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❖ Brothers, Daedalus, Elphinstone and more…❖ Looking for shark species, rays, pelagics and

turtles…❖ Sataya reef - spinner dolphin’s home❖ Majestic reefs and caverns❖ Great liveaboard with our own agenda✤ Photo workshop onboard

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RED SEA“SIMPLY THE BEST” WITH EXPEDITION LEADER MAGNUS LUNDGREN

STUNNING REEFS ● SHARKS ● DOLPHINS ● AND MORE…

SIMPLY THE BEST WITH MAGNUS LUNDGRENJoin us on a “special” trip where we spend time around the best places the Red Sea have to offer. We look for up to seven species of sharks, and explore stunning reefs, caverns and wrecks, and for schools of dolphins and indian mackerels, and maybe even a dugong. Learn more about photography with Magnus in the warm blue water of the Red Sea.

BEST TIME TO LOOK FOR SHARKS!Prime time. Magnus have visited the Red Sea for more than three decades, and tried out all twelve months of the year, and October and November is for sure his favourite time in the southern Red Sea. Magnus says “There is always something really spectacular happening and I know with the itinerary for this trip there is so much potential. We will get a lot of photography and diving experiences out of a relatively short time at a very affordable price. I can’t wait to go!”Shark action. During these months the water is still warm, but not to warm, which allows some of the major predators to approach the coral reefs. It is peak season for the fascinating oceanic whitetip shark, which shows up around the off-shore reefs. At the same time, we have great chances to meet scalloped hammerheads, silky sharks, thresher sharks, grey reef sharks and whitetip reef sharks. I even have had curious silvertips over Elphinstone’s south plateau for several days. Rumour says that last few years also presented some tigers, which is a shark I never have seen in the Red Sea… yet.Oceanic whitetip sharks. Once upon a time, not so long ago, the Oceanic whitetip was widespread and the most common large animal in our warm oceans. Today it is almost fished to extinction and the Red Sea is one of very few places where divers can see them regularly. All the dives we do on the trip will be “unbaited” dives, and there is of course no guarantee that sharks will show up. But we have a great chance, and we will try to give ourselves the best chances possible for some great photographic possibilities.



RED SEA MARVELSDolphins, caverns, and stunning reefs. Red Sea always delivers great sunlight, clear water quality and vibrant reefs. So along with these great predatory vistas described above, we hope to mix in a visit to a reef known for dolphin encounters, and get some quality time spent around amazing sun-loving reefs, dramatic cavern openings and swarming marine life. Your wide angle lens will love the classic Red Sea scenery with clouds of orange anthias swarming around vibrant soft corals with a back drop of endless hard coral, all draped in a high saturated blue ocean. Magnus says “These reefs are basically made for wide angle photography”.What if… If the sharks do show up and pose for our cameras (no guarantees), then we will maximise our opportunities and stay put where the action is. It may change our overall plan. If the shark-action is not “up to par”, then we will focus on shooting other great photogenic subjects. Like southern Egypt special coral kingdom, the resident school of spinner dolphin around Fury Shoals, or the scenic landscape and caverns in the same area usually flooded with spectacular light beams. Or Marsa Shouna with the many green turtles and schooling striped mackerels. There (maybe, maybe, maybe) will be a dugong waiting for us out on the turtle grass field… In short, we will be busy what ever is going on.


HANDPICKED LOCATIONS - PART IWe have carefully planned and picked the locations of this trip making sure we visit some of the most spectacular marine parks in the Red Sea and use our time in the best possible way.

The Brothers is two famous islands that is connected to an underwater mountain range that rise from the depths of the Red Sea. These islands are included in a marine national park, located roughly 90 kms from the coastline. Famous for great walls, dazzling soft coral gardens and huge forests of gorgonians and rich pelagic and reef fish life. We look for oceanics and some stretches have regular grey reef shark patrols. There is a descent chance for scalloped hammerhead, threshers, silkies, silvertip, whitetip reefies and mantas as well. At Big Brother there are two wrecks, the Aida II, an Egyptian supply vessel and Numidia, a freight vessel that all dressed in soft coral colours.

Daedalus reef is sometimes called Abu el-Kizan, and it is a smaller area and more isolated than the Brothers. It is much further out from Egypt’s coastline. The reef is packed with life and offer fantastic diving with an extraordinary hard coral carpet. Here we have the same chance to see sharks and other pelagic life like around Brothers. Barracudas, hammers, threshers, tuna, mackerels and even filter feeders like mantas and whale sharks may pass by out here. Daedalus have a famous field of anemones and clownfishes rated to hold the same caliber as Anemone City at Ras Mohammed.


HANDPICKED LOCATIONS - PART IIElphinstone reef may actually be a very easy dive, if you stick to the sparkling walls on the east or west side. This is the perfect option for the casual diver. The plateau-dives, north and south, can also be calm as a bathtub, but more often howling in strong currents giving divers an adrenalin rush. The north plateau is the home for grey and whitetip reef sharks and scalloped hammerheads. On the south plateau the oceanics are more frequently seen.Sataya reef is a part of the Fury Shoals reef complex. Around the horseshoe-shaped Sataya we have a good chance to get close to one of the world's most intelligent and playful ocean mammals. A large group of spinner dolphins live there. If they are about, we snorkel and/or free dive with them. Our plan B, or part of the day plan, is a visit to some great caverns around Fury Shoals with perfect formations for dramatic sunlit images with a diver modelling in the shots.

Marsa Shouna is another great stop we “might” do at on this trip, time permitting. This is a great bay for photography, both the reef and the turtle grass field. Our target here are the many green turtles, amazing schools of indian mackerels and there is a dugong that is showing up here “once in a while”.

Other locations. If there for any reason is a hot location within our reach and we encounter slow action, we might tweak the program if we think it will give us better conditions, marine life encounters or safety.


PRELIMINARY ITINERARY

The autumn is such a great time and the overall goal for this trip and workshop is to visit stunning coral gardens and to mix in the best marine life encounters we may find.

Day 1 Flying to Hurghada and checking in on the boat (no diving)Day 2 & 3 Brother IslandsDay 4 Daedalus reefDay 5 Sataya reef & Fury shoals cavernsDay 6 Elphinstone reefDay 7 Marsa Shouna (2-3 dives last day)Day 8 Fly back to Sweden

Each trip is a little different, and we like to tweak it on location if some sites are delivering extra hot encounters and good conditions. The trip might reverse the intinerary depending on where the boat is situated before departure.

Please also note that there will be days when we offer 3 long dives per day, instead of 4 dives, because of longer travel times between some sites. These days have a calm pace, and we have to weigh in shorter autumn days. On locations needed we avoid the risk of night diving with oceanics as well as it is not allowed to do night dives in the marine parks. This trip is suitable for reasonably experienced divers who are capable of diving in open water with a curious shark.


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📸 INTRO MAGNUS LUNDGRENMagnus has 20 years experience to lead expeditions and teach photography world wide. To have Magnus onboard will give you an extra dimension to learn more about photography and diving. Magnus says ”It is my goal to inspire and help guests on their own ambition-level.” Magnus is on this trip as your Photo Pro.

📸 MORE ABOUT MAGNUSMagnus images are published world wide and have even been on double spreads in National Geographic Magazine. His latest book “Ett vildare liv” was awarded “The Panda book of the Year 2018” by WWF Sweden. Magnus is one of the two leading people behind two of the World’s largest visual nature conservation projects called Wild Wonders of Europe and Wild Wonders of China. He is also a board member of Wild Wonders Foundation and a member of Naturfotograferna/N.

Magnus Lundgren received international awards for three decades. He is particularly proud of the awards in the ”Wildlife Photographer of the Year” and “European Wildlife Photographer of the Year” photo competitions. Magnus have represented Sweden in three World Championships in underwater photography and earned a silver medal in Mauritius 2007, and he work as a professional photographers since 25 years.


📸 WIDE ANGLE WORKSHOP & LEARNINGThis trip is mainly a wide angle trip. There are of course macro subjects in the Red Sea, but our main focus of the teaching is on wide angle and action photography side.

The teaching part the Red Sea Workshop is focused on the photographic opportunities of the sites we are diving. You may expect presentations covering:

Cavern and coral reefs with a model - Shark photography - Peak of actionUnbaited shark diving - Photographing dolphins

Magnus goal is to have the talks during the day between the dives to make evenings more relaxed and free for downloading media, and various camera and image fixing. If time allows it we also do image review sessions and some post processing tips. Evenings are for inspiration and looking forward to the next day.


LIVEABOARD MV NOURANWe will be diving from a great boat, actually it is one of Scuba Travel’s favourite boats in the Red Sea. Free Nitrox onboard is included for all certified Nitrox divers. It is a comfortable boat with lots of space, great staff and is well suited for a photography workshop.

The boat have space for 24 guests with a lot of space for us. Twin cabins have separate toilets and air condition. Both the saloon, equipped with TV-set, and the dive deck are spacious. The sun deck is for you to relax between the dives.

If you don’t have a Nitrox-cert then it is possible for you to do the course onboard. It is also possible to hire twin tanks and scooter onboard at an extra cost.

SPECIFICATION

• Length: 36 meters• Width: 7,5 meters• Cabins: 12• Max guests: 24• Crew: 10 plus 2

dykguides• Tenders: 2 x Zodiacs• Nitrox: Yes, membrane• Air condition: Yes, all

boat• Navigation & Safety:

GPS/Depth sounder/Plotter VHF/DSC/ Radar/Satellite phone/Fire alarm/ Seasafe Diver alert system

RED SEA IMPRESSIONSJoin us and visit special places in the Red Sea full of epic experiences!



Destination Simply the best of the Red Sea Date: 17-24 October 2019

Included in the price➔ Flight from Sthlm, Gtbg or Cph to Hurghada, Egypt r/t incl meal, bagage and divebag➔ Egyptian visa➔ Meet & Assist at the airport in Egypt➔ All transfers in Egypt r/t➔ 7 nights in shared double cabin onboard the liveaboard➔ 7th night will be on the boat, or in a shared double room at a hotel with half board➔ 3 meals per day onboard the liveaboard incl. snacks, tea, coffee, water, soda and juice➔ 6 days diving with ca 3-4 dives a day (last day 2 dives)➔ Dives incl. guide, 12L tank, weights and belt➔ Free Nitrox for Nitrox certified divers➔ All marine park fees and taxes➔ Workshop with Magnus Lundgren

Not included in the price➔ Rental equipment not stated above➔ Alcohol➔ Activities, meals and drinks not stated above➔ Tip to the guides and staff, recommended but not a mandatory➔ Cancellation, dive and travel insurance

Price per diver 18 995 SEK

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How can I pay for my trip?You can pay by bank transfer or by our online payment system. We only accept VISA and MasterCard. Contact us if you would like to pay in another currency. Do not make the currency exchange without our permission. Please note that all extra payment fees must be paid by the customer.

How much do I pay and when?When you have accepted the offer from Scuba Travel Scandinavia, you will receive a booking confirmation within one to two workdays. To confirm your spot, a deposit of 2000 SEK is required within 7 days from the booking date. This is a trip with a scheduled flight, you will need to pay the total flight cost for us to be able to confirm your flight. Before this has been done flight cost and availability can change. Flights will be available ca ten months before your trip departure. The final trip payment should be in Scuba Travel Scandinavia's account a minimum of 35 days prior to your departure date.ContactScuba Travel Scandinavia +46 301-22100 - [email protected]

Please noteWe reserve the right for price changes due to currency fluctuations or flight price increases. When you book your trip you accept Scuba Travel Scandinavia's terms and conditions. The given information that Scuba Travel Scandinavia has in its written information (i.e. the trip content, amount of dives, diving at a special location) is provided under the pretense of optimal conditions, and unforeseen circumstances may affect this. The dive leader or boat captain that is in charge of the trip always has the right to change the contents of the trip due to such unforeseen circumstances such as e.g. weather/wind, political/governmental decisions, or other acts that lie outside of their control that can affect the safety of the customers or ship. In this situation, the customer has no right to compensation or refund.

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Extras ➔ Equipment rentalComplete dive equipment rental is available. 12L tank, weights, belt and air is included in the trip price. All dive rental equipment plus nitrox must be pre-booked through Scuba Travel. All equipment will be paid locally at the dive centre. Please also make sure you bring or rent a dive computer and SMB. Please contact us for the most updated price.

➔ Cancellation InsurancePlease make sure you have cancellation insurance. If you do not we can help you to book with ERV insurance. It is available for a cost of 6% of the total trip cost. Must be booked and paid for along with your trip deposit.

Important

➔ Your passport must be whole and valid for more than six months after your arrival back home. Please note that you need to apply for an ESTA if you are flying through, or to the US, and do not hold an American or Canadian passport. The application must be done online via: https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/ and a fee is incurred which is not included in the price of this trip. The application must be done a minimum of 72 hours before arrival to the US. Please also read this new rules for ESTA for those of you who has visited Syria, Irak, Iran or Sudan: http://sweden.usembassy.gov/vwpchanges.html ➔ All divers must have a dive certificate, dive log book and proof of dive insurance. ➔ For the safari ”Wrecks & Reefs” and ”South & St Johns” we recommend all divers to be certified PADI Open Water Divers or equivalent and have a minimum of 10 logged dives. For the safaris ”Get Wrecked” and safaris to the marine parks (Brothers, Elphinstone, Rocky, Zabargad, Daedalus) we recommend all divers to be certified PADI Open Water Divers and have a minimum of 30 dives. However you to get the most out of these safaris you should be Advanced Open Water diver and feel comfortable with occasional strong currents. If you have not been diving within one year of your departure we strongly recommend that you complete a scuba review course.

➔ Please make sure that you have a valid insurance which includes scuba diving. If you do not have insurance or need a complement, we strongly recommend you to purchase a diving insurance such as DAN or similar, diversalertnetwork.org.

➔ Due to the ever-increasing restrictions placed on checked- in baggage on flights, overweight/ extra baggage must be reported to and accepted by, the flight company. We will happily assist you to book you extra weight that is required. Please note that prices and baggage allowance varies between flight companies. Contact Scuba Treavel in good time before your departure.

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We reserve the right for price changes due to currency fluctuations or flight price increases. When you book your trip you accept Scuba Travel Scandinavia's terms and conditions. The given information that Scuba Travel Scandinavia has in its written information (i.e. the trip content, amount of dives, diving at a special location) is provided under the pretense of optimal conditions, and unforeseen circumstances may affect this. The dive leader or boat captain that is in charge of the trip always has the right to change the contents of the trip due to such unforeseen circumstances such as e.g. weather/wind, political/governmental decisions, or other acts that lie outside of their control that can affect the safety of the customers or ship. In this situation, the customer has no right to compensation or refund.

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