Red Sea and Israel

Hello,

Not only the live a boards are very good in Egypt.
Take a look at http://www.sharmelnaga.com
a very small and good resort. we only have 40 bungalows.
You can dive what you want, 2x with the zodiac and nonlimite shore and
nightdiving.
Its friendly and a real divingresort only 25/30 miles from hurghada airport.
let me know if you want more info.

greatings Ronald
"Daniel Arrepas" <arrepas.daniel@butler-rosebury.com> schreef in bericht
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> <dvbob@ptd.net> wrote in message news:wKqcnRaiGYDhbc7fUSdV9g@ptd.net...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm an American who will be in Israel in July. I would like to so some
> > Red
> > Sea Diving, since I will have already flown halfway round the world.
I'm
> > looking for advice on
> > 1) Liveaboards in the Sharm El Sheikh area that would be friendly to
those
> > who had been in Israel.
>
> First of all I think I would take the cheap flight from Sharm to Hurghada,
> or probably Cairo to Hurghada if you cannot get to Sharm direct
> and catch a liveaboard there. You'll get further South in the Red Sea out
of
> Hurghada and the diving just gets better the further south you go.
Brothers
> alone is worth that extra bit of travel.
>
> > 2) Methods of getting from Israel to Sharm and back.
>
> I have flown Tel Aviv to Cairo on El Al, and of course you can get Cairo
to
> Sharm via EA and/or their code shares, but I'm not certain if Israel to
> Sharm direct is available. El Al doesn't do it and EA still doesn't fly
into
> or out of Israel. There are a lot of charter carriers over there and you
> might find direct via one of them.
>
> > 3) Travel Agents that would be knowledgeable about both travel to and
from
> > Israel and Egypt and Dive Travel, possibly able to set up the entire
trip
> > for two.
>
> Misr Travel
> 630 Fifth Avenue Suite 1460
> New York, N.Y. 10111
> Telephone: (212) 332-2600
> Toll Free Phone: (800) 223-4978
> Fax: (212) 332-2609
>
> Ask for Eunice Roy. She has helped me with some very difficult itineraries
> in the Middle East over the years and is spectacular. Misr travel has
fixers
> in almost every city in the Middle East it seems, so you are never left
> without local contact and help. I have never, ever had to wait in line at
> customs or immigration when flying into Egypt. My fixer meets me, sticks a
> visa in my passport, walks me past security and lines, and off I go
without
> any check or delay. The service at most other M. East major airports is
> similar.
>
> Once in Cairo we were checked into the Ramses Hilton, my wife found
> something about the hotel disconcerting and wanted to move. Sometime after
> midnight I called our local contact and he had us moved across the circle
to
> the Nile Hilton in a matter of minutes. I'm not sure how they do it, lots
of
> palm money I'm suspect, but Misr is incredibly effective.
>
> I recommend them without hesitation. They do have some dive trip offerings
> but I have always booked my own diving and boats so I cannot speak to
their
> efficiency with the diving portion of thier trips.
>
> > 4) Any other advice on this undertaking.
> >
> > I hope this is possible. In checking through the net, I found
liveaboards
> > which did say, "Do not come with Israeli stamp in passport." I haven't
> > yet
> > found one that said, "Americans and Israelis welcome."
>
> Tell you what, there are a lot of Israeli nationals who vacation in Sharm.
>
> I remain more careful than ever before and my choice of hotels has changed
> some. Bottom line, I haven't found it any more dangerous than it was, but
I
> have found that some of the traditional hospitality is served with a bit
> more effort. We Americans are **always** identified before even speaking.
> It's probably the sneakers that give us away :^)
>
>
>
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Bob
>
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