We have been asked recently to publish a list of Illegal or Disqualified Diving Centers in Egypt to ensure that divers visiting the area only book with reputable diving operations.
Below you can see the list which is compiled by the Chamber of Diving and Watersports which shows a full list of diving operations which have been operating illegally or have been shut down by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism.
| Diving Center Name | Location in Egypt |
|---|---|
| Sea & See | Sharm El Sheikh |
| A&S, Sultan Beach | Hurghada |
| Absolut Divers | Sharm El Sheikh |
| Adventurer Dive Club – Al Moghamron | Dahab |
| Aish Group | |
| Alexandra Dive | Alexandria |
| Aphrodite Diving Centre | Hurghada |
| Aqua sharm diving college | Sharm El Sheikh |
| Blue Spot Divers | Alexandria |
| Bremo Elgarden – AlShams | Dahab |
| Centre at Aida Hotel ” This listing does NOT refer to Scuba Divers Red Sea who are now located at the Sea Club Hotel and operating legally “ |
Sharm El Sheikh |
| Club Dahab Diving Center | Dahab |
| Dahab Tec Divers | Dahab |
| Dahab Touch Divers – Fun Divers | Dahab |
| Dahab’s Crocodile | Dahab |
| Dive Club Italiano | Sharm El Sheikh |
| Diver club | Dahab |
| Divers Bay | Sharm El Sheikh |
| Divers Planet | Sharm El Sheikh |
| Dive-Top diving center | Safaga |
| Diving4all Cairo | |
| Dream Divers International | Hurghada |
| Friends, Beach Albatros | Hurghada |
| Great Hummerhead, Waves Resort | Hurghada |
| Halabnaha | Sharm El Sheikh |
| Hazem Diving | Hurghada |
| International Lazy Diver | Hurghada |
| Kalle’s Aquatic Dive Center Dahab | Dahab |
| May Diving ” Anastasia & Zitspredsedatelya Funt “ |
|
| Nirvana | Dahab |
| Octopus Divers | Dahab |
| Oxygène | Dahab |
| Pirates Diving ” Refers to Pirates Diving at Pyramisa and Hilton El Nour “ |
Hurghada |
| Red Sea Rangers | Dahab |
| Red Sea Rangers | Sharm El Sheikh |
| Russian Club Diving Centre | Dahab |
| Scuba Fun; CAIRO | |
| Sea & C | Sharm El Sheikh |
| Sea Pioneers | Dahab |
| Sea View Divers | Dahab |
| Sirtaki | Dahab |
| SSX Hammer Head | Sharm El Sheikh |
| Sun Shine Diving Centre, El Nasr St | Hurghada |
| Taba Divers | Taba |
8 Comments
This list is copied from the CDWS site, and has not been updated for years.
careful what you post
That list you put up there is very old….Some of those dive centers haven’t existed for 5+ years….
You can find this list on the website of CDWS (Chamber of Diving and Water Sports) and is a bit outdated as new illegal dive centers keep popping up, it’s always best to check if the Dive center you are planning to dive with is listed as a CDWS member to make sure they adhere to the standards. This list you can find here http://cdws.travel/diving/centres
http://cdws.travel/diving/black-list
Thanks for all of the comments. We did specify that this was the list compiled by the CDWS but we will reach out to them to get an up to date listing.
It also says “Below you can see the list which is compiled by the Chamber of Diving and Watersports which shows a full list of diving operations which have been operating legally or have been shut down by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism.”
Legally or have been shut down?
Well spotted Colin. The typing mistake has now been corrected 🙂
please add also Blacklisted Online Diving Operators in Egypt. Unfortunately list is not up to date! There are so many working illegally it’s sad, when CDWS will do something about it!
Thanks Marion, we are now working to get a full, up to date list of illegal and blacklisted operators. We will keep you informed as soon as we have the up to date list.