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 8.0
- Crew 9.1
- Food 9.6
- Diving 8.7
- Value 8.1
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Stefan H
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Switzerland
Saudi Arabia
Lots of drift dives
- Recommended for
- No other ships. Plenty of space. Top Crew.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Andre K
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Brazil
Diving in the pristine reefs of Saudi Arabia
It was a great week of diving. The boat was recently renovated. The crew was super friendly and attentive. Most of the reefs were pristine, and we saw some sharks and pelagics. A special mention to Leena , the transfer representative who did everything to retrieve my delayed luggage and send it to the boat before departure. It was really nice.
- Recommended for
- Excellent service. Pristine reefs. Recently renovated boat.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Roland R
- Switzerland
Cosy and impressive
Cozy diving group, food, except for a Longimanus unfortunately no big fish and due to the weather no night dives
- Recommended for
- Only dive boat. Drift dive and dropoff. Intact underwater landscape.
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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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- 10 Exceptional
- Estrella A
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Spain
A magnificent liveaboard
The dive guide worked hard to get us to see a lot of life on the dives and they were long dives. The staff were very friendly, they made us have a very good week. Beautiful dives with areas of well-preserved coral and lots of life.
- Recommended for
- The staff, the dives and the food
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Peter N
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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
- Markus L
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Germany
Hammerhead & Deep Diving
The trip unvealed to be a fantastic trip with the pleasure to be remote and the only vessel at the diving locations. The hammerheads and silky shark encounters.
- Recommended for
- Remote diving, large pelagics, team and food
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- 8.4 Very good
- Jerome E
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France
Untouched Red Sea
Diving in a part of Red sea which is still untouched, with not a single boat around, is a great experience. The boat is really confortable and well designed. It had some reports of lack of maintenance, but it has been to dry dock this summer, and at the time of our trip it was in good condition. Only bad point, there are only 2 dive guides. Both are absolutely great, but for a 24 divers boat, it is clearly unacceptable . Apparently the boat operator does not understand that it is catastrophic to have so large heterogeneous groups, clearly unsafe for the less experienced divers in so remote dive sites, and ruining the experience of the more experienced divers.
- Recommended for
- Diving in pristine Red Sea still untouched. Confortable boat. Great crew and guides.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- dee W
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United States
Nice dives with tigers and hammerheads on many dives!
I enjoyed the boat but there was a definite gasoline smell in cabin 4 for the first 3 days.
- Recommended for
- The crew. The dive guides. The food.
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- 8.0 Very good
- FAHAD A
- Saudi Arabia
Highly recommended
Lots of sharks and beautiful reefs
- Recommended for
- Dive sites, food, crew
