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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.

A truck in a cargo hold of the Thistlegorm wreck, its cab covered in marine growth.

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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Comparison of The Thistlegorm, Your first dive in the Red Sea, Your first kite
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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 59Per person, with the instructor and equipment.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.
Where it startsSharm El SheikhHurghadaEl Gouna, Soma Bay, Dahab or Ras Sudr
ActivityScuba divingScuba divingKite & wind
Skill or certificationA certification suited to about 30 m, and recent divesNone; a medical questionnaire comes firstNone; balance and core strength help
Minimum ageSet by your certification and the dive centre10 and over (PADI's standard)Set by the school
Time actually doing itUsually two divesOne or two dives of about 30–45 minutesLessons as the wind allows
Total timeFull day by boatFull day by boatSeveral days
Best seasonYear-round, weather and current permittingYear-round; the sea is coolest from January to MarchDepends on the beach; our kitesurfing guide compares them
What you seeMotorcycles, trucks and the cargo of a 1941 supply shipHard coral, reef fish and, with luck, a turtleA shallow lagoon, with the wind doing the work
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.Comfort in water, a clean medical questionnaire and patience with your ears. You do not need to be a strong swimmer, but you need to be willing.Balance, strength in the core and legs, and days: wind decides how quickly you progress.
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 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
  • 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
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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