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Wreck Diver & Peak Performance Buoyancy Courses in the Red Sea (Egypt)

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 of our tracked Hurghada operators publish a Wreck Diver course price; only one publishes a Peak Performance Buoyancy price so far. We're not going to invent listings to fill that gap, so this page shows exactly what's tracked.

Real prices for PADI Wreck Diver and Peak Performance Buoyancy courses in Hurghada: Wreck Diver EUR 245-280 at four tracked operators, Peak Performance Buoyancy EUR 75 plus certification.

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    Red Sea (Egypt)

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    Open Water course from EUR 330 · 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 Red Sea 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 is EUR 75 at Aquarius Red Sea for 1 day and 2 dives, plus the same EUR 90 manual and certificate.

Wreck & buoyancy courses compared

  • Aquarius Red Sea

    Peak Performance Buoyancy Course

    Sharm El Sheikh

    EUR 75

  • Diamond Red Sea

    PADI Wreck Diver Course

    Hurghada

    EUR 245

  • Aquarius Red Sea

    PADI Wreck Diver Course

    Sharm El Sheikh

    EUR 250

  • White Dolphin Diving Center

    Wreck Specialty Course

    EUR 270

  • Tauchen Hurghada

    Wreck Diver Specialty Course

    EUR 280

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). Thistlegorm is manageable for OW divers with a guide; interior penetration is Advanced. 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

  • Well-equipped hyperbaric facilities in Sharm and Hurghada.
  • 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 Red Sea 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 Red Sea for a 1-day course with 2 dives, plus EUR 90 for the PADI manual and certificate and EUR 22/day if you rent equipment. It tunes trim and air consumption, useful before a liveaboard or wreck course where control in tight spaces or currents matters. It's a common PADI specialty, so other Hurghada and Dahab shops likely offer it too, just not with a published price we've verified.

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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Price
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