Discovery II, Egypt
- from $ 108 / day
- 8.7 Fabulous
- 82 Verified Reviews 82 Verified Reviews
- Free Internet Free Nitrox Flexible Booking
Join the Discovery II liveaboard for a dive trip to remember in the Red Sea. Completely renovated in 2018, she offers bright and modern living space for up to 22 divers in 11 cabins. There are 6 standard cabins with twin side-by-side beds on the lower deck along with 1 Honeymoon Suite, and a further 4 Honeymoon Suites are on the upper deck. All cabins feature ensuite bathrooms, AC, and storage space, and the Honeymoon Suites are also fitted with a minibar, entertainment system, and large beds. On the main are an airconditioned bright and modern dining room and salon. The upper deck is home to the outdoor lounge and bar area, the perfect place to mingle and swap fish tales at the end of the day. The top deck has a large partially shaded sun deck with loungers.
Itineraries aboard the Discovery II are generally 7 nights and visit the best dive areas in Egypt. Red Sea diving is available year-round, and dive areas visited include the Straits of Tiran, Brothers, Ras Mohammed, Thistlegorm, Abu Nuhas, Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone. The large dive deck at the back of the boat make gearing up easy, and 2 dive tenders are on hand for dive site drop off and pick up. Nitrox is also available for those certified.
The friendly and professional crew of the Discovery II liveaboard is on hand to help you create a Red Sea diving holiday to remember. Call us or book online today to reserve your space.
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Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Nitrox, Snorkeling Guide, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels, WiFi internet.
Required Extras: Dive Insurance, Park, Port and Fuel Fees (110-190 EUR per trip), Visas and Fees (35 EUR per trip).
Optional Extras: Travel Insurance, Gratuities (40 EUR per trip), Alcoholic Beverages, Nitrox Course, Private Dive Guide, Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (300 EUR), Snorkel Gear.
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Boat features
Food & Drinks
If you have any specific dietary requirements whilst on-board your cruise, you can add this to your special requests on step 2 of the booking form. We advise limiting these requests to religious beliefs or food allergies.
Diving
The crew speaks English.
Gear Rental
There is diving gear available on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. See below for further details on inclusions and pricing. Show prices.
Drawings & Vessel Layouts
Accommodation
Boat Specifications
- Length 35 meters
- Beam 8 meters
- Engines 2 x 580 HP CAT
- Max guests 22
- Number of cabins 11
- Number of bathrooms 11
- Tenders 2 x 6 m zodiacs with 40 HP outboard engines
- Water capacity 10 tons
- Freshwater maker 2 x 4 tons per day
Boat Navigation and Safety
Discovery II Reviews
- 8.7 Fabulous
- 82 Verified Reviews
- Vessel 8.2
- Crew 8.9
- Food 9.3
- Diving 8.8
- Value 8.4
- 8.0 Very good
- Christian S
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United States
Great trip
Brothers
- Recommended for
- Crew, food, clean
- 10 Exceptional
- Johnny C
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United States
Amazing week with discovery liveaboards
Had a fantastic week with the Samira visiting the BDE route. Diving was great, the boat was new and spacious, food was out of this world. Would definitely go again!
- Recommended for
- Food, staff, boat
- 8.0 Very good
- Duane
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United States
Friendly crew .
The Red Sea has beautiful coral And many shipwrecks to enhance your diving experience.
- Recommended for
- Food, concern for safety , nice diving experience
- 10 Exceptional
- Peter T
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United States
Exceptional diving with an outstanding and attentive crew.
The crew made the best of every opportunity. At one dive site there was a large pod of dolphins nearby. As we surfaced from our dive, the crew picked us up in the zodiacs and we followed the Dolphins throughout the area. It was an unplanned adventure that we all enjoyed thoroughly. The diving was breathtaking - fish in abundance and reefs that were extraordinary.
- Recommended for
- Ease of diving at exceptional sites. Crew members consistently aware of client needs. Clear communication regarding dives
- 6.0 Review score
- pendar A
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United States
Wonderful crew but very budget operation!
Dive guides were excellent and crew members were friendly but overall this was an extremely budget operations with many corners cut compared to previous live aboard experiences. Cabins are very basic and zodiac operation was not safe.
- Recommended for
- Excellent dive guides
- 10 Exceptional
- Ryan L
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United States
Unforgettable Dive Safari
Everything was a highlight to us! It was our first liveaboard dive safari! It was well organized, well fed, friendly and attentive staff! The Samirah is a must for anyone looking for an unforgettable experience!
- Recommended for
- Organization, Price, Friendliness
- 8.4 Very good
- Lars A
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Sweden
Brothers, Daedalus, Elphinstone what more to say =)
Brothers, Daedalus, Elphinstone what more to say =)
- Recommended for
- Brothers, Daedalus, Elphinstone what more to say =)
- 7.6 Good
- Junghyun L
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South Korea
not bad
food
- Recommended for
- just food
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Vytautas R
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Lithuania
Awesome week on Samira
We were lucky enough to have the entire boat for a group of 8 only which made it extra nice. Diving was good and Ahmed was a great guide with perfect sense of humor. Crew on dive deck were super helpful always helping with the gear and wetsuits. Food was plentiful and absolutely delicious. We also got to do few unguided dives which was a great experience! Would definitely recommend this to anyone looking to dive in Red Sea. Thank you
- Recommended for
- Eat.Sleep.Dive.Repeat
- 9.2 Superb
- Michael B
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United Kingdom
Very enjoyable Red Sea Safari
Food on-board was very good, excellent dive guides prioritised safety and generally were very helpful and considerate throughout. Boat overall was comfortable and had a lovely relaxed feel all week. The only minor criticism I can make is they have no library on board apart from fish ID books - so take plenty of reading, and the seating on the open deck was not very comfortable for me. Overall a very enjoyable trip and I we will certainly be booking onto a Discovery liveaboard again
- Recommended for
- Diverse guest group, relaxed atmosphere, good diving
- 8.0 Very good
- Thomas M
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Germany
awesome food safari
sadly not many sharks...
- Recommended for
- food, crew, divers
- 10 Exceptional
- Jessica D
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Australia
Amazing
- Seeing sharks! - I’ve worked on liveaboards before and this boat had one of the best crews I’ve experienced.
- Recommended for
- Dive sites, crew, food
- 9.2 Superb
- Aleksandrs I
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Latvia
Amazing
Good vibes, friendly crew, good food
- Recommended for
- Sharks, guides, condition of a boat
- 10 Exceptional
- Dorota G
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Poland
Great trip, really recommended
All the crew was very nice and always ready to help. The schedule was very balanced allowing us to enjoy diving as well as having rest on the sundeck. The food was great and the cook did great job to serve variety of dishes. Thanks to guides we could enjoy great dives with sharks and we had option to dive alone whenever it was possible. Always felt safe and could relay on them. Really recommended for everyone who wants to see underwater wonders of red see :)
- Recommended for
- The crew was very attentive and always ready to help. Very nice, professional guides. Amazing dive sites.
- 8.4 Very good
- John O
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United Kingdom
Worth it for the hammerheads!
Schooling hammerheads! I didn't expect to see them but we got them several times. And 1 time all to ourselves, I was surrounded by them just 1m away, amazing. Oceanic whitetip too, guitar shark, eagle ray, octopus. Loads of cool stuff. The general walls were disappointing though, not much going on there
- Recommended for
- Omar, our dive guide, but that was his last trip with Samira unfortunately
- 9.2 Superb
- Michael C
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Canada
Egypt red sea
Turtles and a whale shark... staff worked very hard and very helpful
- Recommended for
- Hardworking crew, boat's facilities, location
- 7.6 Good
- Cedric G
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France
Great crew, great corals but not so caring dive guides
Daedelus was great. But please don't take any dive course on the liveaboard, the instructor has absolutely 0 time to teach you anything...
- Recommended for
- The food was amazing, the corals were fantastic, the organisation was very smooth and safe
- 9.2 Superb
- Katja R
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Germany
Very nice and relaxed stay!
Less people and boats during the trip made it very comfortable due to Corona. The Crew was amazing from the dive guides, help before the dive and the food! All was very nice!
- Recommended for
- Dive guides, food, crew
- 8.0 Very good
- Talivaldis S
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Latvia
Everything was grate
Beautiful soft corals
- Recommended for
- Good boat, team, food, diving sites
- 9.2 Superb
- Mariia K
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Ukraine
Good crew, perfect guides but not very clean at the boat (dirty floor in the cabin, bedsheet and sometimes plates)
AOW course - comleted fairly.
- Recommended for
- Guides, hammerheads, chief
- 6.4 Review score
- Michael V
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Denmark
Nice people on good dives (Staff & Customers)
Hammerhead sharks at Daedalus. There was too many things that was out of maintenance on this boat. The compressors got broken so no nitrox diving and we have to get air from other boats. One of the zodiacs has engine problems most of the time, not very securing if you need to be picked up at sea. The cold water taps did not cool the drikking water so the water was warm.
- Recommended for
- Diving locations are great, people friendly staff & dive guides, very experienced divers on the boat on this trip.
- 7.6 Good
- Guido Marco C
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Switzerland
A nice week in the Red Sea
Seeing a longimanus and a few hammerheads, wandering across beautiful and healthy reefs, feeling safe, joking with the dive guides and crew
- Recommended for
- Cheerful and professional dive guides, healthy reef, attention to safety
- 5.2 Review score
- Isabelle B
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Switzerland
Nice trip
Colourful corrals
- Recommended for
- Food, Crew and
- 10 Exceptional
- Jeremy B
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France
Great experience - great value for the price
Amazing atmosphere on the boat (guests, crews) + quality/price at its maximum.
- Recommended for
- Crews (dive guides et boat crew) already there to help you. Dive sites quality (drop off / shallow coral garden). Upper deck for rest.
- 8.4 Very good
- Sandra P
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Spain
Wonderful experience
I enjoyed very much the wrecks on the Red Sea.
- Recommended for
- Choice of diving sites, staff and wrecks
- 6.8 Review score
- Jürgen T
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Germany
Very mixed experience: food and services good, cabin and dive guides quite bad
There were too many bad experiences on this boat. Our cabin was next to the engine, with horrible noise and smell and broken windows. We were one of the first to check in and so we asked to be switched to another one. The person in charge gave us excuses during 5 hours until finally everybody was on the boat and they told us that all cabins are occupied and cannot be switched. If you decide on this boat, I highly recommend making clear that you don’t want any of the cabins 1-4 close to the engine during the reservation process already. Our dive guide was barely able to speak English and was quite confusing under water as well. Apparently he did not really understand the briefings either. When the instructions were not to try and exit a wreck through the ribs in order to not destroy any coral, he would lead the entire group out through the ribs. When it was said not to chase sharks in case we saw some, so as to not scare them away, the first thing the guide did was chase after the shark as fast as he could. Also selecting the dive equipment took a very long time, because for every different size of jacket or boots they went away for half an hour until they found some. Very poorly organized. Unfortunately the diving experience on the boat was not one I’d like to repeat.
- Recommended for
- The only impressive thing about this cruise was the food and kitchen personnel. Outstanding!
- 7.6 Good
- Mirjam P
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Austria
Easy uncomplicated Trip
Longimanus Diving
- Recommended for
- Good organization, very friendly and helpful Crew, easy going
- 10 Exceptional
- Youran Tao J
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China
Everything is perfect
Everyone is super friendly and I make a lot friends from 9 different country, we all shared the same passion and love for the ocean. Miss my buddy from the boat.
- Recommended for
- Friends friendly friendship
- 8.4 Very good
- Shaun H
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United Kingdom
Brilliant week
Despite route being changed was a Very good week diving dive guides were brilliant always willing to help and very approachable. Boat was looking a little battered but aplenty will be in dry dock next week.
- Recommended for
- Diving Diving Diving
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Rahool D
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India
Had a great week in the boat
The best dive was the thistlegorm wreck.. it’s a must do for every scuba diver ♥️
- Recommended for
- Best Food Friendly Staff and Great dive guides
- 10 Exceptional
- Phiangporn K
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New Zealand
Incredible first liveaboard experience
1. Completed advanced open water and nitrox training while diving alongside far more experienced divers on board, we felt totally safe and at ease with our dive guide 2. Diving in the red sea is an incredible experience with so much to see and lots of variety across the 5 days 3. Boat was very clean, comfortable and crew were fantastic incl. great food and accommodating chef
- Recommended for
- Crew, Diving, Food
- 10 Exceptional
- Tanner M
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Canada
Hurghada (Brothers, Daedulus, Elphinstone)
This liveaboard exceeded our expectations. It was our first one and we were very impressed by the friendly guides and crew plus excellent safety standards. We saw some beautiful sea life including mantas and hammerheads. Overall, 10/10.
- Recommended for
- Crew, dive sites, atmosphere
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Erich P
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Germany
nice Dive Trip
Wale Shark, Manta Ray
- Recommended for
- Crew, Dive Guides, good Team on board
- 9.2 Superb
- Usama D
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Germany
North trip
Night dives 😁
- Recommended for
- Ras Mohammed , friendly staff , helpful
- 8.8 Fabulous
- Lisa S
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Switzerland
Boat Trip in April
Unfortunately, they were only 2 dive masters for 19 people, which made the diving very crowded. Moreover, 2 open-waters were diving with us and taking the advanced class. You need to know shark season starts in August and hammerhead season is from September. The water and the weather were rather cold, I would advise you to have at least a 7mm swimming suit. I rented one on the boat and they gave me a 5mm and it was not enough.
- Recommended for
- The crew and the diving instructors were helpful and very knid towards us. They made this experience memorable.
- 3.2 Review score
- Babak D
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Sweden
This was a terrible mistake to chose this company and Samira
the daedelus but the boat didnt want to stay longer even it wa possible instead hey took us to the shallow dives
- Recommended for
- nothing
- 10 Exceptional
- Mustafa A
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Saudi Arabia
Excellent and beautiful experience
New friends Try something new Change the daily routine Relax my mind
- Recommended for
- Diving in more than one different location in a short period - Diving at different times of the day, especially in the early morning - Getting to know divers of other nationalities and gaining knowledge and the ability to learn a new skill
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Diego S
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Spain
Great Experience on the back of an amazing crew and group of people
Thislegorm is something different. Particularly at night! Very positive surprises at Dunraven and El Mina. Shame we did not see more sharks albeit normal for northern red sea trip. Route is excellent combining reefs and great wrecks.
- Recommended for
- The crew, the group, Thislegorm
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Marc B
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Switzerland
Good trip, fantastic crew
When I arrived at Hurghada airport the driver was already waiting for me. He was very helpful and had already collected all informations for me. He even spoke german. I was then brought to the boat where I was able to leave my luggage and go explore Hurghada for a bit. Later we had a good boat orientation by our guides and crew and everyone was introduced to each other. The next day we left for the checkdives and then headed on our route. The guides were very good and incredibly patient. On the dives we got a bit unlucky and didn't see too many big fish. However there was always nice reefs and some smaller stuff that were pointed out to us. When getting ready for the dives you were always helped by the crew and they really went out of their way to make everything as conveneient as possible for you. Not only did they try to help wherever they could they were also knowledgeable regarding your equipment and handeled it with a lot of care. Zodiac drivers were always very attentive and helpful as well. The food was excellent. Snacks, drinks and main meals were fantastic. Only negative was that there were very few sharks, but to be fair that is not something they could control. Just a question of luck.
- Recommended for
- crew, food and and diving
- 8.0 Very good
- Pierre M
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France
Very good week in the Samira
Boat is nice, clean and comfy. Staff is great. Food is average but ok for Egypt. The cons are the fact that there are too many bots doing the same trip every week. Too many divers that are scaring the wildlife and limiting the chances too see the best of the Red Sea. This is not dependent from the boat and crew who deserve an amazing rating.
- Recommended for
- The staff, the people, the safety
- 8.8 Fabulous
- Phoebe O
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United Kingdom
Great guides, nice boat and amenities
Lots of highlights: the route we took was interesting and the dives were varied. We had to repeat a few dives due to weather conditions (couldn’t be helped). I would recommend diving with smaller groups though, would make experience more intimate/enjoyable. Dive instructors were knowledgable and helpful, although paid particular attention to the very rich clients on the boat (for obvious reasons).
- Recommended for
- Detailed dive briefings, friendly staff and well fed
- 9.2 Superb
- Kevin S
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Belgium
Must do!
Hammerheads!
- Recommended for
- Food, Dive guides the bost crew!
- 10 Exceptional
- Stephan R
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France
tolle Erlebnisse, wir kommen gerne wieder
- Hammerhaie bei Deadalus - Elphunstone jedes mal " Longimanus" - Rote Meer immer noch schön
- Recommended for
- die Tour im Süden ist immer schön. Das Boot war innen renoviert. Tolle Crew
- 8.4 Very good
- Tommy B
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Norway
Shark week with Samira BDE
Diving was great, boat was spacious, good food, good and helpful crew. A bit late in the season but saw hammerheads, oceanic white tip, thresher shark and dolphins. One wreck dive.
- Recommended for
- Food, staff, boat
- 10 Exceptional
- Lonneke C
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Netherlands
First time with a Liveaboard and this boat and crew made me want to come back!
Diving with dolphins was definitely the highlight of the trip. Also the changes in dive spots: reefs and wrecks was perfect for fun diving.
- Recommended for
- Nice crew, the best food and overall cleanliness of the boat
- 7.6 Good
- Jerry L
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Norway
God but lots of extra charge fore diving eqipment and it was not god equipment
..
- Recommended for
- Dolphin dolphin
- 10 Exceptional
- Hani J
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Saudi Arabia
Amazing
Best experience for a dive trip, definitely recommend for others.
- Recommended for
- Clean, friendly crew, best dive guides
- 9.2 Superb
- Jiri C
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Czech Republic
Fulfilled expectations
Boat is pretty new, clean, great crew
- Recommended for
- comfort, crew, guides
- 8.0 Very good
- Nathalie V
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Belgium
Great!
The Thistlegorm
- Recommended for
- The crew, the itinerary and the food.
- 10 Exceptional
- craig B
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United Kingdom
A good safe diving trip
Being away from shore seeing new sights and sea life, just bring part of livaboard, I would suggest the following better rope hand hold on the ribs for entry, and maybe the same at the rear of the boat for drift dives, put numbers on all towels as wd both lost towels throughout the week, soft low lighting in hall way as very bright o et night with gaps in doors, when selecting dive groups make sure they are apart we were all in the same corner not gd or safe simple to fix spread divers around the dive deck.
- Recommended for
- Simple boat layout good briefing nice friendly staff
- 10 Exceptional
- Christian S
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Germany
Amazing Experience - Definitely just the first of many liveaboards to come
It is really difficult to put it into words really. In general I am still amazed by this trip, the diving, the people, everything. It was my first liveaboard and it was a great experience which is because of everything just fit together perfectly. Already everything regarding pick up and check in on the boat was really well organized. Also the guides and crew members were extremely helpful and nice. This continued with the first dinner and really good food which was really good the entire week through - even with a Turkey at the end. The service was really good to. Dive guides and crew always put safety of everyone first. They were helpful in every regard. Diving was awesome. Thistlegorm was outstanding. I am looking forward to doing the south tour rather sooner than later. This has not been the last liveaboard for sure - many more to come. Also thanks to liveaboard.com for being helpful all the way and answering all questions. Really well done!!!
- Recommended for
- Diving spots; Crew & Service; Food & Boat
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Mikkel C
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Denmark
Brothers, Elphinstone & Daedalus
Great diving, good cabins / value, food was great and healthy and the level of service was excellent! The tour manager did everything to satisfy all our needs! Pick up and transfer was good too!
- Recommended for
- Boatcrew, food and level of service!
