Discovery II, Egypt

Excellent food and drinks

“Everything about the Discovery II was terrific. The cabins were clean and comfortable, boat was spacious with plenty of room to re…”

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Highlights

    • Minibar and entertainment system in Honeymoon Suites
    • Free Nitrox
    • Free Wi-Fi

Join the Discovery II liveaboard for a dive trip to remember in the Red Sea. Completely renovated in 2018, she offers bright, 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. Book online today.


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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, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels, WiFi internet.

Required Extras: Environment Tax (35 EUR per trip), Fuel Surcharge (60 EUR per trip), National Park Fees (80 EUR per trip), Port Fees (25 EUR per trip).

Optional Extras: Dive Insurance, Travel Insurance, Gratuities (50 EUR per trip), Alcoholic Beverages, Nitrox Course (250 EUR), Private Dive Guide, Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (300 EUR), Snorkel Gear.

Book now, pay later: You can easily place your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.

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Boat features

  • Camera Station
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Audio & video entertainment
  • Library
  • Air Conditioned saloon
  • Aircon Cabins
  • Sun Deck
  • Indoor Saloon
  • Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
  • Warm Water Showers
  • Outdoor Dining
  • Camera room with table and charging point
  • Custom built for diving
  • En-Suite bathrooms
  • Free Internet
  • Non-Smoking Rooms
  • Outside Showers
  • Seaview Cabins
  • Snorkeling Equipment
  • Separate Rinse for u/w Camera
  • Dedicated Local & International Crew
  • Leisure Deck
  • Observation Deck
  • Bar
  • BBQ Area
  • Available for Charter

Food & Drinks

  • Western Food
  • Local Food
  • Vegetarian Options
  • Buffet style
  • Beer available
  • Snacks All Day
  • Vegan Options
  • Fine Wines Selection
  • Free Soft Drinks
  • Welcome Cocktails

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

  • DIN Adaptors
  • Nitrox available
  • Tech diving
  • Rebreather Support
  • Rinse Hoses
  • Dive deck
  • Tenders for diving
  • Sidemount Diving
  • Shaded Diving Area
  • Free Nitrox

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

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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

  • Radar
  • Depth Sounder
  • GPS
  • Radio VHF/DSC/SSB
  • E.P.I.R.B. Distress System
  • Emergency Rafts
  • Life Vests
  • Fire Alarm & Fire Extinguishers
  • Oxygen
  • First Aid Kits
  • Fishfinder
  • Bilge pump alarm
  • Search light

Discovery II Reviews

  • 8.7 Fabulous
  1. Vessel
    8.3
  2. Crew
    8.8
  3. Food
    9.3
  4. Diving
    8.7
  5. Value
    8.5
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Ruby S
  • United States United States
Could not have had a better experience for my first liveaboard experience

Everything about the Discovery II was terrific. The cabins were clean and comfortable, boat was spacious with plenty of room to relax in post-dives, crew was AMAZING and extremely helpful, gear was in perfect shape, food was varied and delicious, and so much more. I highly recommend it.

Recommended for
Crew & Guide. Food. Boat.
  • 7.2 Good
  • Alain S
  • Belgium Belgium
Great for beginners, but disapointing for experienced divers, compelled to guided short and shallow dives

Brothers island, Deadalus & Elphinstone

Recommended for
Great crew, nice ship and good equipment
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Lilith S
  • Switzerland Switzerland
All in all it was an amazing week with amazing people.

Hammerhead

Recommended for
1. We saw a Hammerhead, even if it was not the season / 2. Very safe Dive Guides / 3. Group is like a Family
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Brian K
  • Netherlands Netherlands
Fantastic experience

I had a fantastisch week on board the discovery. We made a lot of nice dives (elphinstone-daedalus-brothers) and the crew was very helpfull en kind. We didn’t see the big Fish (longimanus shark) but that is the risk of diving but does not affect the trip.

Recommended for
The diving, food and the atmosphere
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Danielle K
  • Belgium Belgium
I'll definitely come again (when new mattresses are provided).

Thresher sharks, manta, giant murray eels, enormous eagle ray, a lot of blue spotted stingrays, Napoleons, tunas, a turtle, ... and the (still) very rich reef life with thousands of all kinds of exotic fishes. And: our dive guides always looking out for oceanic white tips and hammerheads which they couldn't find, unfortunately. Of course: because we were out of season (which is Oct.-Nov.) but then: you never know 😉.

Recommended for
The food, the crew and the dive guides: professional, safety first, friendly.
  • 6.8 Review score
  • Reinhard M
  • Switzerland Switzerland
An interesting challenging trip

Wreck dive

Recommended for
Visibility, friendship, nature
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Tim O
  • Belgium Belgium
Super attentative crew

The Thistlegorm wreck-dive. The guides picked our divetime based on the boats around us, so we ended up with the wreck to ourselves.

Recommended for
Crew, food, divesites
  • 7.2 Good
  • Steve C
  • Canada Canada
Good value for money

Brother Island

Recommended for
Value for Money / Diving / Crew Service
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Chaoyan H
  • China China
Fabulous experience with the crew. The dives were fantastic and made some new friends.

Met with a fun group of like minded divers!

Recommended for
Hospitality, diving guides, dives
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Tim G
  • Germany Germany
kind crew, stunning reefs and super atmosphere

My trip was just perfect, the crew was constantly trying to help us divers and the diving was amazing. Our dive guides were good. I was extremely lucky with the group, there were people from many different counties and everyone was very nice. The food was very good for the circumstances. Unfortunately we had to skip the Elphinstone reef due to the rough weather conditions, so I can not rate this reef. But The Brothers and Daedalus were just insane. The corals were healthy and the pelagic encounters simply incredible. I would do this trip again at any time.

Recommended for
the fish(sharks in particular), the reefs, the crew