Liveaboards diving trips in SUDAN
On board M/Y Lucy
This is a special and beautiful itinerary with Large reefs, lagoons and pinnacles exposed to the open sea. Feature of these dives are the beauty of corals and walls and the possibility to see: hammerheads, grey sharks, white tip, Longimanus, pelagic fishes (big tunas, Jack Fish, barracudas). During this week will be possible to dive in Abington, Angarosh, Merlo Reef and Qita el Banna that are reefs emerging from water depths. These dive spots are not so often visited guarantee an exceptional amount of fish, beautiful coral reefs and sharks. The island of Mesharifa is surrounded by shallow waters and protected by two reefs. In hot season here you can see large groups of manta rays. To swim with these friendly creatures is an experience that you’ll remember forever.
During this week will be also possible to visit Mayetib (Snake’s Island) and fantastic beaches to make bird watching .
PERIOD: from September to November / March to June.
MANTA’S PERIOD: from September to early November
DIVES: Umbria, Sanganeb, Shab Rumi, Qita el Banna, Abinton, Angarosh, Merlo, Mesharifa Island.
ITINERARY IN DETAIL
Friday: arrival, boarding, papers permission and boarding taxes.
Saturday: departure to Sanganeb , Sha’ab Rumi where there are the follow diving spots: the legendary Cousteau’s Precontinent and the wonderful south plateau (shark point).
Sunday: departure to Qita el Banna, Angarosh.
Monday, Tuesday: Angarosh, Merlo Abington, Shambaya, Mesharifa.
Wednesday: Angarosh , Qita el Banna.
Thursday: Shab Rumi and Umbria wreck and back to Port Sudan.
Friday: breakfast , visit Port Sudan transfer to the airport.
N.B: The itinerary above mentioned can be subjected to variation caused by weather condition or for any Captain’s decision.
This is a special adventure for divers a perfect cruise that will exceed your expectations, at the far South of Sudan, on the border with Eritrean waters. During this itinerary will possible to see islands and diving spots still unknown and virgin like Dahrat Abid (last island before Eritrea) Darraka Island (where Jack Cousteau did some experiment after left Shab Rumi) Dahrat Qab and Karan Masamirit. Where will be possible to see various kind of shark like albimarginatus, silky besides mantas, any kind of pelagic fishes, turtles, reef’s fishes and big schools of hammerheads are likely to be sighted.
ITINERARY IN DETAIL
– Friday: arrival, boarding, papers permission and boarding taxes.
– Saturday: departure to Sanganeb , Sha’ab Rumi where there are the follow diving spots: the legendary Cousteau’s Precontinent and the wonderful south plateau (shark point).
–Sunday: departure to Qita el Banna, Angarosh.
– Monday, Tuesday: Angarosh, Merlo Abington, Shambaya, Mesharifa.
–Wednesday: Angarosh , Qita el Banna.-Thursday: Shab Rumi and Umbria wreck and back to Port Sudan .
–Friday: breakfast , visit Port Sudan transfer to the airport.
N.B: The itinerary above mentioned can be subjected to variation caused by weather condition or for any Captain’s decision.
During this itinerary besides to dive the classic sites like Umbria, Shab Rumi and Sanganeb is possible to see the Southern reefs of Suakin Archipelago, taking the name from the old Port constructed by coral blocks. During this week you can encounter a huge school of hammerhead sharks. Every nights the boat will be in the Shab Ambar Lagoon (the only safety place) Often you can be escorted into the lagoon by dolphins. From here there are numerous sites that you can visit on daily base: Jumna, Pinnacle, kery reef, Shaab Ambar etc.
ITINERARY IN DETAIL
Friday: arrival.-Saturday: departure to Shab, Rumi and Sanganeb (light house) then to Shab Ambar and spend the night .
Sunday, Monday, thuesday: Pinnacle, Shab Quseir, Seil Ada kebir (turtle’s island), Kery reef, every night the boat will go back to shab Abambar as is the only safety place for spend the nights in that area , all the others reef are too small.
Thursday: back to Wingate reef /Umbria wreck, then to Port Sudan
Friday: breakfast, visit Port Sudan transfer to the airport.
N.B: The itinerary above mentioned can be subjected to variation caused by weather condition or for any Captain’s decision.