Dahab Safari from Sharm el-Sheikh: Camel Ride & Snorkeling

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Duration10h

GroupUp to 14

LanguagesEN · AR +1

PickupAt your hotel

Camel Ride Through the White Canyon, Then Straight Into the Red Sea

You're picked up from your hotel, driven into the desert to the white canyon, ride a camel to the Three Pools reserve, snorkel for an hour on the reef with an instructor, eat lunch at the divers' camp overlooking the sea, stop in Dahab town for shopping, and return to your hotel. Hotel pickup and drop-off, lunch, and the camel ride are all included; you bring a swimsuit and sunscreen.

10h

Step-by-step itinerary

Desert hike, snorkeling, and shopping

Transfer by microbus to White Canyon
Walk along the White Canyon route
Ride camels to Three Pools reserve
Snorkel at reef massif for 1 hour
Lunch at divers camping with sea view
Drive back through Dahab city
Stop for local shopping in Dahab
Return to Sharm-el-Sheikh

The Experience

"How long until we actually get on the camels?" That's what you're thinking as the microbus winds out of Sharm el-Sheikh into the Sinai desert, and the answer is: soon enough. The white canyon opens up in front of you — narrow paths cutting through rock and sand, date palms scattered across the plateau like they've been there for a thousand years, which they basically have. Your guide walks the route first, and then you're on the camel, moving at the pace the animal decides, which is slower than you'd expect but somehow exactly right for taking in the space around you. The Three Pools reserve sits at the end of that ride, three natural pools strung along the shore in shallow water, sand bottom, corals starting just beyond.

The snorkeling happens right there, and you get about an hour in the water with a mask and fins. An instructor goes with you, so if you've never done this before or haven't in years, you're not figuring it out alone. The reef massif is close enough that you don't have to swim far, and the fish and coral are the kind of thing that makes you forget you're on a schedule. After you come out, there's lunch at the divers' camp with a view of the sea — nothing fancy, but you're eating with salt on your skin and the water in front of you, which changes how food tastes.

On the way back to Sharm el-Sheikh, the group stops in Dahab town for shopping. It's the local place, not a tourist trap, so if you want souvenirs or just want to walk around and see how the town actually works, you've got time for that. The whole day runs from pickup at your hotel through drop-off, so you don't arrange transport or timing yourself — the microbus handles both ends.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off in Sharm el-Sheikh, a professional guide for the full duration, camel riding through the white canyon to the Three Pools reserve, 1 hour of snorkeling at the reef with an instructor and fins, lunch at the divers' camp overlooking the sea, and a stop in Dahab town for shopping on the way back.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats available

Operated by Cleotours Egypt

Is this one for you?Book this if you want the main Dahab experiences — desert, camels, snorkeling, and a real town — without arranging separate transport, guides, or timing; the microbus and fixed itinerary handle all three, which is what makes a full day possible without a rental car.