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PADI specialty · Real wrecks
PADI Wreck Diver Specialty in Hurghada
Four training dives on real Red Sea shipwrecks. Lines, reels, mapping and safe penetration basics, taught where wreck diving was made famous.
Book this coursefrom €300 all-inclusive
Duration
2 days
Dives
4 wreck dives
Training site
Abu Nuhas wrecks
Min age
15 years
Prerequisite
Advanced Open Water
Penetration
Limited, taught properly
The course
What this course really gives you
Anyone can swim past a wreck. Diving one properly, reading the structure, moving without stirring silt, knowing exactly how far inside is safe, is a craft. The Wreck Diver specialty teaches that craft in the best place on earth to learn it: the ship graveyard of Abu Nuhas, an hour from our marina.
Four dives over two days, on real wrecks, not props. You survey and map a wreck like a surveyor, run a penetration line with a reel, and practice the finning techniques that keep visibility alive inside a hull. The final dives include limited penetration within the light zone, planned and executed like professionals do it.
The course also teaches respect. Wrecks like the Carnatic have stood on the seabed since 1869. You learn to move around history without touching it, and why the best wreck divers leave nothing but bubbles inside a hull.
Skills
What you learn
Run lines and reels
The penetration line is your guaranteed way home when silt kills the view. Laying, following and retrieving line is drilled until it is smooth.
Fin without destroying visibility
One careless kick inside a hull turns crystal water into brown fog. Modified frog kick, helicopter turns and trim keep the silt where it belongs.
Penetrate within safe limits
Light zone, line in hand, gas thirds, clear exit. Limited penetration done by the book, on a real wreck, with an instructor beside you.
This course fits you if
- Divers hooked by their first wreck adventure dive and hungry for more
- History lovers: Abu Nuhas wrecks span from 1869 to 1983
- Anyone planning the Thistlegorm and wanting to do it justice
- Divers who want tighter buoyancy and finning, wreck training sharpens both fast
Included in €300
- 4 dives on real Red Sea wrecks
- Line & reel handling
- Wreck mapping & survey skills
- Penetration basics where allowed
- Boat day with lunch, 8 AM - 4 PM, hotel pickup
Where this takes you next
PADI Sidemount Specialty
Sidemount and wrecks are natural partners: better trim, more gas, and a profile built for structure diving.
Reviews
What divers say, in their own languages
5.0 from divers who took this course with us
James W.
United Kingdom
Wreck course at Abu Nuhas: mapped the Carnatic, ran lines inside the Giannis D, learned to frog kick properly at last. Instructor was a wreck nerd in the best way, full of stories about every ship. Two of the best diving days of my life.
Tripadvisor · March 2026
Matthias K.
Deutschland
Wrack-Specialty auf echten Wracks statt im Lehrbuch. Leinenführung, Kartierung, sauberes Eindringen in die Lichtzone der Giannis D. Sehr strukturierter Unterricht, Sicherheit immer zuerst. Danach war die Thistlegorm ein Traum.
Google · Februar 2026
Piotr Z.
Polska
Kurs wrakowy na Abu Nuhas to było spełnienie marzeń. Cztery nurkowania na prawdziwych wrakach, nauka pracy z kołowrotkiem i liną, wejścia w strefie światła. Instruktor bardzo doświadczony i spokojny. Polecam każdemu.
Google · Kwiecień 2026
Carmen L.
España
Especialidad de pecios en dos días intensos. Aprendí a moverme dentro del casco sin levantar sedimento y a usar el carrete con seguridad. Bucear en el Giannis D con formación de verdad cambia completamente la experiencia.
Facebook · Mayo 2026
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Wreck Diver Specialty questions
Which wrecks do you train on?
Mainly the Abu Nuhas graveyard: the Giannis D, Carnatic and Chrisoula K, lying between 5 and 27 m about an hour from Hurghada. Four different wrecks on one reef makes it arguably the best wreck classroom in the world.
Will I actually go inside a wreck during the course?
Yes, within recreational limits: the light zone, maximum 40 m of linear penetration from the surface opening, always on a line you laid yourself. The course exists precisely to make that kind of entry safe and calm.
What are the prerequisites for the wreck specialty?
Advanced Open Water (or Adventure Diver with the wreck adventure dive) and 15 years of age. Good buoyancy matters more than dive count. If yours is rusty, tell us and we add a buoyancy warm-up dive first.
Does this course qualify me for the SS Thistlegorm?
It is the ideal preparation. The Thistlegorm sits at 16 to 32 m with famous cargo holds, and wreck-certified divers get far more out of the penetration routes. Many guests do this course, then book the Thistlegorm trip the same week.
Is wreck diving dangerous?
Open-water swimming around a wreck is as safe as any reef dive. Risk concentrates inside, in silt, disorientation and overhead. The specialty teaches the exact procedures that manage those risks: lines, light zone limits, gas rules and clean finning.
Ready to dive today?
The water is 28°C, the visibility is over 30 m, and a boat with your name on it leaves tomorrow at 8 AM.