The Eco Tribe, working for a greener Red Sea
Camel Divers and hotel have been a firm favourite for divers in Sharm for 25 years. They are famous for the warm welcome, unmissable restaurants (make sure you try out the Indian!) and the outstandingly high standards of the dive team. But that is not all there is to Camel.
Have you met the Eco Tribe? These guys are serious about reducing the impact they have on the environment as well as actively promoting sustainable tourism to the gorgoues reefs of the northern Red Sea that we all love so much. So what exactly have they been up to? Well they have been busy of late that is for sure – these are just some of the activities…
- Monitoring endangered species – The Eco Tribe instructors regularly report sightings to the Red Sea Turtle Project, which tracks nesting sites and map distribution. They also feed back sightings to the Whale Shark Project to try to understand more about the movements of these huge pelagic travelers.
- Regular Tribe nights with special guests. Past speakers include photo expert and marine biologist Alex Mustard and the Shark Project’s Andreas Bode.
- Local education – Eco Tribe leader Cath Bates can often be found at the local school where she gives lessons about sharks to kids 6-18. These guys will grow up to be the future decision makers, dive instructors and guardians of the Red Sea and let’s face it, who doesn’t want to learn more about sharks!
- Reducing the impact of the hotel and dive centre. Huge advances have been made on site to reduce the carbon finprint of Camel. The pool now runs off solar power, massively reducing the amount of power needed. Tanks are no longer capped with tape, saving an estimated 12km of plastic tape a year! There are no longer disposable plastic cups on the boat. You will only find paper or bio degradable bags on site in the shops too. And bins have been installed at Naama Jetty to help prevent waste being blown into the sea.
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