Liveaboard
⚓ Liveaboard
Destinations: Egypt – North, South, Deep South; Sudan – North Sudan (Elba Reef)
Embarkation port(s): Hurghada, Port Ghalib
🌏 Itineraries / Dive areas:
• North – Tiran
• The Golden Triangle
• Daedalus – Rocky – Zabargad
• Rocky+Zabargad – St John's
• Brothers – Safaga
🌊 Activities: Recreational courses, Discover dives, Exploration dives
🤿 Instructor languages: English, Russian, Spanish, German, Arabic
📞 Booking languages: English
🟢 Nitrox available: Free
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Groups welcome: Yes
🔒 Charters accepted: Yes
👌 Affiliation: NDL
Sadko Safari Fleet is one of the region's longest-running liveaboard operators, organising trips since 1999.
Today, our fleet consists of three liveaboard vessels: MV Sunshine, MV Sunlight and MV Springland, covering all the classic Red Sea itineraries.
Beyond the best-known routes, we offer exclusive custom programmes such as "The Ultimate South" and "Elba Reef Expedition".
Our boats are available both for individual bookings and full charters, catering to dive clubs, travel agencies, groups of friends and families.
Stay on site:
We offer several partner hotels to our guests at preferential rates. Please contact us for more information.
Agreements or discounts with partner accommodations:
Yes
We can handle your accommodation bookings:
Yes
Miron D
★★★★★
We had an amazing diving safari experience with Sadko safari Fleet this April. From the very beginning, the organization was excellent. The communication before booking was smooth, reliable, and very helpful, with all our questions answered quickly and professionally. The dive guide Kamal was very professional, knowledgeable, respectful to marine life and at the same time very kind and supportive. The boat crew was also wonderful. Always helpful, attentive, and made sure everyone felt comfortable. The food was another highlight: delicious, plentiful, and so good that we both came back with a few extra kilos 😅 It felt like we were eating all the time, but nobody was complaining! We would happily choose Sadko again and highly recommend them.
Erwin Somers
★★★★★
Had a great time on Sadko's Springland with 4 of my friends. We did the Brothers/Deadalus/Elphinstone route this time (took the north last time). The sharks decided to stay in the deep, but the amazing reefs made up for that. I specially appreciated the ad-hoc change of plans when Elphinstone turned out to have a very strong NW to SE current on our morning dive, which made more dives in this location irresponsible. Safety First!!. During the time on board the food was good, cabins clean and the overall atmosphere very pleasant. Thank you Lonya, captain and the crew for this great experience !!
Iryna Sokolova
★★★★★
I went on an underwater safari from May 9th to 16th on the Sun Light boat. I want to leave a review that everything was wonderful: you have good, professional guides, attentive staff who are always helpful, wonderful chefs, and a very professional team. Thank you for a wonderful holiday 🩵
Gareth Griffiths
★★★☆☆
Crew amazing. Especially Mahmoud, chef also amazing. Unfortunately, our dive guide was not happy in his job. Very aggressive and impolite. It spoiled an otherwise excellent trip. How can the guide just allow a large group to do an unaccompanied night dive on the Thistlegorm wreck just because he didn’t feel like it. It was so dangerous. I hate writing bad reviews but this guy shouldn’t be working in the industry. Maybe an office bank job is more suited to him. Also, there was nitrox available for only half the dives, even though we were promised for every dive. The boat is great. Cabins are perfect for the price.
Vincent Boigk
★★★★★
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great diving with a very special atmosphere. We spent three days diving with this center and had a consistently very good experience. It’s a family-run business operated by a Russian family, and you can clearly feel how closely the family and the crew work together. The overall atmosphere is warm, professional, and genuinely positive. They are not PADI or SSI certified but operate under NDL, which comes from Russia and was new to us. In practice, this made no negative difference at all. The dives were well run, safe, and enjoyable throughout. The center is mainly focused on liveaboards, and since the day boat was in dry dock, all our dives were done from the safari boat — which was actually a big plus. On the first day, it was just my girlfriend and me on board, which felt very special and almost luxurious. The dives themselves were consistently good, and the crew really stands out: great energy, attentive, and clearly experienced. You can tell they enjoy working together, and that translates directly into the quality of the experience. The food on board was tasty, the equipment was in very good condition, and Nitrox was always available, including large tanks — all handled reliably and without any hassle. These are things that are often promised elsewhere but don’t always work out; here, everything was exactly as agreed. There was one small issue with my regulator on a single day, but it was addressed quickly and professionally, without any hassle. A real highlight was the last day: we went to Abu Nuhas and were the only divers at the wrecks that day, which was an exceptional experience. One minor point: while the dive instructors themselves were excellent and clearly qualified, they felt a bit more like freelancers than fully integrated members of the core team. This didn’t affect the quality of the dives and didn’t take away from the overall experience. All in all, we had a very good time diving here. Reliable operations, great crew, strong vibes on board, and memorable dives. A clear recommendation based on our experience.