Tillis, Egypt

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The MY Tillis Red Sea was built with divers in mind to offer comfortable accommodation for 26 guests. There are 13 double cabins available which feature individually controlled AC and private en-suite bathrooms. Eight twin cabins are located on the lower deck and 2 twin cabins and 3 honeymoon suites on the upper deck. Common areas include the spacious salon with an entertainment system and a separate dining lounge and bar area, as well as 2 sundecks, 1 with bar and shaded area.

The dive deck aboard the M/Y Tillis liveaboard is located at the back of the boat and comfortably accommodates all divers with storage space for equipment and gear rinse areas. Red Sea itineraries are offered year-round, visiting some of the best dive sites in the area. Deep South safaris explore the southern reefs of Fury Shoals, Daedalus, Brothers, Elphinstone & St. Johns, giving divers the opportunity to see grey reef, silvertip and schooling hammerhead sharks, as well as pristine reefs with amazing visibility.

Join the experienced and professional crew for an exciting Red Sea liveaboard aboard the MY Tillis yacht.

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Included: VAT, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Cabin Towels, Cabin Towels.

Required Extras: Environment Tax, Park, Port and Fuel Fees (150 EUR).

Optional Extras: Gratuities, Alcoholic Beverages, Nitrox (60 EUR per week), Nitrox Course (250 EUR per activity), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (200-420 EUR per activity).

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Boat features

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Audio & video entertainment
  • TV in cabins
  • Air Conditioned saloon
  • Aircon Cabins
  • Sun Deck
  • Indoor Saloon
  • Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
  • Warm Water Showers
  • Custom built for diving
  • Charging stations
  • En-Suite bathrooms
  • Non-Smoking Rooms
  • Outside Showers
  • Seaview Cabins
  • Separate Rinse for u/w Camera
  • Dedicated Local & International Crew
  • Leisure Deck
  • Bar
  • Available for Charter

Food & Drinks

  • Western Food
  • Local Food
  • Vegetarian Options
  • Buffet style
  • Beer available
  • Snacks All Day
  • Free Soft Drinks
  • Wine Available

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
  • Rinse Hoses
  • Dive deck
  • Tenders for diving
  • Sidemount Diving

The crew speaks English, German, and Swedish.


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.


Boat Specifications

  • Length 35m
  • Top speed 14 knots
  • Engines 2 x Caterpillar each one 530 HP
  • Number of cabins 13
  • Freshwater maker desalination unit’s for14000 lt. fresh water

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

Tillis Reviews

  • 9.0 Superb
  • 114 Verified Reviews
  1. Vessel
    8.6
  2. Crew
    8.8
  3. Food
    9.5
  4. Diving
    9.1
  5. Value
    9.0
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Alex S
  • United States United States
Great trip on the Tillis!

Fantastic dive spots on a great boat crewed by an awesome staff. I highly recommend the Tillis and will definitely look them up next time I visit the Red Sea.

Recommended for
Locations, crew, company!
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Gabriel D
  • United States United States
Amazing time! Awesome crew! The dolphins!! ❤️

I had a wonderful experience on The Tillis, the owner Ali and I have become great friends; he took me out to see the city of Hurghada and have a night on the town before we embarked, and invited me to his home for dinner with his family when we arrived back in port. He also has an extensive dive shop, where I purchased a ton of new and amazing equipment that I have since used on my trip to Egypt, as well as at home in Hawaii, and while on another dive trip in Mexico. His crew were amazing and made me feel like one of the family during my stay. I was given the largest cabin at no extra charge, and diving nitrox at no extra charge for every dive was also a much appreciated bonus! I earned both my wreck diving and deep diver speaciality certifications during my 8 day stay. The instructors were both very knowledgeable and fun to dive and hangout with. I highly recommend The Tillis, and it’s crew to anyone interested in diving the Red Sea, as it was an absolutely unforgettable experience! Also, THE FOOD!! Wow!! Incredible!! I was trying to lose weight during my trip, but I think I did the opposite as it was far too good to resist!! I already have plans to visit them again in September!!

Recommended for
The crew, the food, and diving with dolphins!!!
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Claes-Goran B
  • United States United States
Great guide and crew

Great dive guide Great crew Great dives Got to meet the owner Ali and his family, all very friendly Egyptian owner so the money goes back to the country and not a foreign country

Recommended for
Very friendly and helpful crew, a very good dive guide, beautiful dives
  • 7.6 Good
  • Austin L
  • United States United States
Great boat & crew!

Amazingly colorful and large coral stands.

Recommended for
Capable crew, comfortable boat
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Isabelle M
  • United States United States
Very Professional

I had a great time on the Tillis. All the crew was very professional and positive during the whole trip. The diving was excellent and the guides were very knowledgeable. The boat was very comfortable and had ample areas for lounging between dives in both the shade and the sun. The food was excellent! I'd book a trip on the Tillis again!

Recommended for
crew, comfort, food
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Bruce S
  • United States United States
Great diving, great crew, great group to dive with

Boat was very nice and comfortable, Diving was spectacular. I went on the trip as a single and only eight other divers. All the other divers were great, one couple from the U. K, another couple from Spain, a man an his 14 year old son and two other single. Everyone got along just great. Crew was wonderful. The dive guides were very helpful and I budded up with them on most dives. Would highly recommend the Tillis and DivePro for a great trip.

Recommended for
Great wreck diving. Beautiful pristine reefs, great crew
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Ralph S
  • United States United States
Tiilis Rocks!!!!!!!!!

This boat rocks. The crew is fantastic I even had lunch with them and it was more than expected, the guide was the best and the owner Ali invited us to dinner on the last night. I will dive the Tillis again someday

Recommended for
Crew, Guide and dives
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Gabriel A
  • United States United States
Excellent experience

We had two fantastic dives on the Thislegorm, well timed so that we were the only divers in the water. We encountered thresher, oceanic whitetip, and gray reef sharks at Small Brother island, and did three dives in total at the Brothers. I encountered a female bottlenose dolphin and her calf at the wreck of the Giannis D, and spent two glorious minutes with them. The divers were a fun mix of Germans, Russians, Greeks, Brits, Canadians and Moroccans. A delightful experience.

Recommended for
The Tillis is staffed by an all-Egyptian crew, who work hard to provide a memorable experience. The guides were accommodating of photographer divers and allowed self-guided dive plans by teams of photographers were it was safe to do so. The owner takes a personal interest in the operation of the boat and does not hesitate to take action to make improvements where necessary.
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Philip P
  • United States United States
Great diving with some awesome sharks.

The whale shark and the oceanic white tips (many).

Recommended for
The diving was outstanding. The food was very good. Good variety of dive sites.
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Phil K
  • United States United States
Excellent Operation

Excellent trip. The crew and dive guides were very attentive and made the trip very enjoyable. The boat is well appointed with comfortable cabins and ample common areas.

Recommended for
Service orientation of crew; comfortable cabin
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Christine T
  • United States United States
All in all very safe and loaded with fun

Very friendly atmosphere tasty food and plentiful all in all dreamy

Recommended for
Friendly Crue, very helpful diving crue, amaising dives
  • 7.6 Good
  • Samantha R
  • United States United States
Good first liveaboard experience

New people i met

Recommended for
1) good vAlue 2) nice multicultural crew 3) friendly crew
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Jack M
  • United States United States
Crew, food, diving, experience, all incredible

The crew were incredibly nice and accommodating, many of which I now consider to be my friends. The food was far above my expectations, and the diving was incredible. I will be back!

Recommended for
Crew, food and diving
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Eric T
  • United States United States
Outstanding

Hammer heads, thresher’s, turtles, all black Manta Ray.

Recommended for
Dive guides, boat crew, overall atmosphere
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Erica H
  • United States United States
Amazing week-long liveabord in the Red Sea

The hammer heads, swimming/diving with dolphins, the coral walls. The staff was so amazing and kind and went above and beyond to celebrate my birthday while on the trip. Overall amazing experience!!

Recommended for
1. The crew and dive instructors were amazing 2. The diving was awesome! 3. The other guests were so much fun!
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Betsy K
  • United States United States
it was great

the sharks were great

Recommended for
roomy rooms, clean facility and great service
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Mary F
  • United States United States
Amazing in Every Way

Best crew and guides ever! Everyone went out of their way to ensure that we had an exceptional experience. Each dive was well planned and lead to us seeing some of the most beautiful reefs in the world, Hammerhead sharks, and many other magical parts of the Red Sea. The food was so so good. You will eat like a king for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The Tillis provided an upscale experience for a very cost efficient price! I would definitely recommend!

Recommended for
Best Crew, Skilled and Knowledgeable Guides, Wonderful Route
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Sue K
  • Switzerland Switzerland
It was a great week onboard the Tillis Boat!!

Major highlights - Hamerhead/Thresher shark and Brothers dive site. Although the weather was not what I was expecting, the crew did all they could to make the experience second to none. We had to change the itinerary and only had the chance to experience one of the southern dive sites which was absolutely fantastic! During the week, it was my birthday and the crew took extra special care to give me a great celebration - streamers/balloons, special dinner, and a wonderful birthday cake! I would definitely go on the Tillis again....but only to the very very south of the Red Sea!!

Recommended for
The dive guides/crew, the food and the company.....
  • 10 Exceptional
  • PRAPHAPHORN K
  • Thailand Thailand
Good service

I found hammerhead 2-3 hammerhead but not found schools of hammerhead, lot of oceanic sherk , black tip , white tip,

Recommended for
Good service, good food , good dive guide
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Stefano P
  • Italy Italy
Tillis simply rocks: amazing Deep South trip in a wonderful Liveaboard!

The dive sites were absolutely amazing, and thanks to the Liveaboard crew (from captain to diving guides, instructors, divemasters, chef, and all rest of the crew) we were able to make the most of it, through impeccable briefings, very well planned dives, four dives per day, excellent docking, good food (accommodating different needs and restrictions), very comfortable cabins, excellent common spaces for relaxing or sunbathing. We always felt safe, with full control by the crew on diving conditions (when needed we used zodiacs for initiating drift dives). It is hard to find negative things, besides the fact that it was too short...!!! One week is not enough, so we will definitely go back!

Recommended for
Dive sites, crew support, organization
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Stefano P
  • Italy Italy
Tillis simply rocks: amazing Deep South trip in a wonderful Liveaboard!

The dive sites were absolutely amazing, and thanks to the Liveaboard crew (from captain to diving guides, instructors, divemasters, chef, and all rest of the crew) we were able to make the most of it, through impeccable briefings, very well planned dives, four dives per day, excellent docking, good food (accommodating different needs and restrictions), very comfortable cabins, excellent common spaces for relaxing or sunbathing. We always felt safe, with full control by the crew on diving conditions (when needed we used zodiacs for initiating drift dives). It is hard to find negative things, besides the fact that it was too short...!!! One week is not enough, so we will definitely go back!

Recommended for
Dive sites, crew support, organization
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Camille B
  • France France
Very nice diving Cruise !

I really enjoyed this diving cruise. It was a very nice trip ! Everybody was nice. The dive sites were really nice and we dived with some Sharks : hammerhead, oceanic whitetip, grey reef, ... :) I recommend this boat !!

Recommended for
Sharks, dive guide and all the cruise !
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Fabrice K
  • France France
Great crew and Ship!

A real great trip, with great people in the crew and other guests! I really had a good time both under and above water. The dive guides were really experienced, and at the same time, you were free to dive as you please in buddy teams. Food was excellent and the crew always smiling :-) I can only recommend!

Recommended for
Experienced and friendly crew, amazing diving, very nice guests
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Martijn K
  • Netherlands Netherlands
I had a great week!

This was my first liveaboard and I loved it. The dives were great, and also the crew was very helpful with... everything. Quality of the food was very good, and there was plenty at every moment of the day. If it wasn't time for a meal, there were snacks. The divesites were adjusted to the level of the divers on board, and whe were every time given the choice to go diving on our own, or following a guide. The owner, Ali, was joining the Safari, is a very warm person, who makes everyone feel welcome. I will definitely come back and do another trip with the Tillis, or one of the other ships. Highly recommend!

Recommended for
Crew is very helpful, food is very nice, divesites are great!
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Fabian L
  • Switzerland Switzerland
it was an awesome trip! highly recommend it!

Big Napoleon, a lot of turtles, Dolphins and of course the longimanus at Elphinstone

Recommended for
the diving, the ship anf the whole crew
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Michael H
  • Italy Italy
The trip was incredible, from beginning to the end everything worked out perfectly and the organisation and friendliness of the staff was top!!

For my girlfriend and me the whole trip was a highlight! But to specify, everything worked out from the pick up to the transfer back to the airport. The complete crew was extremly helpful and nice, always ready for a joke!! and the owner of the whole company (DiveProLiveAboard) joined us on the trip. A very open, sociable and nice guy!! He even gave us a little car ride through Hurghada and invited us for the best Fallafel in town! I could go on with compliments and personal experiences, but you'll just have to experience it yourself! I guarantee you won't regret it!

Recommended for
The diving, relaxing and the food
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Raquel M
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Red Sea Best liveaboard Adventure!

The crew, the captain, the dive guides, the chef! Everyone was super helpful and friendly, it feels like being at home since Day 1. The Tillis offers good space for diving as well as for relaxing. Food is simply glorious fresh and very tasty and it gets better and better everyday! It is truly a unique experience not to be missed!

Recommended for
The crew, the dive guides and the food!
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Jingxiao L
  • China China
Good crew

good crowd of people.

Recommended for
crew, space, route
  • 7.2 Good
  • Muadh A
  • Canada Canada
It was okay for a first-timer, still it could be better

Making new friends

Recommended for
Dive sites and meeting other divers l
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Manuela S
  • Germany Germany
great week

The crew was great, as was the diving. Food is all right, not amazing though. Not a lot of fresh fruits.

Recommended for
Crew, Dive Spots
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Steffen K
  • Germany Germany
Great experience, I'll go again

It was my first liveaboard trip and I loved it. The crew was very professional and hard working. There was always someone nearby to help when putting on the dive equipment or getting out of the water. Food was good and plenty. Also there was always a choice of fruits, snacks and soft drinks available. We were total 9 customers, so there was plenty space on the boat for us. 2 guides, 1 mainly did the courses and 1 was guiding the other buddy groups. Only criticism from my side is that I sometimes felt we went through the divesites too quickly. I prefer slow dives, tend to see more things then. Rental equipment seemed OK (I had my own gear). When something was not working properly, it got replaced immediately. My favourite divesites on this trip are Ras Mohammed and the Brothers. Also the wreck of the Salem express with it's very sad story was an experience I would not want to miss. Of course the wreck of the Thistlegorm is another highlight. I definitely recommend this boat, crew and trip. Thanks to all.

Recommended for
Pristine reefs, stunning wrecks, dive-eat-sleep-repeat
  • 7.2 Good
  • Ian W
  • Canada Canada
Great crew, food just okay, but good value overall

The Dive Masters were great. Diving the wrecks was superb.

Recommended for
Dive sites, Dive Masters, Crew
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Jung Eun P
  • South Korea South Korea
It was a great time with people and crew!

Swim with dolphins

Recommended for
Divers, dive guide and room
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Martin P
  • Switzerland Switzerland
Just go for it

Amazing liveaboard with Dive Pro on the MY Tillis. I did the Northern route with the Brothers Islands, Ras Mohammed, and many wrecks including 3 dives in the Thistlegorm. Thanks to Ali and his team for the warm welcome ! Just go for it :)

Recommended for
Boat, crew, divesites
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Nabil L
  • France France
Best Liveaboard in the Red Sea

The crew was amazing, all of them from the dive guide to the responsable of equipment, chefs, captain, owner of the boat... very friendly people and always here to help. The itinerary was so good. I did the North Route but we still took time to visit The Brothers which is more considered South. We saw 5 types of different Sharks!! That was amazing. Briefing were efficient, a TV shows you the details of the dives you’ll be doing with details of the wrecks and very nice maps. Also, the crew provided really nice books on the wrecks and marine life to help get more information on the visited sites. The price of the safari is really good, for a high class boat with a very professional crew. I recommand it 100% !

Recommended for
Crew, itinerary, Professionalism, good boat
  • 10 Exceptional
  • LUIS F
  • Spain Spain
Awesome first Red Sea experience

Very good route, we were very lucky and saw five different species of sharks whale shark, hammerhead, thresher, Grey and white tip. And of course the Thistlegorm, I had read about it, seen pictures, but still impressed me

Recommended for
The diving, the boat, the food
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Vandoorne F
  • Belgium Belgium
Nice trip to nord wrek

Brothers 4 type of shark

Recommended for
Scharks seeing good food frindly & helpful personel
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Ralph C
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fantastic week ,great crew.

8 wrecks .6 different sharks spotted including Hammerhead and Whale shark. Crew spot on always helpful and the Captain and the dive guide put us in the right place at the right time. Owner met us on the boat and put us in singles cabins where possible because the boat wasn’t full that week. Really great week. Loved it.

Recommended for
Dive guide was spot on ,crew were always on the ball and Seeing a Whale shark just made the whole trip.
  • 9.2 Superb
  • YUKA K
  • Japan Japan
Perfect precious time

First time at in Egypt, Red Sea. Friendly and kindly staff, good diving, good foods, scheduling also good. I saw many unique fishes of Red Sea, and amazing ship wrecks!! Also We enjoyed night dive, and 3 days we met dolphins it was really really amazing time !! I spent perfect time every moments with funny guests, I love whole trip in this boat, it was perfect. Thank you Tillis, I would like to join you again.

Recommended for
Dolphins , friendly atmosphere, Diving
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Jianghe Y
  • China China
Amazing experience with Tillis

The brothers and north route is highly recommended. The dive guide knows the location very well.

Recommended for
Dive guide, crew, dive sites
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Pedro P
  • Portugal Portugal
A memorable experience

This was my first experience in a Liveaboard and in the Red Sea. This trip filled my expectations and went a bit beyond out of the fact we were only 10 divers — which allowed us to have a cabin for ourselves and dives in small groups. The dives were made in two groups comprised of 4 and 6 divers plus one guide each. This made the dives more relaxed as they were not very crowded and easier to keep an eye on each other. The dive sites were obviously very nice being the Brothers Islands, Ras Mohamed, Chrisoula K and Thistlegorm wrecks among my favourite. The crew was very friendly and helpful. When getting in and out of the water there were always someone to aid. Sometimes I was afraid to get badly used by having so much help with putting my suit on/off, taking my fins, carrying my gear and so on. The meals were delicious, plenty and on time. Service on the saloon was flawless. The trip got much more enjoyable as the other divers, which I knew none, happened to be diverse and very friendly.

Recommended for
The route, which is very nice and well-balanced between marine life and wrecks. The friendly crew, who made eating, diving and sleeping possible. The other divers — even being a matter of luck as I didn't knew anyone — they made the trip much more enjoyable.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Patricia Z
  • Switzerland Switzerland
So many friendly and helpful people, I will certainly come back!

I’ve had the most amazing time with Dive Pro Liveaboard on M/Y Tillis! Started from the first day when I got picked up at the airport by Zizo who was very reliable and friendly. He showed me the dive shop and then brought me to the boat where I got my room, the first briefing and all equipment that I rented from them (everything was of good quality). Since the boat was not full, they all put us in alone in a room which was great. On the first day we had two easy dives in order for everyone to get used to being in the water again and to build groups and buddy teams. Each group was guided by an instructor (Ali or Alaa) during the whole week so we never dived alone which made us feel very safe, especially for the wreck dives. For each dive site the dive guides had special maps and pictures they showed us in the briefing to show us the position of the wrecks/corals including depths and some historical facts. Both Ali and Alaa knew the dive sites well and were very experienced. They handled different levels of diving very well which made it easy for us to adapt to each other. The whole crew was amazing. There was always more than one crew member ready to help us get dressed before the dive and carry everything back in place after the dives. As soon as we got out of the water fruit juice and snacks were served. Rooms were cleaned every day and fresh towels availably when needed. Food was amazing as well and there was always more than enough for everyone. The chef even made a special cake because one couple was celebrating their wedding anniversary. On the last day we all got to meet the owner of Dive Pro who spent the whole day with us and invited us for an amazing seafood lunch and tea. He even gave me a lift to my hotel in the evening and the next day he drove me to the airport. So many friendly and helpful people, I will certainly come back! 😊

Recommended for
The crew, dive guides and dive sites were great!
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Marion C
  • Italy Italy
I had an awesome time on Tillis with great divesites. The crew was friendly and attentious and tried always to help!

Thistlegorm wreck, beautiful marine life, great people and crew!

Recommended for
Great divesites, great crew, great food
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Benjamin D
  • Germany Germany
Amazing experience with amazing people

Discovering SS Thistlegorm with nearly no other divers around. mystical night dives at several reefs. A huge turtle taking a snack underwater. And of course Ali, the owner, of the boat inviting us for a lunch and Sightseeing Tour through Hurghada. 10/10 would recommend!! 10/10 would dive again with Divepro!!

Recommended for
1. Stunning and well picked divesites ( wrecks like Thistlegorm) 2. Supportive boat crew (they are literally helping with everything) 3. Variational Marine life (turtles, sharks, eagle Ray's, dolphins)
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Dominic G
  • Germany Germany
Best safari ever!

Beautiful dive sites, familiar atmosphere with entire crew and professional dive guides. They made us feel safe and comfortable the entire week. Super nice technician, who provided us with tools once we needed to fix our equipment.

Recommended for
Sites, guides and kitchen
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Johan G
  • Iceland Iceland
Magical experience in the red sea

Spanish dancer, Oceanic white tip shark, manta ray and new friends!

Recommended for
The crew was super fun and friendly but at the same time professional
  • 6.8 Review score
  • Krzysztof P
  • Poland Poland
The boat is not safe for divers, because the furniture- in cabins and out cabins are not blocked.

Dolphins

Recommended for
Helpful staff , good food, dirty cabins ,
  • 10 Exceptional
  • MARIAN E
  • Romania Romania
GREAT

The dolphins at Sataya reef

Recommended for
Experienced and professional crew , very nice food, individually controlled AC ,
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Andreas G
  • Sweden Sweden
Great route, friendly crew and great food

Swimming with wild dolphins was truly a great experience and the reefs of the red Sea is among the finest on this earth. The southern route offers great diving sites with amazing and vivid corals and varying and interesting dive sites. The crew was super friendly, service minded and the food was great - an important factor on a liveaboard trip, not just the trust in good handling of sensitive food and beverages in the heat, but also the skill of the chef to provide delicious courses every day. Highly recommended.

Recommended for
Great route, friendly crew and great food
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Sabine G
  • Germany Germany
great experience

We had a great time on the boad "The Sea Legend". Me and my sister can completely recommend liveaboard trips. The hole crew, did everything to make our stay unforgettable. It was our first time diving in the read sea and we will come back. Very soon.

Recommended for
the dive instructor, the loveley crew and of course the diving
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Stijn V
  • Belgium Belgium
fantastic trip with fantastic people

The sighting of the sharks, although not so many, very nice Also the nice atmosphere with the other divers and crew I would also like to mention for every diver on every liveaboard that you have to emphasize to both divers and local crew that NO GARBAGE should be thrown in the ocean, zero tolerance on that! Both divers and crew should really care for the ocean, we are its ambassador!

Recommended for
boat & dive crew, atmosphere on the boat, hammerhead & grey reef sharks
  • 7.6 Good
  • Pieter M
  • Belgium Belgium
Inspiring trip

We had a very nice time being on a unique trip. However two things should be considered. You heard about the garbage issue. For us it feels very bad, we pay park fees, and then to see that our garbage is being thrown in the Red Sea makes us very sad. This is not what we registered for. Their should be more involvement of Liveaboard on this matter. Especially countries as Egypt who lives on tourism, should be informed properly about awareness. This is something your organisation should stand for. You cannot let Egyptian people organise things without a close overview, because they will take advantage. Then there was the tipping at the end of the trip. For us, it felt as an obligation, they even asked why we didn't give a tip. Friendliness to get tips, gave us a bad feeling, especially at the end of the trip, which is not nice. Please inform better on this matter.

Recommended for
No stress, nice weather, good compagny
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Narcís C
  • Spain Spain
Amazing experience

Everything was amazing.

Recommended for
The dive sites, the boat and the dive guides
  • 6.4 Review score
  • Marco S
  • Luxembourg Luxembourg
Just ok trip

We have made already all the possible tours in Egypt on several boats/companies and we are very satisfied. This tour; 30 October 2021 - 6 November 2021; DEEP SOUTH TOUR with TILLIS. On this boat, Tillis, we are very unsatisfied. On this boat there was no leader or boss on board. The 2 dive-guides had to take care of everything like paperworks, organising on board and the crews etc. All these made they very tress. They cannot be everywhere. There was nobody to tell or to lead the workers/the crew what to do, so they preferred to do the minimum or sleep on the floor rather than to clean our cabins properly. Live-jackets were missing in many rooms. We had to ask for us, and we received; one was in ok quality and one was just like a toy. The first evening there was no cold beer, and the wine was like tea, so hot. We had to remind them every day and they put only one bottle in the fridge, and it worked. Already from beginning we notices that the compressor did not work properly. It took very long time to fill the tanks, 24 tanks. We could not follow our planing of the dives. Delayed briefings and dives happened often. And one day!!!, the compressor broke down on Wednesday, 4th day of the trip , but our crew managed to bring a new one on board in the evening same day, even we were far away from land (Zabargad). And this made us heading north again, returning early. We could have made more dives in the marine parks, which we have paid extra for. We went back in the Marsa Alam area. I felt upset, because these dives can be made as day-tours from clubs/hotels in Marsa Allam. That is not what I expect with a liver-boat. Further, our boat anchored always more far away from the islands, than other boats (maybe cheaper?). I spoke with our friends who were on Imperia and Oceanos, other boats at the same place and time. They had better dives than we had on Daedalus and Elphinstone both of this boats deserve one star more then Tillis. On Elphinstone, it was a big mess. One of the Zodiacs was broken. The captain had to ask for one from another boat. We were dropped in groups on the wrong places, the driver did not know the exact spot. Our dive guides went already with other Zodiac and grupp before us. So we went with an unknown driver and he dropped too far away from the reef/wall in a big current, so our group was split. We 2 had to make this dive ourselves and one Zodiac from another boat had to help us to come back, in hurry and stress so that I got the tank on my big toe, got an open wound. The owner visited us on the boat in the last evening at the Marina. He excused for what had happened. He proposed us a voucher of 30% discount each, for the next trip. Still today We have not recieved. With our booking, we were recommended by MEETING-POINT to buy a VIP service on arrival, means the visa of 27 euro including 2 vouchers for an Egypt sim-dard and a bottle of water each. We took and payed 32 euro and we recieved nothing, except the visa. We went to different desks and asked, nobody knew about this, nobody could/wanted help us. We lost 2x5€, we could do nothing with the vouchers from meeting point.

Recommended for
Friendly and helpfull crew, sympatic and friendly guides, broken compressor exchanged.
  • 7.6 Good
  • Petra V
  • Finland Finland
Good basic liveaboard experience

Night dives and Red Sea in general

Recommended for
Knowledgeable dive guides, great guests, number of dives
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • ELI A
  • Israel Israel
Excellent

Encounter with the sharks in the sea

Recommended for
The facilities on the ship, the crew are friendly and helpful, beautiful dives
  • 6.8 Review score
  • Nadav Z
  • Israel Israel
I was disappointed with the changes made to the route, including a change in the marina at the exit and return. Which caused us a loss of hours later in our trip to Egypt

Undoubtedly towards the end of a dive, a longimanus shark swam between us not far away

Recommended for
The good support of the team, some of the dives were really good and according to the plan. Most of the time the food was excellent and the service as well
  • 8.4 Very good
  • daniel P
  • Argentina Argentina
Great trip!

The boat is really confortable. All the crew and divemasters were really nice. All the people on board were easy going, everyone could have a nice time.

Recommended for
Crew and divemasters, food and group.
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Matteo C
  • Italy Italy
Great diving week onboard Tillis

Great choice of diving sites. We had bad lucky with hammerheads sharks sighting but I had a close-range meeting with longimanus shark at daedalus reef. Lots of other great encounters during the other dives anyway!

Recommended for
1)Well prepared and very professional dive guides; 2) friendly and helpful crew; 3) good onboard organization
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Andreas D
  • Germany Germany
Diving trip Read Sea

Nice dive guids, good food and really good dives. Specially the night dives

Recommended for
Guides, Crew, Relaxed
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Michal P
  • Netherlands Netherlands
Relaxed, very friendly and proffesional diving experience.

It was a very realxing week. Despite of the weather, made the crew, thanks to their experience and approach, this a great, re-charging week I will not forget. My big thanks to all from Tillis.

Recommended for
Care, flexibility, proffessionality
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • elisa M
  • Italy Italy
Amazing crew

Every day was a discovery and a new journey

Recommended for
Professional crew - beautiful dives - fun
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Christian
  • Netherlands Netherlands
World-Class Dive-Guides, superb Crew, Yummy-Food and great Atmosphere!

Always perfectly planned and executed Dives, Hammerheads@Elphinstone, Availability of Guides and Crew (almost at any time), Quality of Food served, Positive spirit and atmosphere on board!

Recommended for
Accurate Briefings & perfect&safe Dive-Experience, super-friendly crew, delicious Food!
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Billy L
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
An amazing trip, amazing dives and amazing crew.

Hammerhead sharks, oceanic manta, thresher shark. Great visibility during the dives and the friendliest crew possible. With great food on board also.

Recommended for
The crew made us all happy and were fun the whole time. Amazing dive sites and see so many cool things and the food was delicious and plentiful.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Erica V
  • Netherlands Netherlands
Great week!

I had a great week on the Tillis! Safety came first which I have seen different on another Egypt liveaboard, so happy with that. Comfortable cabin (upper deck), good food, nice and helpfull diveguides and crew, good equipment. We were very lucky with easy diving conditions throughout the trip. Saw Hammerheads on Elphinstone and dolphins both while snorkeling and diving!

Recommended for
Dolphins, hammerheads
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Catherine M
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Excellent mix of reefs and drop offs

Just a great week. Highly recommended

Recommended for
The dive guides were very knowledgeable about the sites. The crew were fantastic. The boat set up is great, with plenty of space, good social areas, plenty of shade.
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Rolf L
  • Netherlands Netherlands
Great and relaxing trip

Visited wonderful dive sites. Diving schedule was well-balanced. Boat held herself well during crossings.

Recommended for
Dive guides and crew were nice, helpful and experienced; Food was great. Cabins were clean and well kept
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Michael M
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Great boat, lots of room, decent cabins, friendly and helpful crew

Schooling hammerheads off Deadalus Reef. White tip sharks of Elphinstone Reef.

Recommended for
The dive locations, the high quality of the crew, made friends with a great bunch of people
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Elvira H
  • Spain Spain
Great professionals

The break to take us snorkel with dolphins.

Recommended for
Guides, crew and the ship.
  • 7.2 Good
  • Ian C
  • Malta Malta
Great boat and crew, poor dive guide

I rarely leave any reviews but could not with a clear mind pass on this trip without giving feedback .So where do I start? I really wanted to give this liveaboard company top marks. The owner is a top guy, very polite and friendly and you can tell straight away, that he wants to provide excellent customer service. The organization was top notch. The dive sites excellent. The  food was better than I expected. The staff in general, very helpful & efficient. So why the below par rating? Well, what do you go on a live aboard for ? To dive right ! So when you have a below standard instructor/guide it can bring your whole experience down with it. And I'm not talking about an off day. Everybody has those sometimes. I'm talking about a whole week of incredibly low energy, inability to answer basic questions about the marine environment and a basic lack of enthusiasm towards the diving expedition, one pays a lot of money to go on. I'm talking about consistently being late for briefings ( Imagine here the divers knocking on door to wake him up!) and dragging their feet to get kitted up for the dives. Bad attitude all over. I could go on and on. My life story deserves better, my beloved sport deserves better, Egypt deserves better!

Recommended for
Cabin, dive sites, staff (besides dive guide)
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Anja V
  • Slovenia Slovenia
We were in board of Alia Dune and was grear.

A trip to island and candle dinner and picnic on sun deck

Recommended for
-Nice ship, great food, good divesites
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Andreas S
  • Germany Germany
good mood

Longimanus, Hammerheads and Manta

Recommended for
Diving, Food, Crew & Guides
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • sebastien L
  • Canada Canada
Amazing staff and good food

It was our first liveaboard experience. So we did not what to expect. And for example we were disappointed about the first diving day because it was easy dive with nothing extraordinary to see. But we understood that it was a check of our diving experience and a reminder howto get out and get in a zodiacs with all equipment. I’m glad about it because the following days, the sea was not so calm. We succeeded to see some sharks, manta ray, turtle, lots of fish. The only concern I might say is the fuel smelling on the boat. Unfortunately we were only be able to get the bottom room, but even on the second level (rest space) we were able to smell it. I still recommend this experience if you never dived in the Red Sea.

Recommended for
The good staff, the good food and the nice dive
  • 9.2 Superb
  • John B
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Excellent crew and dive guides.

Spoilt really. Hammerheads, oceanic white tips, mantas and turtles as well as the usual array of fish. Of course your not alway guaranteed this, but we were very fortunate 😁.

Recommended for
Organised, camaraderie and diving
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Lukas K
  • Switzerland Switzerland
Best Diving-Famili I've ever had

Thistregorm and lots of other wracks. The coral live was awesome but the fish live could be more. The bigest plus for me where all the divers from lapatformadelbuceo.com.

Recommended for
Diving-Buddies, Coral live and mood on the boat
  • 5.6 Review score
  • Calin M
  • Romania Romania
Mix feelings

The boat is really in a bad shape, we started the week with 4 hours of hammer beating some engine problems and a lot of smoke. I strongly believe that they need to improve on the organisation side, like assigning places for diving equipments, some short info once you get on the boat, short briefing about the boat in the 1st evening, be on time at the diving sites, etc.. (and if you need to work on the boat at list explain the problem and how long it will take to solve). The food was good and we had 2 birthdays on the boat and the crew prepared birthday cakes (very nice), diving was nice in excellent places, we've seen sharks, turtles, corals, etc.., briefing for the dives clear and detailed. We had issues on the last night dive with bad air in the tanks and by the end it was not clear the cause, the last 2 dives have been canceled and they have refund. As final comment, the bout needs a major refurbish and they need to improve on the organisation.

Recommended for
seen sharks - so diving; we've met exceptional people on boat; crew was nice and helpfull;
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Gabriel C
  • Spain Spain
Awesome trip and crew!

Hammerhead and Oceanic white tips and Daedalus!

Recommended for
Dives; crew; food
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Christa K
  • Finland Finland
Excellent bang for the buck

We had an excellent week aboard Tillis in the beginning of November 2022. The itinerary was shark triangle and yes we did see a lot of sharks, especially hammerheads(!), but also oceanic white tips, reef sharks, one thresher shark and manta rays. The highlight of the trip was Deadalus reef. The guides and boat crew were professional and fun, boat was little worn out but didnt bother us (and the boat is next going under maintenance), food was basic buffet style with many options. We will come back!

Recommended for
Hammerheads, atmosphere, deadalus reef
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Pierre-Louis B
  • France France
Great Encounter

The discovery of shark triangle

Recommended for
dives sites & acess / global professionnalism / intensity
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Megan P
  • Canada Canada
Shark Week!

I booked Tillis but got upgraded to the same company's boat, Sea Story (which if you have the extra $ is SO worth it to book). The BDE route was epic and is not to be missed by any shark lovers. The service staff and dive support staff were very helpful and friendly, and they worked very hard to ensure everyone had a great experience. The food was good and fairly varied, but hot vegetarian options often lacked. The dive guides worked hard to try and show us the greatest sites and of course the most sharks!

Recommended for
Upgrade to the new boat - SeaStory, SHARKS, staff
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Christian L
  • Germany Germany
Lot of fun and excellent Diving.

Good Crew, very good Drive Master and assistance , a lot of fun with the guests and excellent Diving.

Recommended for
Dolphinhouse, longimanus, reef and Diving
  • 8.0 Very good
  • BRAHIM B
  • France France
Fantastic experience! We will be back again

Nice dive sites for spotting pelagics and macro marine life Food was good People working on the boat were so helpful: seamen and dive guides

Recommended for
Safety rules respected - nice people working hard on the boat and always with a smily face
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Vasilij S
  • Lithuania Lithuania
Great trip

Great people, nice krew, equipment quite new as well, would be great to have 4 dives every day.

Recommended for
food food food
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