Christian K

Hurghada might not be the most adventurous place to dive in the Egyptian Red Sea, but there are a few nice spots, especially if you like wreck diving (Abu Nuhas). The number of divers is a lot less nowadays compared to a couple of years ago due to the recent political turmoil.
Don't expect the variety of marine life as you'd find in the Philippines or Sipadan, but much better than the Caribbean, good numbers and lots of color and clear blue water. Good for WA.
There are short liveaboards offered in most areas. Also consider Sharm El Sheikh (reached with ferry from Hurghada) or Marsa Ghalib (3 hours south of Hurghada) for a 2-3 day liveaboard. If you can do one week, Brother Islands and Deadalus Reef are the most exciting places inmo. Often crowded nowadays, but still offers world class experiences from time to time. Fall usually is a good time for oceanic white tips around Brother Islands and Elphinstone Reef.

Good luck

Hi Don,
Well done !!!
BTW,We want to visit Tofo next year 1-7 April 2012, is it a good timing for Manta and Whaleshark !!
Thank you !!

Regards
Edmond Chan

They have them year round, which is unique for the place. I've been in November and we had a draft then. Only one "real" dive with mantas in 18 dives and then a few snorkel opportunities with whale sharks on the way to and from the the dive sites. There had been a white shark spotted a week before our visit. I suspect it did scare the mantas away? It was seen once on Manta Reef by Simon Pierce and then once in the surface off Tofinjo. A group of scuba tourists thought it was a whale shark and was just about to jump into the water and snorkel with it when Simon noticed that it wasn't a whale shark and stopped them...

I also have good experience from Hugyfot. I've been shooting with a Hugy / Nikon / Inon combination since 2006 and like it. The housing is well built and nimble to transport with an ergonomic layout that was intuitive to me. The Inon strobes works very well with the Heinrich Weikamp Nikon TTL-adapter. I don't have the hugycheck system as my housing is old, but it sounds like a great idea. I have had very good experience from dealing with the factory in Belgium. My housing have been there for service and I have ordered parts and equipment a couple of times--always prompt service and parts delivered in a few days to my door in Stockholm (where I lived back then--will be moving back soon).

good luck