Ras Abu Soma Dive Site: Egypt Liveaboard Guide

Ras Abu Soma is a dive site in Safaga, Egypt.

See below for all liveaboards that dive Ras Abu Soma.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated liveaboard diving Ras Abu Soma, scoring 8.8/10. You can easily book the Sunshine Liveaboard using this link.

Sunshine Liveaboard
Alsuraya Liveaboard

Ras Abu Soma is a reef dive in Safaga, Egypt, within an area known for offshore reefs, walls 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 one of the liveaboards that dives Ras Abu Soma. You can easily book the Alsuraya Liveaboard using this link.

Egypt liveaboards that dive Ras Abu Soma

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

Sunshine Liveaboard

Sunshine Liveaboard

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 8.8/10

SDE Rating: 60%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Sunshine Liveaboard: 60%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Sunshine 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 Sunshine Liveaboard are ([Diving:9/10] + [Cabin:5/10] + [Boat:8/10] + [Dining:8/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:1/10] = 31/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Sunshine Liveaboard is calculated as 31/60 = 60% 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 £75.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 10·Bathrooms: 11·Guests: 20

Length: 31 m·Beam: 7.5 m

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 30 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; Ras Abu Soma Dive Site Details

Ras Abu Soma Common Sightings

Ras Abu Soma Diver Details

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

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

Dive type
Reef, Drift

Entry
Boat

Minimum recommended experience
Intermediate

Egypt; Ras Abu Soma Dive Site Details

Water type
Salt

Water temperature
21.0°C–29.0°C

Best time to dive Ras Abu Soma
Year-round; March to May and September to November usually provide a good balance of visibility, temperature and surface conditions.

Visibility
15.0m–40.0m

Current strength
Moderate, Strong

Ras Abu Soma Liveaboard Dive Site

Ras Abu Soma is a reef dive in Safaga, Egypt, within an area known for offshore reefs, walls 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 Safaga. 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 Panorama Reef and Abu Kefan. Compare Egypt liveaboards and review the Egypt liveaboard destination guide before choosing an itinerary.

The Ras Abu Soma dive site is currently visited by one featured dive liveaboard, Alsuraya Liveaboard and prices starting from £112.00.

This boat has 12 cabins, accommodates up to 24 guests, and is 37 m in length.

To dive this site, the minimum diver certification is Advanced Open Water Diver, and you are required to have minimum 50 logged dives.

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