Marsa Shagra Village

We spent a week diving at Marsa Shagra and had an amazing time. The house reef is beautiful, healthy and easily accessible. All of the staff were incredibly friendly, the chalet where we stayed was clean and the food was very good, it was by far the best buffet style food we had so far. The dive guides are very professional and the diving facilities are extraordinary. So.... No negative points as far as we're concerned. We will definately be spending another diving holiday at Marsa Shagra.

Was realy nice there. Nice reef to dive, nice tent,.nice food. Only the transportationprice to the Airport was to expensiv. Taxi was so much cheaper.

I stayed in the village for 4 nights in February 2024 to dive with friends. The village is not the typical red-sea resort, the chalets are basic but comfortable, with a kettle and minibar (which is not available in The-breakers hotel in Somabay), fresh water everywhere to fill your own bottle. The hotel is very quiet, which is perfect for me. Food is superb, and the Egyptian food was like we do in home (and its rare find in Egyptian resorts), for such rooms and food, the hotel is inexpensive. The hotel has a nice reef in which you can dive at any time of the day without a guide as long as you are able to find a buddy. I rented only a wet-suit which was in good condition. The diving was not very comfortable, for example, Jetty is very small and inside the water without any shade or a place to store tanks and weights like in similar dive centers, so to dive in the house reef or to take the zodiac, you have to carry your weights, tank and fins under your arm for a good distance and do the same in the way back. We went for Dolphin House day-trip, the surface interval was on the zodiac/speed-boat which again, without any shade or toilet.

I stayed in a royal tent, and was surprise by the comfort. The house reef is wonderful. I took the self reliant course with Banna and two freedive sessions with Kareem, both were great experiences with experienced and fun instructors. I will be coming back.

I would never stay here again. We picked Shagra specfically because we wanted to dive for a couple of days before joining a liveaboard dive boat. We almost missed the opportunity to dive completely due to poor/missing communication at check in. The guy at the equipment desk was just downright rude. The prices were outrageous!!! The extra fees for hyperbaric chambers and the environment might make sense if you're staying a week. They do not make sense if you're staying 2 nights and diving twice. Our room/board was pre-paid. We upgraded our room from a tent to a chalet, and did two dives (two people), with one equipment rental. It cost us $450 EXTRA (beyond the original room/board). Most expensive diving ever.

Pros: - The unlimited diving concept is excellent and the house reef is beautiful. The corals are particularly lovely (although if you’re staying longer than 3 days you’d probably have to do excursions to keep yourself entertained). - The royal tents are well situated on the beach, the toilets and showers are cleaned regularly. - There was enough variety during meals to find something nice, the desserts were especially good. Cons: - We usually arrived for lunch at 1.30 and most of the salads, meat options etc would already be finished and not replaced. It was very hard to flag staff down to ask for drinks at the restaurant and if you didn’t arrive early for dinner it wasn’t possible to find a table outside. - The dive shade gets very crowded when the resort is at full capacity, making it difficult to kit up if your neighbours are also diving at the same time. Some dive shade staff were unfriendly and unhelpful when asked questions. You’ll need padlocks for the lockers.

We stayed in the resort next to. I wanted just to show the baby barracudas to my daughter. We didnt use the beach even for leaving the shoes. More, we even didnt come by the beach. Some guy from Eco lodge made us to leave a water and wanted 10 EUR for using their private beach. Really very ecological. They think they can own sea or the beach. They are the same as the rest. Pay for anything, pay for everything.

I was amazingly surprised of Marsa Shagra. It was my first time there. The room was always clean with a lot of space and air con. I, personally would prefer a fan instead of an air con. But that’s something minor. The restaurant was always delicious, and a lot of variety. Dive sites were incredibly great. Loved them all. The staff was very friendly and helpful all the time. Best diving vacation ever. Can highly recommend this place for diving holidays. Will come again for sure.