Giftun Island Dive Site: Egypt Liveaboard Guide

Giftun Island is a dive site in Hurghada, Egypt.

See below for all liveaboards that dive Giftun Island.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated liveaboard diving Giftun Island, scoring 9.1/10. You can easily book the Titan Liveaboard using this link.

Titan Liveaboard
Sindalahs Liveaboard

Giftun Island is a reef dive in Hurghada, Egypt, within an area known for island reefs, coral gardens and 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 Giftun Island, scoring 7.2/10. You can easily book the Sindalahs Liveaboard using this link.

Egypt liveaboards that dive Giftun Island

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

Titan Liveaboard

Titan Liveaboard

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 9.1/10

SDE Rating: 48%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Titan Liveaboard: 48%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Titan 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 Titan Liveaboard are ([Diving:8/10] + [Cabin:4/10] + [Boat:5/10] + [Dining:6/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:1/10] = 24/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Titan Liveaboard is calculated as 24/60 = 48% 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 £74.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 15·Bathrooms: 15·Guests: 30

Length: 39 m·Beam: 9 m

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 50 logged dives
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Sindalahs Liveaboard

Sindalahs Liveaboard

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 7.2/10

SDE Rating: 70%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Sindalahs Liveaboard: 70%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Sindalahs 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 Sindalahs Liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:6/10] + [Boat:9/10] + [Dining:9/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:3/10] = 37/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Sindalahs Liveaboard is calculated as 37/60 = 70% 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 £116.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 13·Bathrooms: 17·Guests: 26

Length: 38 m·Beam: 8.4 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 20 logged dives
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Red Sea Aggressor II

Red Sea Aggressor II

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 9.2/10

SDE Rating: 56%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Red Sea Aggressor II Liveaboard: 56%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Red Sea Aggressor II 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 Red Sea Aggressor II liveaboard are ([Diving:9/10] + [Cabin:5/10] + [Boat:5/10] + [Dining:5/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:3/10] = 27/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Red Sea Aggressor II liveaboard is calculated as 27/60 = 56% 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 £97.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 11·Bathrooms: 11·Guests: 22

Length: 138 ft·Beam: 26 ft

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:No minimum number of logged dives
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Iceberg Liveaboard

Iceberg Liveaboard

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 9.6/10

SDE Rating: 71%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Iceberg Liveaboard: 71%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Iceberg 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 Iceberg Liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:5/10] + [Boat:7/10] + [Dining:10/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:4/10] = 36/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Iceberg Liveaboard is calculated as 36/60 = 71% 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 £107.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 4·Bathrooms: 3·Guests: 8

Length: 22.85 m·Beam: 6.15 m

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 20 logged dives
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Amelie Liveaboard

Amelie Liveaboard

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 9.3/10

SDE Rating: 66%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Amelie Liveaboard: 66%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Amelie 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 Amelie Liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:3/10] + [Boat:7/10] + [Dining:9/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:4/10] = 33/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Amelie Liveaboard is calculated as 33/60 = 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 £81.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 6·Bathrooms: 2·Guests: 12

Length: 23 m·Beam: 6 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:No minimum number of logged dives
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Amelie Adventures

Amelie Adventures

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 9.4/10

SDE Rating: 68%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Amelie Adventures Liveaboard: 68%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Amelie Adventures 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 Amelie Adventures liveaboard are ([Diving:9/10] + [Cabin:6/10] + [Boat:8/10] + [Dining:6/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:4/10] = 33/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Amelie Adventures liveaboard is calculated as 33/60 = 68% 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 £90.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 8·Bathrooms: 10·Guests: 16

Length: 27 m·Beam: 7 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:No minimum number of logged dives
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Alsuraya Liveaboard

Alsuraya Liveaboard

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: Not rated yet

SDE Rating: 68%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Alsuraya Liveaboard: 68%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Alsuraya 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 Alsuraya Liveaboard are ([Diving:7/10] + [Cabin:4/10] + [Boat:7/10] + [Dining:9/10] + [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 Alsuraya Liveaboard is calculated as 29/60 = 68% 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 £112.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 12·Bathrooms: 14·Guests: 24

Length: 37 m·Beam: 8 m

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 50 logged dives
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Egypt; Giftun Island Dive Site Details

Giftun Island Common Sightings

Giftun Island 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; Giftun Island Dive Site Details

Water type
Salt

Water temperature
21.0°C–29.0°C

Best time to dive Giftun Island
Year-round; spring and autumn generally give warm water, good visibility and comfortable conditions between dives.

Visibility
15.0m–40.0m

Current strength
Generally mild, Moderate

Giftun Island Liveaboard Dive Site

Giftun Island is a reef dive in Hurghada, Egypt, within an area known for island reefs, coral gardens and 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 Hurghada. 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 Shaab El Erg and Carless Reef. Compare Egypt liveaboards and review the Egypt liveaboard destination guide before choosing an itinerary.

The Giftun Island dive site in Egypt is visited by five dive liveaboards. The highest customer-rated liveaboard scores 9.6 out of 10. Prices across these liveaboards start from £81.00.

If you want a more intimate experience, the smallest liveaboard in this selection of the Giftun Island dive liveaboards is Iceberg Liveaboard, which has 4 cabins, accommodates up to 8 guests, and is 22.85 m in length. If you prefer a larger boat, Alsuraya Liveaboard, which is 37 m in length, has 12 cabins, and accommodates up to 24 guests.

To dive the Giftun Island dive site, the minimum diver certification ranges from Open Water Diver to Advanced Open Water Diver, and logged dive requirements range from no minimum number of logged dives to minimum 50 logged dives. So be careful when you choose a liveaboard that has the Giftun Island dive site on its itinerary, to make sure both your dive certification and level of experience match its minimum levels.

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