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We got our Open Water Diver licence here last month. All in all it was a good experience. The most important criteria choosing the right center to me are the skills and experience of the instructor himself and the feeling of safety he can give to a new diver. It has been great with Hamada. He explained everything with patience and was repeating single exercises over and over again, until we got it right. For some exercises I have been scared but acknowledged soon enough that I have someone on my side who has everything under control.
However, I have to admit that staying quite some time with the center, it appears more than natural that you expect a minimum of hospitality including the offer of at least a glass of water, as you stay for up to 6,7 hours a day. Unfortunately there was not such an offer and questions were answered with the recommendation of a store to buy water by ourselves. I don’t have a comparison to other diving centers in Dahab, maybe that’s a common thing, but to me it is a no-go, drinks and snacks are very affordable in Egypt and you let quite a sum with the centers.
Another situation was that we planned to do a boat trip with another organizer some days after we finished the Open Water course. We passed by the center for their opinion as experts of the area. The reaction was honestly poor, which showed that they would only want you to book something with them. At the end I regretted my greenness to have asked for advice, as the trip was amazing, but my question led to some bad consequences. I found this so unprofessional! In the retrospect I have the impression that also the owner was only nice as long as we were deciding about booking something. Would I go back? Honestly, for Hamada yes. If it would not be with him, I am not that sure.
I took a month of time to reflect on this experience, but decided that it is only fair to people like us debating about the if, to know about all this. Little changes could make a huge difference! I hope you see this as a chance and won’t take it bad.
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