price and explain what to prepare.

Contact Dive UK Hurghada on WhatsApp, explore our booking information or return to daily diving and packages. If you also need accommodation, ask us about our diving holidays in Hurghada.