We liked House Reef No. 1 the best. There were lots of different kinds of fish to see, and every now and then a turtle. We also did six dives from the boat, but the dive sites weren’t any better than the house reef, so we ended up diving at the house reef again. The boat was okay, and we always had delicious food for lunch. At the house reef, we were able to dive in buddy teams without a guide, so our dives lasted 70–80 minutes. On the boat trips, we went into the water with the guide. On the first day of the boat trip, we had a good guide who showed us a lot, but on the other two days, the guide swam through the reef at such a fast pace that we didn’t have time to look at things or take pictures.
The staff at the center were very helpful and friendly. The tanks for washing the gear were cleaned daily and refilled with fresh water.
All in all, it was a thoroughly successful diving vacation, and I can highly recommend the Shams Alam Resort and the Wadi Gimal Diving Center to every diver.

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There is a building site in and around the diving center, which doesn't look nice but is necessary and understandable. The planning of the boat trips is also not so good, it is always decided on the boat which places to go to, depending on which divers are on board. Furthermore, this is a base where you as a diver really have to do everything yourself, there is no help from the staff. The walk from the base to the jetty is a good 200m with all your equipment, which is quite strenuous. But the diving itself is great.

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We only know the house reef here. It offers several dive sites that can be reached directly from the jetty or by speedboat in just a few minutes. You can almost always see turtles, sometimes interesting rays or a small shark. Otherwise there is a lot of colorful bustle and unfortunately coral bleaching here too!
The diving center itself is well organized and equipped and the staff is great.
Our two children did their diving license here and were introduced to diving with a lot of calm and patience.



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There is only one ladder available on the jetty, the second one is locked. Small storage compartments for glasses etc. would be nice.



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The house reef consisted of different reefs in the bay. It was possible to dive 8 reefs. Often there is a house reef only at the reef edge right and left. We also saw the dugong.

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Great dive center within walking distance of Shams Alam hotel. Ask for a room on the side of the dive center. Saves in distance walking. Well organized dive base, sympathetic team, knowledgeable. We dived with nitrox (extra charge). Bottles were prepared for the next day after the diving day.
Good house reef with 6 different possibilities, partly with zodiac. Also interesting for snorkelers. Boat diving: At short sailing distance many dive sites available, so boat was usually back between 2 and 3, after 2 dives. Beautiful reefs. Manatee in the bay, unfortunately not seen by us, only from the boat. Only dive base in this area, so we were usually alone at a reef, except for the occasional safari boat. Possibility to dive with a guide, but with enough experience you can also dive without a guide. Fine boats with sundeck. Helpful crew. With repeated days of boat diving, your gear stays on board. If you dive from the shore, you can hang your stuff to dry and put the small stuff in a crate in a locker. Do bring your own locker. A number padlock is the most convenient, so you do not have a key that can get lost. We would definitely come back here for the dive base and reefs.

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