Scuba Diving in Alexandria

Over half way done with our trip around the world, and I can say that I have seen more than I ever imagined. So far all of us in the group have been having a ton of fun and will probably never forget this experience. Today we all wake up to a new destination and it is time to head out on a new journey for the week. The group woke up bright and early this morning, and we all got ready for the day. After we had our showers, we all went down to the  hotel lounge and had fooll mudammes for breakfast, which was something none of us had ever heard of or ate before.

 

Right now I am really excited just to be in Egypt because I have wanted to come here ever since I was a little boy growing up.Two nights ago before I went to bed, I did some research on the area around where we are staying at and found out that scuba diving was actually becoming a popular activity to do. What a great way to explore the sea! 

I learned that whole cities, palaces and boats are what lie beneath the Alexandrian Shore and nobody knows the exact reason they sank in the first place. Although some of the important statues of queens and kings were extracted from underwater; some 7000 Monuments belonging to the Pharaonic and Roman dynasties are preserved underwater. After running this activity by the rest of the group, everyone agreed that this would be a really great experience. 

Once we found the directions to Alexandra Dive Programs, we headed out at about 9:30am so we could rent our equipment and go to the brief sessions about diving at 10:30am. At 11:00am we boarded the boat that was to take us out, and we made our first dive at around 11:30am near Pharos Island. Our dive lasted about 45 minutes and we got to see more than 8000 archeological pieces including: sphinxes, columns of all eras, parts of the lighthouse of Alexandria, and many other statues. By 1:00pm we were on to our second and final dive for the day. This dive site was at the Lovers Island where we went down for another 45 minutes. On this site we go to see lime stones of the palace, columns, Amphoras that were used for the royal food and drinks, and a second World War airplane that fell down on the palace. At 2:30pm we were back at the center for lunch.  

At the end of the day, we decided to attend the ceremony which was optional. Each one of us received a diploma by the name of her majesty, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, stating that we had touched her secrets underwater. The ceremony started at 6:00 with music and our lady dive master dressed like Cleopatra. There was dancing and wonderful BBQ almost as good as the stuff we get back home in North Carolina! What a great time we all had and this was definitely one of my favorite experiences so far!

Total Expenses

2812 Egyptian Pounds

489 Dollars 

Sites: 

http://www.alexandra-dive.com/prog_sub.asp?ID=6