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Al Farouk II dive boat review
The Al Farouk II is an Egyptian liveaboard cruising the Red Sea. The 33 meters vessel has a beam of 8.25 meters and welcomes up to 24 guests on-board. Under the Mirage Marine Fleet, the Al Farouk offers itineraries in the northern Red Sea, with sites such as Ras Mohammed, the SS Thistlegorm, the Brothers Islands, Daedalus and Elphinstone on it’s route.
The cabins
The Al Farouk II can cater to a maximum of 24 passengers, hosting them in 12 comfortable cabins. Each cabin is equipped with air-conditioning, a private bathroom, a music system and a mini-bar. All cabins are twin shared, some with larger beds, request at booking.
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Al Farouk II – On board facilities
The vessel is all equipped to insure you’ll have a comfortable stay while cruising and diving. You will find a salon, featuring a complete entertainment system, and a spacious dining room area. Also, the outdoors offer plenty of lounging space to enjoy the sun and the sea. The very top deck proposes a stunning view of the Red Sea, with daybeds, benches and tables for your convenience.
Vessel Layout
The cabins and communal areas are displayed over the three decks in a spacious layout. Plus, the Al Farouk II is fully equipped with modern safety and navigation material, insuring a peaceful diving cruise.
The vessel can compare to a lot of other ship offering scuba diving cruises on the Red Sea. The size and capacity of the Red Sea Adventurer is pretty much the same as the Al Farouk II, both being great Red Sea budget liveaboards!
Diving with the Al Farouk II
As pictured above, you can notice the huge diving platform at the aft of the Al Farouk II. Indeed, the super convenient platform comes right after a spacious dive deck and allows easy access to the water. Plus, the Al Farouk II is assisted by two diving tenders, so you can get right to the action packed waters.
The professional crew on-board will take you safely through a week of amazing scuba diving. Indeed, the ship visits some of the best dive sites on the Red Sea, with 8 days / 7 nights itineraries in most cases.
Price starts at 893$US for 8 days/7 nights – Various itineraries
Where does this liveaboard dive boat go?
Check out the fabulous places where this dive boat travels to.
Note: some destinations may not be listed below, please enquire for more details.
Hamata
Diving in Hamata offers unspoilt dive sites and access to the best part of the Red Sea far, and best of all - it's away from the tourist crowds.
Eilat
Eilat in Israel offers pristine diving conditions: warm, calm water, excellent visibility all year round, few or no currents, and a huge variety of corals and beautiful marine life!
Aqaba
Aqaba has all the beauty that the Red Sea has to offer but with out the usual crowds of Eilat and Egypt. Aqaba is also a great base for exploring the other historical sites around Jordan.
Marsa Alam
Excellent Scuba Diving with great chances of spotting Dolphins, Dugongs, Oceanic Whitetip Sharks and Hammerhead Sharks. Access to famous dive sites of Elphinstone Reef and Abu Dabbab! Very Good Visibility.
Nuweiba
Nuweiba is the Red Sea’s Macro and Muck diving paradise and is home to a variety of marine life not seen elsewhere.
Dahab
The Dahab Blue Hole is one of the most famous dive sites in the World. Beautiful hard and soft coral and excellent visibility.
Hurghada
Lots of good wrecks to dive and good place for Underwater Photography. Starting Point for Liveaboards to the South Red Sea. Very Good Visibility and good place to learn scuba diving.
Sharm El Sheikh
Magnificent Reefs at Ras Mohammed and one of the best dive site in the World, the wreck of the SS Thistlegorm.
Red Sea
The Red Sea is home to an array of amazing reefs with a teeming marine life, pelagic fishes, Reef Sharks, Dolphins and even the very rare Dugong!
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A liveaboard to awoid at all. The boad does not meet safety requirements, we had multiple engine failures, no fresh water, no AC, no electicity. Only good thing on ship was the food.