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The WiroDive is a great organizer. Are they the cheap, probably not. However, if they also with you the aspects around's diving such as cleanliness, safety and helpfulness outweigh, then there is no better organizer. Not only is the boat "blue Storm" new, it is wider in the back than most, so getting out and the space available (lots of gear, bulky cameras, long fins, etc etc.) and for that reason alone it is different from the many other older boats that are rather narrow and cramped.
At the beginning there's a safety briefing - after all, it's a boat and not a chip shop - then it's into the serviced cabins (every day opened, 1x at 7 days freshly covered). The food is predominantly meat-heavy food, yet the vegetarians among us will not starve. For vegans could be a little tight, just because almost everywhere egg and / or milk in it - I am one myself, so it is mentioned here. Here I say therefore also clearly: With Sea Shepherd clothes run around and eat fish and meat each day ..... This is better!
The calm nature of the two guides (Mr. Tarek and Mr. Ashraf) was the cherry on the cake anyway. The hustle and bustle that I have experienced on other tours when it is 6:00 in the morning the first time of 4x a day, in the water goes, came here simply not on. On the contrary, already in the morning a funny saying, a helpful hand while getting dressed, background music from the crew .... and a smile from the Zodiak boat driver ... the day is set. Same when getting out on the boat. You can't look that fast, the suit is opened at the back, the bottle is taken off and safely stowed, the camera is carefully placed in its own basin ... everything with the utmost care ... you can only applaud that. This is great cinema.
Further in the program:
Gala dinner on the upper deck, unguided diving on request, courses on board, Nitrox, rental equipment, etc. ... everything possible, everything easy. ... everything possible, everything easy. Easy peasy Tarek always said ...
But the diving with the Wirodive crew should be in the center, and for this the following. Rarely I had a week in which so much laughter and cool stories were told. You immediately felt comfortable in the group, which worked really, really well, not least thanks to Mareike (WiroD. Marketing), Markus (WiroD. UW cameraman) and Robert (WiroD. CEO). If there is a chance to have these three with us again in one bunch, I would walk to Hurghada. Great personalities, very different, but super nice, open and because of their (life) experience can learn a lot from them (To you three: stay as you are, you are TipTop!).
Fun is one thing, professionalism is another. The briefings were top prepared, held in English and German, there were always 2-3 variants (you never know how many divers are under water at the same spot, or whether the current turns, etc.) Beautifully presented on large flat screens and well explained what is how, when, to do.
The calm nature of the two guides (Mr. Tarek and Mr. Ashraf) was anyway the cherry. The hustle and bustle that I have experienced on other tours when it goes at 6:00 in the morning the first time of 4x a day in the water, came here simply not on. On the contrary, already in the morning a funny saying, a helpful hand when dressing, and smile from the Zodiak boat driver ... and the day is cracked.
The many videos that are shared by all are vlt not standard, but was on our trip (Brothers, Daedalus, Elphinestone 20-27.April 2023) and therefore you could concentrate on the dives and let the cameramen do. The photos / videos are also top, are not for nothing in the "National Geographic" etc. illustrated. Since the boat is also big enough to withdraw times, this has been a really round story, which is why I'm just waving again briefly with the fencepost bzgl. food ... but otherwise clearly give 10 out of 10 stars.
(Text was automatically translated from german)