Life aboard the Sea Serpent Grand moves at its own pace, one built around a rhythm that shifts easily between diving, eating and resting in air conditioned cabins. The vessel carries a full camera station and blending facilities on board, making it a natural fit for both recreational divers and those chasing technical certifications, with oxygen, trimix and nitrox all on hand. 

Fill your diving bingo-card with iconic Red Sea highlights. Time in the north brings dives around Ras Mohammed National Park, along with a run at the famous Thistlegorm wreck and the lesser known but equally rewarding Sha’ab Nuhas and Gubal wrecks. From there, the journey continues to the Tiran Straits, where four undersea mountains, Jackson, Woodhouse, Gordon and Thomas Reef, offer some of the most dramatic wall diving in the region. The trip rounds out in Dahab, where sites like the Blue Hole, Canyon and Gabr el Bint sit beneath mountains that rise straight up from the ocean floor, giving the whole area a striking, almost otherworldly feel. 

Meals and drinks are handled without much thought required, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks arrive daily, alongside free flowing tea, coffee, soft drinks and beer throughout the trip. Diving itself runs largely unlimited across the week, giving divers the freedom to make the most of each site rather than watching the clock.

Getting there involves a night flight from Johannesburg through Cairo to Hurghada, with a short stop to unwind before boarding the liveaboard and beginning the week properly. The return follows a similar path, with a little time built in on either end for exploring, shopping or simply catching your breath before heading home. This is a journey suited to divers who want variety without compromise, wrecks, walls and reefs, all covered from the comfort of a single, well equipped base that moves with you.