The Dahlak Archipelago

These islands in the southern Red Sea are uniquely beautiful!

Sailing through the Dahlak Archipelogo

Maila – a Sailing Yacht built in Turkey 1990

Offers you a unforgettable sailing tour at the Dahlaks in the southern Red Sea.

Technical Details:

Gross Registered Ton 38.15

Length 20 m, Bun 3 m, Wide 5.5 m, Depth 3.60 m

5 cabins with shower and toilette

kitchen

sundeck

bar

sitting area inside

Trips with Maila from 2 up to 8 days, min. 6 people, max. 12 people – in a comfortable and quiet atmosphere the captain, cook and the skipper are 24 hours able to serve you. Breakfast, lunch and dinner with up two 2-3 dishes per meal as well as drinking water, tea and coffee are included. Maila has a beautiful bar where you can order cocktails for extra charges.

Maila will bring you to different islands with nice reefs where you can do impressive dives, snorkelling or just swimming and sunbathing.

Prices per day and per person including full board

4 pax   220 Euros

6 pax   150 Euros

8 pax   110 Euros

10 pax   90 Euros

The Dahlaks rise above a shallow continental shelf lying off the coast.
It is almost impossible to explore all 350 islands but visiting just a
few makes a memorable and exciting adventure.

Many islands are simply flat, sandy bars or barren rocks which jut out of the
sea. The Dahlaks are true desert islands, with almost barren soils. Fresh
water is scarce and today only about four islands are inhabited, with a total
population of just 2,500.

Dahlak Kebir is some 60 kilometres wide. With a current population of
about 1,500, the eight settlements of this island are not much different today
than when European explorers visited the islands in the 17th century. Dahlak
Kebir has a landscape as inhospitable as the moon, so it is hard to imagine
that it was a thriving early foothold for Islam in Africa.

A welcome side-effect of the years of conflict in Eritrea and the isolation of
the Dahlaks from a tourist industry is that marine life has been able to
flourish undisturbed. Of the 1,000 and more species or sub-species of fish
known to inhabit the Red Sea, some 15 per cent are not found anywhere
else. Some corals and echinoderms, such as certain star fish, are also only
found here.

3 days around the islands - 368 Euros

Relax and enjoy your vacation during sailing around the islands in the unspoilt Dahlak Archipelago for 3 days. The boat "Holiday Eritrea" will bring you to pristine bays and beaches, there you can swim, snorkel or dive. The crew will surprise you with their daily catch and every night will locate a private and romantic beach spot for you to sleep underneath the stars.

This trip to the islands you can book for a rate starting from 368 Euros p.p. incl. meals and snorkelequipment. Minimum 4 person, max. 8.

Please contact us for further information info@eritreatours.com.