divingwithwalid

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Personal dive referrals

Tell us where you're diving. We'll match you with a school we trust.

No booking fees, no middleman platform — just a straight introduction to a vetted dive center, matched by hand.

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Walid and the dive team laughing together on the boat after a dive

✓PADI Instructor #571872Verifiable via PADI's Pro Checker

✓15+ years in the Red SeaDiving these waters since childhood

✓Replies personallyNo bots, no call center

✓Zero booking feesYou deal with the school directly

Walid talking about diving

Who's behind this

Hi, I'm Walid — I dive these waters myself before I ever send you there.

15+ years diving the Red Sea
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
6 years as a Dubai tour guide
English · Arabic · Italian · Spanish

I've been diving the Red Sea since I was a kid in Egypt — over 15 years in the water now. In between, I spent six years as a tour guide in Dubai, which is where I learned to read what travelers actually need, and where I built relationships with a lot of the Italian and Spanish clients I still talk to today. These days I split my time between the Red Sea and Koh Tao, Thailand, working as a PADI instructor. I've dived Indonesia's reefs myself too. This isn't a directory of every school that'll pay for a listing — it's a short list of the ones I've dived with, trust, and would send my own friends to. Tell me your dates and I'll reply personally.

Certifications

AWARE Instructor
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Care for Children w/AED
EFR Instructor
Deep Instructor
Wreck Diver Instructor
Night Diver Instructor
Emergency Oxygen Provider
Enriched Air Instructor

PADI Instructor #571872 — verifiable via PADI's Pro Checker.

How it works

1

Tell us your trip

Destination, dates, and group size — five fields, two minutes.

2

We match you by hand

We personally know the schools we recommend — no directory, no ads.

3

You book directly

We introduce you to the school; you deal with them directly, no fees added.

Destinations

Three regions, a handful of schools we personally vouch for.

Coral reef in Marsa Alam, Egypt

Egypt — Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh & Marsa Alam

Warm water year-round, wrecks and reef walls, EN/AR support.

Explore Egypt →

Dive team on a boat, Koh Tao

Thailand — Koh Tao, Koh Samui & Koh Phangan

Budget-friendly certification islands, big learner-friendly schools.

Explore Koh Tao →

Diver in the reefs of Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Indonesia — Bali, Nusa Penida, Gili Islands, Komodo & Raja Ampat

Coral triangle biodiversity, liveaboards and remote house reefs.

Explore Indonesia →

Get matched

Five quick fields. We'll take it from here.

We reply personally, usually within a day, with a school that fits your dates and level.