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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 A felucca at sunset in Aswan, The Thistlegorm, One breath in Dahab
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Starting price
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.
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 232Per person for the beginner course.Your written quote confirms the price for your party, dates and choices.
Where it startsAswanSharm El SheikhDahab
ActivitySailingScuba divingFreediving
Skill or certificationNoneA certification suited to about 30 m, and recent divesNone; you must swim 200 m non-stop
Minimum ageAll agesSet by your certification and the dive centreSet by the school and the course standard
Time actually doing it1–2 hours on the waterUsually two divesTheory, shallow-water sessions, then line dives
Total timeAbout 2 hoursFull day by boat2–3 days
Best seasonYear-round; sunset comes early in winterYear-round, weather and current permittingYear-round; the sea is coolest in winter
What you seeElephantine, the granite islands and the west bank at sunsetMotorcycles, trucks and the cargo of a 1941 supply shipThe reef wall and blue water down a line
What it asksNothing but an easy step aboard. There is little shade, and the wind decides the speed.A 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.Water confidence more than fitness, and a medical statement. Hardest of all is learning to relax.
What we confirm first
  • 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
  • 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 school teaching an internationally recognised course, with its instructor ratio
  • Your medical statement, and what the school requires
  • Course days that fit your route
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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.