Oonas Dive Club & Hotel - Red Sea

HOLIDAY PACKAGE - FROM £800

Oonas Dive Club & Hotel are friendly, professional, and fun. They have been established for over 30 years bringing superb scuba diving holidays and affordable accommodation to couples, and small groups, with their flexible room types and suites. Warm hospitality comes as standard!

INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
  • 7 nights’ accommodation
  • Twin or Double share
  • Bed & Breakfast
  • Flights
  • Airport Transfers
  • 6 days guided boat diving
KEY HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Relaxed beachfront location
  • Close to Naama Bay amenities
  • Great for small groups
  • PADI IDC Dive Centre
  • Large day cruisers
  • Snorkellers & non-divers welcome

Oonas Dive Club in Naama Bay offers fantastic accommodation in the superbly located Oonas Hotel where warm hospitality, and spectacular scuba diving come as standard. The hotel boasts stunning panoramic views over the bay with an awe inspring backdrop of the Sinai Mountains, and is close to the airport, and the local shops and market. Apart from diving, guests can also enjoy snorkelling just off the beach next to the hotel, or a variety of excursions ranging from visiting the National Parks to following the footsteps of Moses up Mount Sinai.

The hotel offers flexible accommodation with its mix of suites, single and double rooms. The suites have a large lounge area with a sofa bed, one twin and one single bedroom, they can accommodate up to 5 people making them ideal for families and small groups. There is also a restaurant, bar, and shops onsite. Free Wi-Fi is available, primarily in and around the bar and restaurant areas. The relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff attract guests year upon year who enjoy the wonderful, beachfront location at the quieter end of Naama Bay.

Oonas Dive Club is a PADI IDC Dive Centre and a popular choice for visitors wanting to dive the iconic dive sites of Sharm El Sheikh. It is said that they have the best house reef in Naama Bay which is conveniently located adjacent to the Dive Centre. They offer shore diving and boat diving along with an excellent range of diving courses, they also operate large day cruiser boats for their dive centre guests.

Single / Twin Rooms

Twin balcony

Facilities

  • Air conditioning
  • Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
  • Satellite Channels
  • Balcony
  • En-suite Facilities
  • Electronic Safe
  • Fridge

These rooms have tasteful decor and have either one or two single beds. Each has a balcony with sea views and beach towels are provided.

Suite

Terrace

Facilities

  • Air conditioning
  • Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
  • Satellite Channels
  • Balcony
  • En-suite Facilities
  • Electronic Safe
  • Fridge

The suites can accomodate up to 5 guests across the single bedroom, twin bedroom and large lounge area with sofa bed. They are located on the first floor and have double balconies with sofas and a Bedouin style seating area.

The standard package is bed and breakfast. Oonas Hotel has a large terrace restaurant and bar which is open daily from 7:30am until late. Breakfast is served buffet style with variety of breads and pastries, fruit, yoghurt and cereal or your choice of eggs freshly cooked to your liking.

The daily menu is varied and includes options such as tasty Egyptian snacks, salads, sandwiches, and meat and pasta dishes. A wide range of pizzas are also available along with a tempting selection of delicious ice cream. The outside terrace area is the perfect spot to enjoy a refreshing drink. The bar serves soft drinks and juices, beers and wines and a full selection of spirits and mixers.

Naama Bay is famous for its nightlife, there is an excellent selection of bars and restaurants so visitors can take their pick with choices ranging from famous night clubs to laidback beach bars

This destination has a wonderful mix of daily boat diving, shore diving and liveaboard options. There really is something for all divers with its intriguing wrecks, impressive walls, and pristine reefs. With around 30 dive sites to explore by day boat alone there is more than enough to keep divers busy, and in addition Ras Mohamed National Park offers some exciting drift dives. Add to this the world-famous SS Thistlegorm and the Straits of Tiran and this destination surely earns a place on every diver’s bucket list.

Oonas Dive Club offers daily boat diving from their large day cruisers, the boats have spacious sun decks, saloon area, galley, toilets, and purpose designed dive decks. The daily itinerary alternates between a wide variety of sites in the Ras Mohammed National Park, the Straits of Tiran, and other local sites up and down the South Sinai coast. They keep groups on their boat small which creates a more intimate and friendly environment between guides, divers, and the crew. Dive guides make every attempt to avoid large numbers of boats and divers to ensure their guests enjoy a more relaxed dive with a better chance of an encounter with larger marine life.

A typical boat diving day starts between 8am and 9 am. The first dive is made in the morning, a buffet lunch is then served followed by a further dive in the afternoon. The boat generally returns at around 4pm for a spot of ‘après dive’ back at the Dive Centre. Snorkelers and non-divers are always made welcome onboard, there is plenty of space to relax, sunbathe and watch the amazing scenery of the South Sinai pass by. The dive guides are happy to make suggestions for the best snorkelling experience on the wonderful coral gardens and shallow reef plates which surround most of the dive sites. Snorkelling equipment can be rented from the dive centre if required.

There is the opportunity for additional dives, visits to the wreck of the Dunraven and SS Thistlegorm, and night dives either on the house reef or from a boat. These can be arranged and paid for locally. The lovely house reef is great for a relaxing shore dive with a wide variety of marine life and different habitats.

Being in the southern part of Sinai the climate is subtropical desert, with very mild winters and hot summers. Sharm El Sheikh is an all-year round diving destination, the summer months of May through to September can be quite hot so some travellers prefer to visit in April, October and November as the sea is still warm and the days long and sunny. Rainfall is rare, and even in the winter the sky is usually clear.

Visibility is great all year, it varies from 20m to 60m dependant on the site and the weather. In the summer months divers can hope to see whitetip sharks, hammerheads and possibly manta ray at the reefs of Tiran and Ras Mohamed, along with beautiful soft corals, scorpionfish, lionfish, barracudas, large schools of jacks, glass fish, snappers, and other types of sharks to name but a few.

Average temperatures in Summer (May-November):
Air 26-33c / Sea 24-28c

Average temperatures in Winter (December-April):
Air 18-23c / Sea 22-25c

There are direct flights from several UK airports to Sharm El Sheikh, the flight time is around 5 and a half hours. Transfers will be included within your package and take around 15 minutes.

You do not require a Visa to enter Sharm El Sheikh unless you plan to stay longer than 15 days or travel out of the area including trips to Ras Mohammed and SS Thistlegorm.

The Egyptian Pound is the currency in Sharm El Sheikh however euros and sterling are widely accepted in small denominations.
The time difference is GMT + 2 hours
The calling code is +20
The plug type is C & F / 220v voltage
Please follow this link for up to date health advice and details of any vaccinations that are required before travel
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/egypt

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