The Barge Dive Site: Egypt Liveaboard Guide

The Barge is a dive site in Straits of Gubal, Egypt.

See below for all liveaboards that dive The Barge.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated liveaboard diving The Barge, scoring 9.1/10. You can easily book the SS Serena Dreams Liveaboard using this link.

SS Serena Dreams Liveaboard
Snefro Target

The Barge 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 The Barge, scoring 9.3/10. You can easily book the Snefro Target liveaboard using this link.

Egypt liveaboards that dive The Barge

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

SS Serena Dreams Liveaboard

SS Serena Dreams Liveaboard

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 9.1/10

SDE Rating: 80%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the SS Serena Dreams Liveaboard: 80%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the SS Serena Dreams 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 SS Serena Dreams Liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:7/10] + [Boat:9/10] + [Dining:10/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:4/10] = 40/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the SS Serena Dreams Liveaboard is calculated as 40/60 = 80% 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: 9·Bathrooms: 11·Guests: 18

Length: 33 m·Beam: 7 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 30 logged dives
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Snefro Target

Snefro Target

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 9.3/10

SDE Rating: 60%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Snefro Target Liveaboard: 60%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Snefro Target 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 Snefro Target liveaboard are ([Diving:9/10] + [Cabin:4/10] + [Boat:6/10] + [Dining:7/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:3/10] = 29/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Snefro Target liveaboard is calculated as 29/60 = 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 £106.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 10·Bathrooms: 13·Guests: 20

Length: 37 m·Beam: 9 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 20 logged dives
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Sea Serpent Grand

Sea Serpent Grand

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 9.2/10

SDE Rating: 80%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Sea Serpent Grand Liveaboard: 80%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Sea Serpent Grand 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 Sea Serpent Grand liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:8/10] + [Boat:8/10] + [Dining:10/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:4/10] = 40/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Sea Serpent Grand liveaboard is calculated as 40/60 = 80% 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 £129.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 14·Bathrooms: 16·Guests: 28

Length: 44 m·Beam: 8.5 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 30 logged dives
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Sea Serpent Excellence

Sea Serpent Excellence

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 9.2/10

SDE Rating: 78%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Sea Serpent Excellence Liveaboard: 78%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Sea Serpent Excellence 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 Sea Serpent Excellence liveaboard are ([Diving:9/10] + [Cabin:7/10] + [Boat:9/10] + [Dining:10/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:4/10] = 39/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Sea Serpent Excellence liveaboard is calculated as 39/60 = 78% 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: 12·Bathrooms: 13·Guests: 24

Length: 36 m·Beam: 8 m

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 30 logged dives
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Sea Serpent Contessa

Sea Serpent Contessa

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 9.1/10

SDE Rating: 78%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Sea Serpent Contessa Liveaboard: 78%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Sea Serpent Contessa 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 Sea Serpent Contessa liveaboard are ([Diving:9/10] + [Cabin:7/10] + [Boat:9/10] + [Dining:10/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:4/10] = 39/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Sea Serpent Contessa liveaboard is calculated as 39/60 = 78% 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: 12·Bathrooms: 13·Guests: 24

Length: 36 m·Beam: 7.5 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 30 logged dives
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Ocean Lovers Liveaboard

Ocean Lovers Liveaboard

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 9.4/10

SDE Rating: 73%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Ocean Lovers Liveaboard: 73%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Ocean Lovers 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 Ocean Lovers Liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:5/10] + [Boat:7/10] + [Dining:9/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:4/10] = 35/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Ocean Lovers Liveaboard is calculated as 35/60 = 73% 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 £106.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 16·Bathrooms: 20·Guests: 32

Length: 45 m·Beam: 9 m

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 15 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.

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 £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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Blue Pearl Liveaboard

Blue Pearl Liveaboard

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 9.2/10

SDE Rating: 60%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Blue Pearl Liveaboard: 60%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Blue Pearl 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 Blue Pearl Liveaboard are ([Diving:8/10] + [Cabin:4/10] + [Boat:8/10] + [Dining:6/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:2/10] = 28/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Blue Pearl Liveaboard is calculated as 28/60 = 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 £94.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 10·Bathrooms: 12·Guests: 20

Length: 36 m·Beam: 8 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 30 logged dives
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Egypt; The Barge Dive Site Details

The Barge Common Sightings

The Barge 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; The Barge Dive Site Details

Water type
Salt

Water temperature
21.0°C–29.0°C

Best time to dive The Barge
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

The Barge Liveaboard Dive Site

The Barge 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 The Barge dive site in Egypt is visited by four dive liveaboards. The highest customer-rated liveaboard scores 9.4 out of 10. Prices across these liveaboards start from £66.00.

If you want a more intimate experience, the smallest liveaboard in this selection of the The Barge dive liveaboards is Blue Pearl Liveaboard, which has 10 cabins, accommodates up to 20 guests, and is 36 m in length. If you prefer a larger boat, Ocean Lovers Liveaboard, which is 45 m in length, has 16 cabins, and accommodates up to 32 guests.

To dive the The Barge dive site, the minimum diver certification ranges from Open Water Diver to Advanced Open Water Diver, and logged dive requirements range from minimum 15 logged dives to minimum 30 logged dives. So be careful when you choose a liveaboard that has the The Barge dive site on its itinerary, to make sure both your dive certification and level of experience match its minimum levels.

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