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71 Guardians Diving Expeditions And Academy

Scuba diving · Hurghada & the Red Sea

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An owner-run dive center in Hurghada, Egypt — daily diving, Red Sea liveaboard safaris, and PADI, SSI, TDI and SDI courses from Open Water through Tec 40 and trimix, all under one roof. Every group is capped at four divers per DAN-insured guide, with a boat matched to the diving you're after. Backed by 312 reviews and a 4.9★ average on Google and TripAdvisor.
  • 2 dives a day, reef walls and wrecks to 40m
  • Hotel to hotel, nothing to arrange
  • Max 4 divers per guide

from €65 · 2 dives, tanks & weights

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  • Extended-range & deco dives on the same day boats
  • Trimix & deco gas blended to order
  • Tec-certified divers only (min. Tec 40)

Price on request · matched to certification & gas needs

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  • Sleep on board, dive the whole Red Sea
  • Up to 4 dives a day, full board
  • Twin & double cabins, ensuite

from €1,190 · / week · 20% deposit holds a cabin

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  • Rec to tec — all under one roof
  • PADI, SSI, TDI & SDI certified instructors
  • Max 4 students per instructor

Open Water from €380 · Tec 40 from €520

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Certified with
PADI SSI CMAS TDI/SDI IANTD DAN

What we run

Our services

Daily Diving
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Daily Diving

Two dives a day at Red Sea reef walls, coral gardens and wrecks down to 40m — we collect you from your Hurghada hotel before the boat and drop you back after. Certified divers only (Open Water or higher), with gear, a dive guide, hotel transfer, lunch and soft drinks all included.
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Liveaboards
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Liveaboards

Red Sea liveaboards put you on the water for 5–10 nights, reaching wrecks, walls and reefs no day boat can — North Wrecks & Reefs, Brothers–Daedalus–Elphinstone, and the Deep South. Full board, up to four dives a day, your own cabin. A 20% deposit holds your cabin; balance due 60 days before departure.
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Courses
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Courses

PADI, SSI, TDI and SDI courses in Hurghada with certified instructors — from a no-experience Discover Scuba trial dive through Open Water, Advanced and Rescue Diver, all the way to Tec 40 and Trimix. Small groups, real briefings, full gear and hotel transfer included on dive days.
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Technical Diving
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Technical Diving

Intro to Tech, decompression procedures, sidemount and closed-circuit rebreather diving — with in-house gas blending and deco support on every boat. Extended-range and deco dives run on the same day boats as our recreational trips. Tec-certified divers only (minimum Tec 40); Trimix and deco gas blended to order, priced to your certification and gas needs.
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Liveaboard safaris · 7 nights

Next departures

Boarding from Hurghada & Port Ghalib. Prices per person in a twin cabin, full board, up to 4 dives a day.

North Wrecks & Reefs
Wrecks · Beginner-friendly

North Wrecks & Reefs

SS Thistlegorm · Abu Nahas · Ras Mohammed

from €1,190 / person

Reserve · 20% deposit
Brothers · Daedalus · Elphinstone
Sharks & walls · Advanced

Brothers · Daedalus · Elphinstone

Big Brother wrecks · oceanic whitetips · Anemone City

from €1,340 / person

Reserve · 20% deposit
Deep South · St John's
Pristine reef · Intermediate

Deep South · St John's

Fury Shoal · caves at Habili Ali · untouched hard coral

from €1,290 / person

Reserve · 20% deposit

The reason you're coming

Iconic Red Sea dive sites

All dive site guides →
Giftun & Abu Ramada
Giftun & Abu Ramada Reef
Depth 5–20m Read the guide →
Ras Mohammed
Ras Mohammed Wall
Depth 5–40m Read the guide →
SS Thistlegorm
SS Thistlegorm Wreck
Depth 16–32m Read the guide →

Why dive with 71 Guardians

Serious about safety and the reef. Relaxed about everything else.

Ratio

Max 4 divers per guide

Small groups on every boat, briefings that actually brief, and guides who know each site by heart.

Safety

DAN-insured · O₂ on board

Emergency oxygen and first-aid kit on every vessel. Recompression chamber 15 minutes from the marina.

Pathway

Rec to Tec, one team

PADI, SSI, TDI and SDI — Open Water through Nitrox, Trimix, sidemount and CCR, all in-house.

Guardians

No-touch, reef-clean

Strict no-contact policy, regular clean-up dives, and an active HEPCA marine-park partnership.

Our name is a promise

We don't just dive the reef. We answer for it.

A share of every booking funds mooring-buoy maintenance, reef surveys, and removal of ghost nets from the sites we visit. Guests dive them; we help keep them worth diving.

Our conservation work
18,400 kg
Marine debris recovered
42
Mooring buoys maintained
6
Reef survey sites
100%
Reef-safe sunscreen boats

What guests say

4.9 ★★★★★ 312 reviews · Google & TripAdvisor · updated weekly
Marta K. ★★★★★

“Three days on the North route and every dive was a highlight. The Thistlegorm at first light with almost no other boats — unforgettable.”

Google · Jul 2026

James P. ★★★★★

“Did my Open Water here as a nervous beginner. Small group, patient instructor, never once felt rushed or upsold.”

TripAdvisor · Jun 2026

Andreas F. ★★★★★

“Serious about safety without being joyless. The guides know every wreck on Abu Nahas down to the last porthole.”

Google · Jun 2026

The Journal

Plan a better trip

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SS Thistlegorm: day trip or liveaboard? Dive Site Guides · 18 Aug 2026

SS Thistlegorm: day trip or liveaboard?

 Red Sea water temperature, month by month Conditions · 04 Aug 2026

Red Sea water temperature, month by month

 What actually fits in a liveaboard cabin Travel Tips · 21 Jul 2026

What actually fits in a liveaboard cabin

Cabins before they're gone

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