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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 One breath in Dahab, Your first kite, A felucca at sunset in Aswan
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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 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 startsDahabEl Gouna, Soma Bay, Dahab or Ras SudrAswan
ActivityFreedivingKite & windSailing
Skill or certificationNone; you must swim 200 m non-stopNone; balance and core strength helpNone
Minimum ageSet by the school and the course standardSet by the schoolAll ages
Time actually doing itTheory, shallow-water sessions, then line divesLessons as the wind allows1–2 hours on the water
Total time2–3 daysSeveral daysAbout 2 hours
Best seasonYear-round; the sea is coolest in winterDepends on the beach; our kitesurfing guide compares themYear-round; sunset comes early in winter
What you seeThe reef wall and blue water down a lineA shallow lagoon, with the wind doing the workElephantine, 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.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 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 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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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.