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

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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What do you want to do, and where are you staying?

What to do
EverythingScuba divingFreedivingKite & windSailingBoats & water sports
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AnywhereHurghadaEl GounaSoma BaySharm El SheikhDahabRas SudrAswan

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Starting price
Starting priceUSD 232Per person for the beginner course.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 startsDahabAswan
ActivityFreedivingSailing
Skill or certificationNone; you must swim 200 m non-stopNone
Minimum ageSet by the school and the course standardAll ages
Time actually doing itTheory, shallow-water sessions, then line dives1–2 hours on the water
Total time2–3 daysAbout 2 hours
Best seasonYear-round; the sea is coolest in winterYear-round; sunset comes early in winter
What you seeThe reef wall and blue water down a lineElephantine, the granite islands and the west bank at sunset
What it asksWater confidence more than fitness, and a medical statement. Hardest of all is learning to relax.Nothing but an easy step aboard. There is little shade, and the wind decides the speed.
What we confirm first
  • 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
  • A sailing felucca, not a motor launch, with a licensed captain
  • Life jackets on board, and the length of the sail
  • A departure time that catches the sunset for your date
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  • Sailing · Aswan

    A felucca at sunset in Aswan

    Sail, not engine: an hour or two on the Nile between the granite islands, as the light goes gold over the west bank.

    Starting priceUSD 25 per boat
    Place
    The Nile at Aswan, around Elephantine Island
    Time
    About 2 hours; 1–2 hours on the water
    Needs
    None. All ages.
    What we confirm before you go
    • A sailing felucca, not a motor launch, with a licensed captain
    • Life jackets on board, and the length of the sail
    • A departure time that catches the sunset for your date
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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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Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0; Sovernigo, CC BY-SA 4.0; Alexander Vasenin, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Igorgalli, CC BY-SA 4.0; Wikicomman, CC BY-SA 4.0; cattan2011, CC BY 2.0; Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0; Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0; Przemyslaw "Blueshade" Idzkiewicz, CC BY-SA 2.0