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Experiences · Sea & water

Under the Red Sea, on it, and on the wind.

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Diving, snorkelling, freediving, kitesurfing and sailing ask very different things of you. Filter by what you want to do and where you are staying, then put up to three side by side: the skill each needs, the time you actually spend in the water, and what you will see.

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Comparison of The Thistlegorm, Your first kite, A felucca at sunset in Aswan
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Starting price
Starting priceUSD 93Per certified diver for the wreck day; the marine park fee is paid on the day.Your written quote confirms the price for your party, dates and choices.
Starting priceUSD 418Per person for a beginner course with equipment.Your written quote confirms the price for your party, dates and choices.
Starting priceUSD 25 per boatPer boat for your party; longer sails cost more.Your written quote confirms the price for your party, dates and choices.
Where it startsSharm El SheikhEl Gouna, Soma Bay, Dahab or Ras SudrAswan
ActivityScuba divingKite & windSailing
Skill or certificationA certification suited to about 30 m, and recent divesNone; balance and core strength helpNone
Minimum ageSet by your certification and the dive centreSet by the schoolAll ages
Time actually doing itUsually two divesLessons as the wind allows1–2 hours on the water
Total timeFull day by boatSeveral daysAbout 2 hours
Best seasonYear-round, weather and current permittingDepends on the beach; our kitesurfing guide compares themYear-round; sunset comes early in winter
What you seeMotorcycles, trucks and the cargo of a 1941 supply shipA shallow lagoon, with the wind doing the workElephantine, the granite islands and the west bank at sunset
What it asksA diving certification at a level suited to about 30 m, recent experience and comfort in current. We ask for your certificate and log, and so will the dive centre.Balance, strength in the core and legs, and days: wind decides how quickly you progress.Nothing but an easy step aboard. There is little shade, and the wind decides the speed.
What we confirm first
  • A dive centre licensed through CDWS, with a guide who dives the wreck regularly
  • Your certification level and your last dive
  • Weather and current on the day; the boat may not go
  • A licensed school at the exact beach you choose
  • Lesson length, instructor ratio and the rescue arrangements
  • Enough days for the wind to give you lessons
  • A sailing felucca, not a motor launch, with a licensed captain
  • Life jackets on board, and the length of the sail
  • A departure time for your date, wind conditions, accessible boarding and the weather-change policy
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  • Scuba diving · Hurghada

    Your first dive in the Red Sea

    No licence needed: a try-dive from a day boat with an instructor beside you, on a reef chosen for beginners.

    Time
    Full day by boat
    Needs
    None; a medical questionnaire comes first
    Starting priceUSD 59
    Read more : Your first dive in the Red Sea
    What we confirm before you go
    • A dive centre licensed through CDWS, and an instructor-to-beginner ratio agreed in advance
    • Your answers to the medical questionnaire, and a doctor's sign-off where it asks for one
    • The reef, the boat and whether national park fees are paid on the day
    • A 24-hour gap between diving and any flight
    Comparison full (3) Add to my trip: Your first dive in the Red Sea

  • Scuba diving · Sharm El Sheikh

    The Thistlegorm

    A British supply ship sunk in 1941, with its motorcycles and trucks still in the holds.

    Time
    Full day by boat
    Needs
    A certification suited to about 30 m, and recent dives
    Starting priceUSD 93
    Read more : The Thistlegorm
    What we confirm before you go
    • A dive centre licensed through CDWS, with a guide who dives the wreck regularly
    • Your certification level and your last dive
    • Weather and current on the day; the boat may not go
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Tours

Red Sea day trips by boat

Guided days with transport and the arrangements taken care of, each on request.
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Marc Ryckaert (MJJR), CC BY 3.0; Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0; Sovernigo, CC BY-SA 4.0; Alexander Vasenin, CC BY-SA 3.0; Hesham Farouk Ragab, CC BY-SA 4.0; Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0; Djehouty, CC BY-SA 4.0; Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and cropped for display.

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Wikicomman, CC BY-SA 4.0; Igorgalli, CC BY-SA 4.0; cattan2011, CC BY 2.0; Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0; Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0; Marc Ryckaert (MJJR), CC BY 3.0. Resized and cropped for display.