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Flat, warm, deep water metres from shore — the reason world-record freedivers train here all winter, and courses are cheap.
- How long
- ~10 days
- Cost
- $500 – $1,100
- In rupees
- ₹0.5L – ₹1.1L
- Starting level
- Beginner
4–60 days
$80/day
₹7,600/day
moderate pace
Price covers: Level 1-2 course + coaching days, tuition + gear + hostel. Range built from typical 2026 market rates. Verify before you book. Flights and visas are never included, and nothing here is a quote.
The price includes
- Tuition
- Somewhere to sleep
- Kit & materials
- A certificate
You come away with: AIDA 2-3
Best months — Oct-May
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While you're in the region
Is this a good one?
- Against others of its kind
- At $80 a day this sits a little under the $105 median for water & sailing. It is cheaper than 19 of the 24 water & sailing options mapped here.
- Other things to learn in Egypt
- 2 other options in Egypt, starting with advanced diver and nitrox in Dahab from $300.
- When to go
- Workable across 8 months of the year — Oct-May. Outside that the season is against you, not the school.
- How long it really takes
- Most people give it 10 days, but the honest range is 4 to 60. That spread is wide because how far you take it is up to you.
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