Lagona Divers – Dahab South
The village Dahab is located in Egypt on the Sinai Peninsula about 90 kilometers north of Sharm-El-Sheikh on the Gulf of Aqaba. The name Dahab translates in English to “gold”. Residents have chosen it because of the shimmering golden sandy coastline.
Dahab blossomed from a destination for hippies and dropouts in the 80s and 90s into a well-developed diving destination with well-obtained infrastructure. There are four districts in Dahab: “Assalah”, the old part inhabited by Bedouins. “Dahab City”, the southernmost district in which the municipality is located with post office and bank. And ultimately “Massbad”, now virtually merged with “Medina”, the tourist center with the “promenade”, typical Egyptian bazaars and Shisha bars and small restaurants.
The hotels
Meanwhile several hotels with international standards are existing. These are located north and south of the town. IN the town itself there are some small, individually run and usually very simple hotels.
Among the various options to stay only two hotels are located at a house reef, which in our opinion, is worth this name: One is located at Happy Life Village in the far south and the other at Tropitel Dahab Oasis in the north, very close to the dive site “The Canyon”.
The surroundings
The touristic life envolced on the long beach in and around Dahab with several diving and snorkelling sites. In addition, Dahab is a insiders’ tip among windsurfers. There are a lot of possibilities for excursions on land and on or under water. For example, locals offer their horses and camels for rides in the surrounding area.
All in all, we associate with Dahab a great landscape and cultural experience, cozy evenings in one of the many shisha bars and primarily spectacular and adventurous dive sites.
Mass tourism? An absolute stranger in Dahab! The close proximity of the Sinai Mountains to the coast prevents unchecked sprawl of hotels. Thus, Dahab will always keep the atmosphere of a small, manageable tourist town.
Who saw once in life the sun rising over Saudia Arabia, perish behind the Sinai Mountains and was looking to the millions of stars of the Sinai heaven, knows why Dahab has so many repeater guests.
Since the opening of the hotel in November 2001 Lagona Divers – Dahab South is located at the beach front of Happy Life Village – Dahab. The fantastic house reef can be reached over the beach and a short jetty without having to walk on the coral reef that starts directly from the beach. Even a free shuttle is available to take you and your equipment on a short ride to the house reef and back, if you wish.
You may book dive packages in advance with online discount. Extras, e.g. rental equipment, jeep trips, boat trips or special trips can be paid in cash (Euro, USD, CHF, EGP) or with credit card (VISA/Master).
- 40 complete sets of rental equipment (Aqualung)
- 100 tanks 12-liter Alu with DIN-valves (INT-adapter to let free of charge)
- 2 Bauer compressors with total air delivery of 900 liters/minute
- NITROX filling station
- 20 dive computer
- 20 dive lamps
- DAN-OnDemand- and FreeFlow-oxygen systems
Relaxed and beautiful dives are our main goal. But as important to us is also a subsequent debriefing, small talk and experience exchange. We are happy to meet after a dive in our sheltered Bedouin corner to end the diving day together. Or we’re happy to organize for you one of our renowned Wadi Parties where the Bedouins offer their local specialties such as Shishkebab, Tahinacreme together with a typical flatbread.
Our dive sites
Dahab’s dive sites offer mainly shore dives from the beach, we reach the places with a jeep or pickup in half day or full day trips.
If you want you can book a boat trip to Gabr El Bint and the surrounding area one or two times per week with us. This excursion is also perfect for snorkelers.
The 4-star resort Happy Life Village is the southernmost hotel of Dahab. It is about 50 min. from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport. From here dive site highlights like “Southern Oasis”, “Golden Blocks” and “Tripple pools” can be reached in a few minutes.
The spacious hotel is located directly on a wide sandy beach with sun beds and umbrellas. A wonderful house reef is just a few meters away from the dive center. It is suitable for extensive snorkelling and exciting dives by day and night.
The team
Our team in Dahab consists of well-trained staff, working daily from 08:30 to 18:00 to meet your wishes, trying to make your holiday the best time of the year:
Our team 2019
German, English, Arabic, Spanish
Georg and Irina
German, English, Spanish
Ramadan
Arabic, English
Said
Arabic, English
Farag
Arabic, English
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