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.