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Dive Red Sea: The Ultimate Guide
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| Publisher | Ultimate Sports Publications Ltd (15 Mar. 2007) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 320 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0954519930 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0954519933 |
by Fionin
This is an excellent book and it is without doubt, the best I have seen of this type. A very good purchase.
by Mags
great descriptions
by M. Mann
With fabulous pictures, beautifully written and excellent clear information, this is a really enjoyable book. I’m a keen but slightly nervous diver and always want to know everything before I put my toe in the water. For a few years now, I have been very happy with the variety of dives around Ras Mohammed and Sharm el Sheik but this book has inspired me and given me the courage to venture further afield.
I like the way the reader is provided with all the facts, and is allowed to make their own judgements. For example: in the case of the Salem Express, a ferry that sadly hit a reef and sank, it’s made clear that not all wrecks can be treated like underwater playgrounds, and this book helps you make your own decisions.
I quote: “To dive the Salem Express is a sombre experience, like visiting a monument or cemetery” “The exact number of people on board is still a subject of debate: the official figure was 690, but it is now commonly believed that the ferry was overloaded, and that there may have been as many as 1,600 on board. Only 180 survived.
I also liked the detailed desciptions provided for every dive. For example: the account of the labyrinth of El Kaf conveyed so much magic it has made me want to rush for the travel agaent.
This book is a great read and useful for everyone – but especially for people like me.
by Neoklis
Very good work, lots of dive sites. Thorough description of the dives especially of the wrecks. I went to Sharm El Sheikh and the Southern Sinai section had all the dives I made with the Dive Centre. A valuable companion to my vacations. The recommended depths of 30m should not discourage divers from diving the dive spots on shallower depths.
by Dr Quinn
This is a stunning book with amazing photographs. Given as a gift to a diver who thoroughly enjoyed it. Packed full of pictures of Red Sealife
by Amazon Customer
Bought this book for my son ahead of him going on a diving holiday in the red sea. The book has information on different areas in the locality. Beautiful pictures.
by Kimberly Paumier
“There’s something unmistakable about a Red Sea reef”, writes Simon Rogerson. “To swim through one of this area’s trademark maze of table and staghorn coral is to explore an underwater Eden, one of the most beautiful and diverse on the planet”. This book is an attempt to nail down some of the classic dives sites of this fabulous sea. From the shallow coral gardens of Aqaba to the off-shore reefs of the `deep south’, the Red Sea’s best diving zones are described in some detail, accompanied by some pretty stunning photography. Of course, it’s also an unforgiving sea – and hence the numerous wrecks which have been created, many of which are also described here.
In such a vast area (the Red Sea is 1900km long), there are always going to be places which are missed out or perhaps not given quite enough coverage in a book of this type. One of my own favourite areas is Dahab, which I think has the best shore diving in the region. The book only describes one dive there, the infamous Blue Hole, ignoring many other great spots. But that’s Ok with me – it keeps the crowds down in the honeypots of Sharm. The chapters on Sudan, Eritrea and Yemen are also pretty thin but again, they don’t really hold that much appeal to mainstream divers.
Another review here complains about the Red Sea map being produced sideways. Actually, I thought this gave quite an interesting perspective on the region. It’s not like you’re expected to use it to navigate to a dive site, is it? Overall, this is a great book for new visitors to the region.
by Kevin P. Jones
Great read