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Wreck Diver & Peak Performance Buoyancy Courses in the Red Sea: Hurghada & Dahab

The Red Sea's wreck diving reputation (Thistlegorm, Salem Express) draws divers straight to the Wreck Diver specialty, and buoyancy control is the other course that keeps coming up once divers are certified. Four Hurghada shops we track publish a Wreck Diver price. One Hurghada shop and two Dahab shops publish a Peak Performance Buoyancy price.

PADI Wreck Diver costs EUR 245-280 at four Hurghada shops. Peak Performance Buoyancy costs EUR 120-165 with the certification included: EUR 75 plus EUR 90 in Hurghada, EUR 120-140 in Dahab.

Prices shown in

Converted at 26 Oct 2026 rates. Shops charge in their own currency.

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    Egypt / Red Sea

    Red Sea (Egypt)

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    Open Water course from EUR 265 · Day trip from EUR 25

    PADI Wreck Diver course prices run EUR 245-280 across four tracked Hurghada operators: Diamond Red Sea EUR 245, Aquarius Diving Club EUR 250, White Dolphin Diving Center EUR 270 and Tauchen Hurghada EUR 280. Aquarius lists the PADI manual and certificate (EUR 90) and equipment (EUR 22/day) as extra, so ask every shop whether its price includes the certification before comparing. Peak Performance Buoyancy costs EUR 75 at Aquarius Diving Club, plus EUR 90 for manual and certificate. In Dahab it costs EUR 120 at Red Sea Tribe and EUR 140 at Scuba Zone, both with the certification included.

Wreck & buoyancy courses compared

Converted at 26 Oct 2026 rates. Shops charge in their own currency.

  • Aquarius Diving Club

    Peak Performance Buoyancy Course

    Sharm El Sheikh

    EUR 75

  • Diamond Red Sea

    PADI Wreck Diver Course

    Hurghada

    EUR 245

  • Aquarius Diving Club

    PADI Wreck Diver Course

    Sharm El Sheikh

    EUR 250

  • Circle Divers Sharm

    PADI Wreck Diver Specialty

    EUR 255

  • White Dolphin Diving Center

    Wreck Specialty Course

    EUR 270

  • Tauchen Hurghada

    Wreck Diver Specialty Course

    EUR 280

  • Diving Star

    PADI Wreck Diver Specialty

    EUR 320

Before you book

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Red Sea (Egypt)

Season

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Also good: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May.

Getting there

  • Fly to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH) on the Sinai Peninsula, or Hurghada (HRG) on the mainland - both have direct charter and scheduled flights from Europe.
  • Marsa Alam (RMF) serves the south.
  • Dahab is reached by bus or taxi from Sharm (1.5 hr).
  • Each base has a distinct character, choose it before you book accommodation.
  • Check current government travel advisories for the Sinai region before travelling.

Minimum stay

4 nights (7+ for liveaboards to far sites)

Good for your first trip if

Open Water minimum for most sites. Advanced OW recommended for Ras Mohammed and liveaboard itineraries (current, depth). The Thistlegorm is a deep wreck dive and often has current; check the operator's requirements for your route. Going inside a wreck needs wreck training. Hyperbaric chambers in Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada. Dahab's Blue Hole is dangerous, never attempt the Arch (56 m) without full technical training.

Know before you go

  • Hyperbaric chambers are listed in Sharm and Hurghada (checked 2 Nov 2026).
  • Ask your operator which one its emergency plan uses.
  • Dahab's Blue Hole has a disproportionate accident record, never push depth here, and avoid the Arch without full technical training.
  • Currents at Ras Mohammed and the Brothers can be unpredictable.
  • Drink only bottled water.
  • Sun protection on surface intervals is critical in summer months.

Top dive sites

Top sites in Red Sea (Egypt)

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SS Thistlegorm

Intermediate

Depth15–32 m

British WWII cargo wreck in the Strait of Gubal, motorcycles, trucks, and military cargo preserved in the holds. Widely considered the world's greatest accessible wreck dive.

  • WWII cargo wreck
  • motorcycles and trucks
  • military cargo
  • coral superstructure
  • glassfish
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Ras Mohammed

Intermediate

Depth5–40 m

Wall dropping to 800 m at the tip of the Sinai, grey reef sharks in the blue, enormous jack schools, Napoleon wrasse, and some of the Red Sea's densest coral coverage.

  • grey reef sharks
  • schooling jack
  • wall diving
  • soft coral
  • Napoleon wrasse

Common questions

How much does a Wreck Diver course cost in Hurghada?

EUR 245-280 at our four tracked operators: Diamond Red Sea EUR 245, Aquarius Diving Club EUR 250 (plus EUR 90 for the PADI manual and certificate), White Dolphin Diving Center EUR 270 and Tauchen Hurghada EUR 280. The course fees sit close together, so what's included and which wreck sites each shop actually visits matter more than the headline price.

How much is a Peak Performance Buoyancy course in Hurghada?

EUR 75 at Aquarius Diving Club for a 1-day course with 2 dives. The PADI manual and certificate cost EUR 90 extra, and equipment EUR 22 a day. With the certificate, the course costs EUR 165.

How much is a Peak Performance Buoyancy course in Dahab?

EUR 120 at Red Sea Tribe, reduced from EUR 130, with manual and certification included. Groups of 3 or more get 10% off. Scuba Zone charges EUR 140 for 2 dives, with manual, certification and full equipment included. So the lowest headline price, EUR 75 in Hurghada, ends up the most expensive once the certificate is added.

Why doesn't this page list every shop?

We list what we've directly verified against an operator's own published pricing, not every dive shop on the Red Sea coast. More coverage gets added as we verify more operators.

How this guide was built

Every fact above is pulled live from the same destination and operator records used on Dive Curated's destination pages. It can never drift out of sync with what those pages say.

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