It is not necessary to go to the end of the world to meet many sharks, reef sharks as well as hammerhead sharks, albimarginatus, silky sharks...

Dive site not often visited yet, although divers are come since more 20 years, the Sudanese coasts offer to you the Red Sea treasures. The numerous reefs that line the Sudan see the passage of the great figures of the deep sea and are a house for a very rich coral life.

Memorable dives await you from Port-Sudan. Discover them aboard Le Baron Noir.

The numerous sharks of Sha'ab Rumi swim with schools of barracudas and bump parrot fishes. The meetings with hammerhead sharks are always possible there and at the foot of Sanganeb lighthouse.

Sudan has a rich reef's life as well as submarine history: The Commandant Cousteau has chosen it to settle his "houses under the sea" at the time of the Precontinent II experiment in 1963. The Umbria, Italian ship scuttled in 1940 when Italy got into war is a magnificent wreck today. Follow the guide to discover engine-room, bombs and ammunitions freights, under the inquisitive look of the Arabian angel fishes.

NITROX 32 ON BOARD!! For Nitrox divers. It's possible to get the Nitrox certification on board. Also, rebreather and marine life courses.

Liveaboard schedule:

Liveaboard 1 week:

1st day: Arrival at the Port-Sudan airport. Transfer on board Le Baron Noir. Night aboard
2d to 7th day: liveabord in full board, 2 to 3 dives a day and at less 1 night dive in the week.
Diving sites: Umbria, Sanganeb, Sha'ab Rumi, Maisons Cousteau and, following the weather, Sha'ab Suedi.
8th day: come back to Port-Sudan. You can visit Suakin.
In the afternoon, transfer to Port-Sudan airport and flight to Europe.

The liveaboards 2 weeks, allow to go on North until Mesharifa, meeting point of numerous manta rays that filtre plankton, Angarosh and Abington reef.
From spring, with good weather, you can go dive in the South, in the Suakin archipelago.

 

 

 


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