Red sea safari (EN)
Oddrija Travel cooperating with Dive Academy in Egypt offers you to enjoy beautiful vacation with us on Red sea safari by 5 star yacht.
Travel is meant for friends, family, friendly job collective or romantic couples. Sky full of stars makes this trip more romantic. You will enjoy zero gravity and freedom on the bottom of the Red sea to look at coral reefs and meet some dolphins, turtles and other underwater kingdom small and big inhabitants.
You will have opportunity to get some sun bath and swimming in Red sea mineral wealth waters.
Meals during the flight are free from extra charge!
TRAVEL PROGRAM:
Day 1
Meeting at airport.
Flight Riga (Vilnus) -Hurghada - Riga (Vilnus).
Transfer from airport to Marsa Alam (approximately 250 km from airport), where 5 star yacht will be waiting. On the way to yacht we will arrive to diving center - Dive Academy - who will have not took his/her own snorkeling kit, will get some.
Accomodation in cabins.
Dinner.
Movie evening.
Day 2 to 7
We will start day with mandala meditation (optional) - revelation, self-expression and self-healing during the drawing and coloring mandala, that symbolizes complete and closed cycle. Circle in Egypt mythology has sacral power to make the order in the world. Mandala during meditation let to look at yourself deeper and heals the Soul - to make positive mind for a day, after that we will eat breakfast.
We will have opportunity to obtain vitamin D, swim in minerals wealthy Red sea, so that we get healing effect on our body. We will go snorkeling and dive to take a look on underwater world and see coralls and other underwater inhabitants, also to meet sea turtles and dolphins.
Henna art master classes give you insight and knowledge about old traditions, derived from old cultures, what secret is under each drawing, symbol and how it is linked with human spirit, mind and release body from stresss, and what is the healing effect from it. Henna drawing is not only beautiful ornament, but considers as talisman, human protection sign.
There will go on different interesting entertainments as cinema and funny disco, we will have opportunity to try our voice in singing - karaoke.
Lunch/dinner.
1 night diving, optional (for extra charge).
Evening entertainment.
Day 8
Breakfast.
Transfer to airport.
Flight Hurghada-Riga.
Information connected with diving:
* For professional divers (with certificates) 2 day divings and 1 night diving.
* For divers - beginners (without certificates and experience) there will be instruction on yacht (in Latvian language), diving individually with instructor (1-2 tourists with one diving instructor, 1 or 2 divings as you wish (for extra charge, look at information about additional payments).
* Tourists, who want to obtain international diving course PADI or CMAS, ISO certificates (3 days) - information in Russian and English may be translated into Latvian language.
Price included:
* Flight Riga (Vilnus) -Hurghada - Riga (Vilnus);
* Hand baggage 8 kg;
* Registered lugggage up to 20 kg (sport equipment for extra charge);
* Group transfer Hurghada airport - 5 star yacht - Hurghada airport;
* 7 nights on 5 star yacht (cabins and common rooms are equipped with air conditioners);
* Meal system “All inclusive” (excluded alcoholic drinks, that are prohibited on yacht and will not be available);
* Group Travel insurance “Silver” with included diving;
* Mandala meditation (with tools);
* Henna art master class (with tools);
* Diving with instructor;
* Night diving (with certificates);
* 2 diving instructors;
* Snorkeling;
* INTRO diving course (if the diving kit is rented)
- 1 theory class in Latvian language, in which you will get information about kit, physical and physiological processes in body during diving;
- 2 practical classes (diving with instructor - 20 minutes each).
Not included:
* Egypt visa 25$;
* Personal expenses/tips;
For extra charge:
* Travel diary - photo and/or video;
* Snorkeling kit - rent (costume, mask, flippers, with opportunity to buy) - 60 EUR;
* Diving equipment rent (who has not get own):
- buoyancy compensator (BCD) - 30 EUR
- regulator - 30 EUR;
- costume (long) - 30 EUR;
- computer - 30 EUR;
- mask and flippers - 30 EUR;
- heavy duty belt and balloons - free
* PADI diving course with certificates - 170 EUR (without - 100 EUR);
* CMAS/ISO - OWD diving course with certicates - 155 EUR (without - 100 EUR);
* INTRO diving course - 25 EUR (if you make up your mind on yacht and not rented equipment):
- 1 theory class in Latvian language, in which you will get information about kit, physical and physiological processes in body during diving;
- 2 practical classes (diving with instructor - 20 minutes each).
Reservations made by 01/06/2019 - DISCOUNT - 304 EUR
APPLICATION TO TRAVEL:
Reservation and payment order:
- First payment - 750 EUR by 01/06/2018;
- Second payment - 350 EUR by 01/10/2018;
- Remaining amount by 05/01/2019.
! If mentioned payments are not made in time, Oddrija Travel has the right to cancel your reservation, not warning you in advance!
Decline from travel:
- by 01/10/2018 - missed amount 230 EUR;
- after 01/10/2018 - missed amount 900 EUR;
- after 05/01/2019 - all amount is missed.
ATTENTION!
* On the trip “Red sea cruise-safari” can go children from 10 years (by request);
* There may be change in program, depends from situation;
* flight times may be changed, depends from airlines;
* travel price may be changed due to the Republic of Latvia rule “About value added tax” changes, as well as it depends on fuel costs, airport tax increase or currency exchange fluctuations;
* On yacht there is prohibited to use alcoholic drinks, so that it will not be available during all safari.
Visa and passports:
Citizens of the Republic of Latvia has to obtain visa to arrive in Egypt territory. That may be done after arriving in Egypt airport: Tourism visa (one entry) expiration term is 1 month. Visa stamp is put in your passport;
Price - 25,00$;
in case if tourist during travel go out of the Egypt (for example, on excursion to Israel, Jordan), visa must be paid repeatedly;
In accordance with Egypt legislation people that stay in Egypt more than 30 days it is not available to go away from Hurghada and Sharm el sheikh airports by charter flight. Tourists, who the visa is expired may depart only from Cairo and only with regular flight, before paying penalty 30 USD;
Passports expiration date must be at least 6 months, when tourist goes out of Egypt;
ID card of the Republic of Latvia cannot be used as personal identification document going to Egypt.
Non-citizens of the Republic of Latvia must get visa. That may be done in the Embassy of Egypt:
Tourism visa (one entry) expiration term: 30 days;
Price - 60,00 EUR (forming time: 9-14 days);
Documents needed for Egypt visa forming:
application forms fulfilled, 2 photos, size 3,5 x 4,5 cm (color photos, made in the last 6 months), passport (with at least 2 blank pages for visa);
Passports expiration date must be at least 6 months, when tourist goes out of Egypt.