Turtle Bay (Zabargad) Dive Site: Egypt Liveaboard Guide

Turtle Bay (Zabargad) is a dive site in Rocky and Zabargad Islands, Egypt.

See below for all liveaboards that dive Turtle Bay (Zabargad).

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated liveaboard diving Turtle Bay (Zabargad), scoring 9.3/10. You can easily book the Red Sea Aggressor V liveaboard using this link.

Red Sea Aggressor V
Red Sea Aggressor V

Turtle Bay (Zabargad) is a remote reef dive in Rocky and Zabargad Islands, Egypt, within an area known for remote island walls, reefs 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 only customer rated liveaboard diving Turtle Bay (Zabargad), scoring 9.3/10. You can easily book the Red Sea Aggressor V liveaboard using this link.

Egypt liveaboards that dive Turtle Bay (Zabargad)

Below are all the dive liveaboards currently found for Turtle Bay (Zabargad) in Egypt, sorted from highest to lowest customer liveaboard rating, with unrated liveaboards shown last.

Red Sea Aggressor V

Red Sea Aggressor V

Egypt

Liveaboard Rated: 9.3/10

SDE Rating: 53%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Red Sea Aggressor V Liveaboard: 53%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Red Sea Aggressor V 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 V liveaboard are ([Diving:6/10] + [Cabin:7/10] + [Boat:4/10] + [Dining:5/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:3/10] = 25/60). 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 V liveaboard is calculated as 25/60 = 53% 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 £91.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 13·Bathrooms: 13·Guests: 26

Length: 131 ft·Beam: 30 ft

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:No minimum number of logged dives
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Egypt; Turtle Bay (Zabargad) Dive Site Details

Turtle Bay (Zabargad) Common Sightings

Turtle Bay (Zabargad) 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, Wall, Drift, Pelagic

Entry
Boat

Minimum recommended experience
Advanced

Egypt; Turtle Bay (Zabargad) Dive Site Details

Water type
Salt

Water temperature
21.0°C–29.0°C

Best time to dive Turtle Bay (Zabargad)
Usually visited by southern liveaboard itineraries, with spring and autumn often providing the most comfortable overall conditions.

Visibility
15.0m–40.0m

Current strength
Moderate, Strong

Turtle Bay (Zabargad) Liveaboard Dive Site

Turtle Bay (Zabargad) is a remote reef dive in Rocky and Zabargad Islands, Egypt, within an area known for remote island walls, reefs 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 Rocky and Zabargad Islands. 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 Rocky Island and Zabargad Island. Compare Egypt liveaboards and review the Egypt liveaboard destination guide before choosing an itinerary.

The Turtle Bay (Zabargad) dive site is currently visited by one featured dive liveaboard, Red Sea Aggressor V, which has a customer score of 9.3 and prices starting from £91.00.

This boat has 13 cabins, accommodates up to 26 guests, and is 131 ft in length.

To dive this site, the minimum diver certification is Open Water Diver, and you are required to have no minimum number of logged dives.

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