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troubs · 06-03-2005, 04:17 PM

I did my open water course (PADI) last december in Portsmouth and am looking for a cheap week diving somewhere warm (I can't handle the cold again, not in a wetsuit!). Any recommendations guys and gals?Wuzz- As Sipadan pointed out, the Red Sea is easy to get to and relatively cheap. And a damn sight warmer than Pompey waters! You can get cheap charter flights to Sharm el Sheik for example and then get your arse down to somewhere like Dahab- not as huge a tourist trap as Sharm and so its cheaper, reefs not as good as Sharm for the sealife but you have the Blue Hole at least...and its far more chilled out. I was there at the start of Feb- flights under £200 and everything else within £100 (accommodation whilst basic is cheap- i.e. 4euros a night for en suite, and food is cheap there too). Can definitely recommend Fantasea divers if you need someone for decent equipment/refreshers etc. They will ask you to do a quick refresher session in the sea if its been 6 months since you did you open water but its for your safety. PM me if you want any other details!

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troubs Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 146	I did my open water course (PADI) last december in Portsmouth and am looking for a cheap week diving somewhere warm (I can't handle the cold again, not in a wetsuit!). Any recommendations guys and gals?Wuzz- As Sipadan pointed out, the Red Sea is easy to get to and relatively cheap. And a damn sight warmer than Pompey waters! You can get cheap charter flights to Sharm el Sheik for example and then get your arse down to somewhere like Dahab- not as huge a tourist trap as Sharm and so its cheaper, reefs not as good as Sharm for the sealife but you have the Blue Hole at least...and its far more chilled out. I was there at the start of Feb- flights under £200 and everything else within £100 (accommodation whilst basic is cheap- i.e. 4euros a night for en suite, and food is cheap there too). Can definitely recommend Fantasea divers if you need someone for decent equipment/refreshers etc. They will ask you to do a quick refresher session in the sea if its been 6 months since you did you open water but its for your safety. PM me if you want any other details!