Beacon Rock Dive Site: Egypt Liveaboard Guide

Beacon Rock is a dive site in Straits of Gubal, Egypt.

See below for all liveaboards that dive Beacon Rock.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated liveaboard diving Beacon Rock, scoring 8.5/10. You can easily book the Freedom IV Liveaboard using this link.

Freedom IV Liveaboard
Freedom III

Beacon Rock is a reef dive in Straits of Gubal, Egypt, within an area known for northern reefs and historic wrecks. Liveaboard access allows the dive team to time the entry for the prevailing current and adjust the route for visibility, sea conditions and diver experience. The published itinerary should be treated as a guide because individual sites can change for safety or operational reasons.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the second highest customer rated liveaboard diving Beacon Rock, scoring 8.8/10. You can easily book the Freedom III liveaboard using this link.

Egypt liveaboards that dive Beacon Rock

Below are all the dive liveaboards currently found for Beacon Rock in Egypt, sorted from highest to lowest customer liveaboard rating, with unrated liveaboards shown last.

Freedom IV Liveaboard

Freedom IV Liveaboard

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 8.5/10

SDE Rating: 61%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Freedom IV Liveaboard: 61%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Freedom IV Liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Freedom IV Liveaboard are ([Diving:9/10] + [Cabin:4/10] + [Boat:7/10] + [Dining:7/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:3/10] = 30/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Freedom IV Liveaboard is calculated as 30/60 = 61% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .

From £83.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 11·Bathrooms: 13·Guests: 24

Length: 30 m·Beam: 11.4 m

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 20 logged dives
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Freedom III

Freedom III

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 8.8/10

SDE Rating: 66%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Freedom III Liveaboard: 66%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Freedom III liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Freedom III liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:5/10] + [Boat:8/10] + [Dining:7/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:4/10] = 34/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Freedom III liveaboard is calculated as 34/60 = 66% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .

From £88.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 9·Bathrooms: 9·Guests: 20

Length: 28 m·Beam: 7.5 m

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 30 logged dives
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Emperor Superior

Emperor Superior

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 8.9/10

SDE Rating: 58%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Emperor Superior Liveaboard: 58%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Emperor Superior liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Emperor Superior liveaboard are ([Diving:8/10] + [Cabin:5/10] + [Boat:7/10] + [Dining:5/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:1/10] = 26/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Emperor Superior liveaboard is calculated as 26/60 = 58% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

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From £114.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 13·Bathrooms: 13·Guests: 25

Length: 37 m·Beam: 8.3 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 20 logged dives
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Emperor Elite

Emperor Elite

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 9.1/10

SDE Rating: 55%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Emperor Elite Liveaboard: 55%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Emperor Elite liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Emperor Elite liveaboard are ([Diving:8/10] + [Cabin:8/10] + [Boat:8/10] + [Dining:5/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:1/10] = 30/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Emperor Elite liveaboard is calculated as 30/60 = 55% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .

From £130.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 14·Bathrooms: 14·Guests: 26

Length: 38 m·Beam: 8 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 30 logged dives
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Emperor Asmaa

Emperor Asmaa

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 8.8/10

SDE Rating: 63%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Emperor Asmaa Liveaboard: 63%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Emperor Asmaa liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Emperor Asmaa liveaboard are ([Diving:8/10] + [Cabin:5/10] + [Boat:7/10] + [Dining:7/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:2/10] = 29/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Emperor Asmaa liveaboard is calculated as 29/60 = 63% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .

From £108.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 10·Bathrooms: 10·Guests: 20

Length: 30 m·Beam: 7 m

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 30 logged dives
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South Moon 1

South Moon 1

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: Not rated yet

SDE Rating: 58%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the South Moon 1 Liveaboard: 58%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the South Moon 1 liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the South Moon 1 liveaboard are ([Diving:9/10] + [Cabin:6/10] + [Boat:4/10] + [Dining:6/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:3/10] = 28/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the South Moon 1 liveaboard is calculated as 28/60 = 58% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .

From £121.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 12·Bathrooms: 12·Guests: 24

Length: 30 m·Beam: 8 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 10 logged dives
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Alia Soul

Alia Soul

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: Not rated yet

From £101.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 10·Bathrooms: 12·Guests: 20

Length: 36 m·Beam: 7.5 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 50 logged dives, Minimum 30 logged dives
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Egypt; Beacon Rock Dive Site Details

Beacon Rock Common Sightings

Beacon Rock Diver Details

Useful training for this site
Advanced Open Water Diver, Good buoyancy control skills, Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver

Suggested equipment
5mm wetsuit, Dive computer, Surface marker buoy (SMB), Nitrox

Dive type
Reef

Entry
Boat

Minimum recommended experience
Intermediate

Egypt; Beacon Rock Dive Site Details

Water type
Salt

Water temperature
21.0°C–29.0°C

Best time to dive Beacon Rock
Year-round; March to May and September to November usually offer a particularly comfortable balance of water temperature, visibility and surface conditions.

Visibility
15.0m–40.0m

Current strength
Generally mild, Moderate

Beacon Rock Liveaboard Dive Site

Beacon Rock is a reef dive in Straits of Gubal, Egypt, within an area known for northern reefs and historic wrecks. The precise entry point and route depend on current, weather and the cruise director’s assessment, so an itinerary reference should not be treated as a guarantee that every departure will dive the site.

The most productive side of the reef changes with the water movement. Divers should remain close to the guide, control their depth and be prepared for a negative entry or blue-water pickup where the briefing requires it.

A liveaboard is the practical way to combine this site with several dives across Straits of Gubal. Carry a surface marker buoy, follow the boat’s current and pickup procedures and use nitrox only when qualified and after analysing the cylinder. Wildlife encounters and visibility vary naturally and cannot be guaranteed.

Other sites in this part of the itinerary include SS Thistlegorm and SS Dunraven. Compare Egypt liveaboards and review the Egypt liveaboard destination guide before choosing an itinerary.

The Beacon Rock dive site in Egypt is visited by six dive liveaboards. The highest customer-rated liveaboard scores 9.1 out of 10. Prices across these liveaboards start from £83.00.

If you want a more intimate experience, the smallest liveaboard in this selection of the Beacon Rock dive liveaboards is Alia Soul, which has 10 cabins, accommodates up to 20 guests, and is 36 m in length. If you prefer a larger boat, Emperor Elite, which is 38 m in length, has 14 cabins, and accommodates up to 26 guests.

To dive the Beacon Rock dive site, the minimum diver certification ranges from Open Water Diver to Open Water Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver, and logged dive requirements range from minimum 20 logged dives to minimum 50 logged dives, minimum 30 logged dives. So be careful when you choose a liveaboard that has the Beacon Rock dive site on its itinerary, to make sure both your dive certification and level of experience match its minimum levels.

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