Almonda Liveaboard, Saudi Arabia
8.7 Fabulous - Free Internet
- Free Nitrox
- Jacuzzi / Hot Tub
“Everything about the trip exceeded expectations. ”
Highlights
The Almonda is a spacious 40mtr/131ft liveaboard in the Red Sea that can accommodate 24 guests in 12 independently air-conditioned staterooms. There are 2 master staterooms with queen beds, 8 Deluxe staterooms with twin beds, and 2 double cabins, each with a queen bed. Every stateroom has a private bathroom and shower, a porthole window, and a hair dryer. There is also a 32-inch TV in each stateroom with a selection of 400 movies, TV shows and documentaries. Guests can also plug their computers into the TV screen to edit underwater pictures and videos.
The Almonda is spacious and comfortable, with a large salon and sun deck. It also has a hot tub, sun loungers, deck chairs, and a bar. There is also an air-conditioned salon on the sundeck with a 50” flatscreen TV. There is also a big restaurant and bar on the main deck. The experience aboard the Almonda includes all meals, snacks and beverages, as well as a variety of nightly entertainment such as diving and fish identification presentations, movies, games and more. There is also a small library of books for exchange onboard, as well as fish identification books for reference. Every diver gets their own equipment box, and there is Nitrox on board. The diving platform is very spacious, and for more distant dive sites, there are 2 Zodiacs available.
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Included: VAT, Park, Port and Fuel Fees, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Night Dives, Nitrox, Stand Up Paddleboard, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels, Laundry / Pressing Services, WiFi internet.
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Hotel Transfer (354 SAR per activity), Local Transfers (559-1,254 SAR per trip), Nitrox Course (760 SAR per trip), Private Dive Guide (3,750 SAR per trip), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (760-1,520 SAR per trip).
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Almonda Reviews
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- 8.7 Fabulous
- Vessel 8.3
- Crew 9.0
- Food 9.6
- Diving 8.5
- Value 8.1
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Andrew Mark B
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United Kingdom
Great alternative in the Red Sea to the usual Egyptian places. Very quiet and relaxing being the only boat for a week.
Very nice being the only boat from Saudi in the Red Sea so you just see no-one else for a week. The diving was great, reefs generally in pretty good condition (albeit with a LOT of fishing wires) and we saw hammerheads and grey reef sharks (amongst the usual Red Sea wildlife).
- Recommended for
- Great diving. No other boats or divers. Great crew.
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- 8.0 Very good
- Bilal A
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Pakistan
Hammerheads, dolphins and nudibranches
Amazing marine life on Al Lith itinerary, highlight being hammerheads, even though water temp was around 28-29, still had sightings in the blue. In general great density of life on healthy reefs, large schools of jacks, barracudas, trevallies, snappers, reefs sharks on almost every dive, large pods of dolphins in lagoonas and surprisingly great macro stuff if you know where to look! The only boat on the area, unlike the other side of red sea, which makes the experience much more enjoyable. Thanks to the amazing crew and the guides Giorgio and Teseo.
- Recommended for
- Hammerheads. Nudibranches. Crew.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Abdulrahman K
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Saudi Arabia
Nice boat and crew & pristine reefs around Yanbu
The trip was very enjoyable as everything went very well in all aspects. The transfer from Jeddah to Yanbu was well-organized and on-time in a very comfortable van. The staff reception and briefing once on the boat was excellent and flexible. The boat itself is one of the best that I have been on (and I have done over a hundred safari trips). The cabins are spacious and AC worked very well (you need it in July in Yanbu!). The salon and the separate dining room are very well-furnished and with enough space for all (the trip was half-full but I don't expect it will be too crowded with 24 guest). The dive equipment area is big enough, and nitrox fills were as requested. The dive area also has enough space for UW cameras. Also, the dive platform was huge (although there was only 1 ladder to get out of the water). I was really impressed with the food and snacks onboard. It was fresh, varied and well-prepared. The boat staff are all experienced Egyptians and know their stuff very well. Always there when you need any help. Special mention goes to the cruise director and dive guide Maged, who gave excellent briefings and organized the dive schedule and groups efficiently. Many thanks to everyone who made my trip very enjoyable.
- Recommended for
- Very spacious and modern boat in all its spaces. Extremely helpful and hard-working staff. Excellent food quality and quantity that is well-pepared and presented.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Peter N
- United Kingdom
Fantastic crew couldn't do more for you
Hammer heads, Tiger, Silky's, Grays, white tips, Black tips, and 100's of Dolphins. Crew were amazing, food awesome. Negatives Bed uncomfortable, AC so noisy it couldn't be used whilst in room but still fantastic trip
- Recommended for
- Sharks, Crew, Food
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- 10 Exceptional
- Marek P
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Poland
amazing trip
Everything was great
- Recommended for
- best liveaboard i have attended so far
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- 10 Exceptional
- Susan P
- United Kingdom
Super reefs
Everything about the trip exceeded expectations. The reef diving was excellent, and devoid of the usual features associated with overdiving.
- Recommended for
- Professional, safety focused guides and crew.. Excellent and varied reef diving. Also lovely Wreck,Iona.. As no other liveaboard or dayboats at the dive sites, the sites were quiet, with undisturbed life..
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Paul L
- United Kingdom
Unforgettable experience, very grateful
We were very lucky to experience sharks on most dive sites. Highlights included sightings of large schools of hammerheads and silky sharks. Plenty of reef sharks, rays, shoals of fish, typical Red Sea marine life and healthy reefs. Weather and diving conditions were favourable.
- Recommended for
- Sharks, rays, reefs and diving conditions. Quality of service from crew. Liveaboard standards.
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- 8.0 Very good
- Izabela K
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Germany
Good safari on simple boat
The dives were really awesome except for the first day and the last day. The guides now know the diving area very well, one has been in Saudi Arabia for three years. There were tiger, silk and hammerhead sharks to see and beautiful reefs similar to those in Egypt.
- Recommended for
- Crew. Eat. Diving.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Beatriz G
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France
A very good trip to gain experience from the challenging dives with current.
Overall, a very good experience! I thought the dives were challenging. Our dive guide Lee seemed a bit bored but found him very nice. But he was less attentive to us underwater. He was a very good skilled diver and knew thee sites very well. Lee was pleasant and friendly.
- Recommended for
- We were only 6 divers so I really appreciated the space. I appreciated my own cabin!. I appreciate the great helpfulness from the dive and service crew!.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Manuela P
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Switzerland
Great experience in the red sea
Great experience, the only weak point had been the dive guides a little to pushy during the dives (we were mostly dive pros so no need to be controlled)
- Recommended for
- The Staff. Dive sites. Food.
