The Official Dive Guide to the Red Sea is available to purchase now from HEPCA members, dive centres, diving operators and retailers. This comprehensive new publication from HEPCA offers detailed dive site briefings and maps to 51 of the most popular dive sites in El Gouna, Hurghada and Safaga.

The Dive Guide is available in English and German and includes a free electronic copy of all the content of the book on CD-Rom.

Limited stocks are available so don’t delay!

The HEPCA team headed to Dusseldorf in January for the annual BOOT show, Europe’s largest diving and watersports exhibition. The HEPCA stand was busy throughout the show with many people coming to find out more about the Red Sea and the environmental work being done here.



HEPCA was also delighted to be able to support so many of its members at the event. The Red Sea was represented by over 40 stands and it seemed at times that the entire Red Sea diving business had re-located to Germany! This was a fantastic show of camaraderie for the whole region and ensured the continued message that the Red Sea is one of the world’s top diving and watersports destinations.



Environmentally-conscious HEPCA members also swept the board at the Tauchen Awards for best Red Sea dive centre. James and Mac were honoured in first place, followed by Menadive and Orca Dive Club Safaga. Congratulations to all!

The Material Recovery Facility, HEPCA's new solid waste recovery and recycling plant, is now open in Marsa Alam in a first for the Red Sea region. The Facility is part of HEPCA’s Solid Waste Management Strategy for the Red Sea, undertaken in cooperation with USAID, the EEAA, the National Parks of Egypt and the Association for the Protection of the Environment, and with private donations.



Separated waste items are collected at source and transported in our stunning new trucks to the Facility. Organic waste is passed on to the local community for animal feed. Non-organic waste is sorted, processed and traded through to recycling firms where possible, or otherwise placed into a managed dumpsite for non-recyclables.



Contracts with hotels, dive centres and other tourism establishments in the Marsa Alam region are currently being concluded. The Solid Waste Management Strategy not only focuses on the collection and recycling of waste, but also provides valuable employment opportunities to the local community.



A second MRF is due to open in the Hurghada area later this year.