Hurghada Sea Trips & Snorkeling Tours

First Red Sea trip? Start with the Orange Bay & Giftun Island trip. It combines two easy snorkel stops with a long beach break and is the best value day on the water.

Want to see wild dolphins? The Dolphin House snorkeling trip leaves early for Shaab El Erg, where a resident pod of spinner dolphins often rests. Sightings are likely but never guaranteed — that is how it should be with wild animals.

Prefer a calm, uncrowded beach? Mahmya Island limits daily visitor numbers and has proper sun loungers and a beach restaurant. For more variety, the three-islands cruise visits Orange Bay, Magawish and the White Island sandbank in one day.

Celebrating or travelling as a family group? A private yacht charter lets you set the pace, pick the reefs and skip the shared-boat schedule. If you have never dived, the try-dive is the safest way to breathe underwater for the first time, and anglers will enjoy the Red Sea fishing trip.

Orange Bay, Dolphin House or a private boat?

The Orange Bay programme combines two snorkelling stops with around two hours on the island beach. It suits groups who want time ashore as well as a reef activity. Check the departure and return arrangements for your hotel. A boat day includes sailing, boarding and transfers, so its total length is longer than the time on the beach or in the water.

Choose Dolphin House for a sea and snorkelling programme with the chance to observe wild dolphins. Sightings and encounters cannot be guaranteed. If a beach stop matters more to your group than searching for wildlife, compare an island-focused itinerary instead.

A private yacht reserves the boat for your group. Confirm the boat capacity, duration, food, route and island access in the quote. The route still depends on sea conditions and port rules; private does not mean every stop is possible on every day.

What to compare in a Hurghada boat-trip price

Check whether the fare includes the hotel transfer from your exact area, island entrance, marine-park fees, snorkelling equipment, lunch and drinks. Read the included and excluded lists for the selected programme. A beach entrance or transfer supplement should be shown in the booking total or confirmed quote.

Compare Mahmya and the Three Islands Cruise by the actual programme, rather than assuming every Giftun-area trip offers the same beach time and facilities. Our Giftun Island guide explains the options.

Travelling with children or non-swimmers

Enter every child’s age on the trip date so the booking uses the correct fare. Standard per-person trip fares are free for ages 0–4, half price for ages 5–10 and full price from age 11. Boat-charter prices, minimum booking prices and pickup supplements are separate; a ticket discount does not override activity age restrictions.

Tell us about water confidence and assistance needs before booking. Ask about the boarding steps, life-jacket sizes, shade, toilets and whether the programme allows a guest to remain on board during snorkelling. Read Hurghada with kids for more ways to compare a family day.

Weather, pickup and planning your sea day

Select your hotel area in the booking form: central Hurghada and a hotel in El Gouna, Makadi Bay, Sahl Hasheesh, Soma Bay or Safaga can have different transfer arrangements and supplements. The collection time is confirmed before travel, normally the evening before.

The captain and port authorities can change the route or cancel a departure because of conditions. Planning a boat day earlier in your holiday leaves more room to move it if needed. If a sea trip is cancelled because the port closes or it cannot run safely, we arrange another date or a full refund.