Sunshine
Fun, affordable, safari yacht offering multi-day dive safaris in Egypt’s top Red Sea sites
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Overview
- Exciting eight-day scuba safaris and custom charters
- Possible encounters with oceanic whitetip sharks, hammerheads and more
- Exploration of Egypt’s best diving areas with a fun, social ambience
- Budget-friendly travel and accommodation with a focus on adventure
Sunshine’s spacious deck plan, comfortable cabins, diverse itineraries, and fantastic service make it a top pick among budget-friendly boats touring Egypt’s Red Sea. This vessel is known for its lively group ambience and fun social gatherings, ideal for guests who enjoy getting to know the crew and fellow divers. Cruise Egypt’s north, famous for colourful coral reefs and eerie shipwrecks, or head south to sites known for high-speed drifts and big fish action. Sunshine’s voyages also include opportunities to add on to your liveaboard itinerary with resort stays at partner property Sadko Diving Centre in Hurghada, CMAS diving courses, and day boats to some of the central Red Sea’s top sites.
Upcoming trips
Cabins
- If you are a solo traveller, we aim to allocate shared cabins on a same-sex basis.
- Non-shareable cabins can not be shared with another single traveler outside your party. A single occupancy surcharge will be applied.
Amenities
Boat
Dive facilities
- If you are a solo traveller, we aim to allocate shared cabins on a same-sex basis.
- Non-shareable cabins can not be shared with another single traveler outside your party. A single occupancy surcharge will be applied.
Vessel
Vessel information
Partnered with Hurghada’s Sadko Diving Centre and sister liveaboard Sunlight, Sunshine makes it easy to combine your multi-day dive safari with land-based central Red Sea scuba adventures. This vessel boasts cosy yet comfortable interiors, modern dive facilities, spacious shared spaces, and a relaxed family-style social atmosphere that caters to outgoing guests and budget travellers. You’ll enjoy fantastic service from an international crew, delicious dining and drinking, and plenty of room to spread out during your surface intervals. Free WiFi is offered when in range, and Sunshine’s team is happy to help organise transfers, private guiding, and CMAS dive courses and day trips based out of Hurghada.
This smooth sailing power yacht cruises Egypt’s north, central, and southern Red Sea with departures out of Hurghada and Port Ghalib. Sunshine’s eight-day itineraries include stops at the Red Sea’s most legendary dive sites, including historic wrecks, colourful coral reefs, and remote islands known for pelagic wildlife like sharks. Different trips cater to divers of all stripes, with northern itineraries suitable for beginners, and some deep south adventures reserved for advanced and experienced explorers with 50 logged dives or more. Private charters are also offered, allowing you to customise a liveaboard dive safari in your region of choice.
Onboard Sunshine
Sunshine’s middle deck is home to a spacious air-conditioned salon and dining room, where three meals a day are served, alongside all-day snacks and drinks. This is where divers head to beat the midday heat with a fish ID library, entertainment centre, and comfortable banquette seating. After dark, it transforms into the boat’s social hub, ideal for board games and drinks from the bar. Out back, a generous deck with cushioned seating in the sun and shade is ideal for al-fresco dining and stunning panoramic views of the region. Head to the top deck to work on your tan, nap on a lounger, or chill out in the shaded seating area.
Diving from Sunshine
This vessel offers a laid back approach to underwater exploration, with plenty of independence for experienced buddy teams. You’ll enjoy easy diving from a shaded aft dive deck, two tenders depending on the day’s sites, and private guiding is also available for those who prefer a bit more hands-on assistance. Sunlight’s dive facilities include all that you’ll need to care for your equipment, with a camera station, dedicated rinse bin, and charging points. You’ll also find individual equipment stations for easy setup and buddy checks, and well-maintained rentals. Nitrox is free for qualified divers, and 15-litre tanks are also available, as is support for sidemount.
Top tips
- You’ll need advanced open water certification, and 50 logged dives to join this boat’s most advanced and adventurous itineraries.
- Sunshine caters to experienced divers with a hands-off approach in the water, but offers private guiding for those who prefer a bit more assistance.
- Combine your voyage with a stay at the Sadko Diving Centre in Hurghada for the ultimate Egyptian scuba holiday.
- This vessel’s southern itineraries include a stop at the Salem Express - one of Egypt’s most sombre wrecks.