Sharm El Sheikh: Ras Mohamed & White Island Snorkeling Cruise

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Duration8h

GroupUp to 28

LanguagesEN · DE +1

PickupAt your hotel

Two Coral Reefs and a Sandbar in One Day on the Red Sea

You get picked up from your hotel, snorkel at two different coral reef sites with a professional guide, relax on White Island's white sand, eat a barbecue lunch on deck, and return to your hotel by evening. The boat is modern, groups stay small, and everything—entry, guide, food, transport—is included so you don't have to arrange any of it yourself.

Step-by-step itinerary

Full-day boat trip to Ras Mohamed and White Island

Hotel pickup in Sharm El Sheikh
Transfer to marina
Board spacious modern yacht
Cruise through Red Sea waters
Snorkel at Ras Mohamed National Park
Explore coral reefs with guide
Continue to White Island sandbank
Relax on white sandy beach
Swim in clear lagoons
Enjoy barbecue buffet lunch onboard
Unwind on deck during return cruise
Return to Sharm El Sheikh marina
Private transfer back to hotel

The Experience

"How early do we leave?" That's the first thing people ask, and the answer shapes your whole day. Hotel pickup happens in the morning—early enough that you're at the marina while the water's still glass-flat, late enough that you're not stumbling around in the dark. The boat itself is modern and spacious, which matters because you're spending eight or nine hours on it, and cramped doesn't work when you're moving between two snorkeling stops and trying to eat lunch without spilling on yourself.

Ras Mohamed National Park is the first stop, and it's the reason people come back to Sharm El Sheikh year after year. The coral here sits at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, and the fish density is something you have to see underwater to believe—tropical species packed into reefs so intricate they look engineered. A professional snorkeling guide goes in with you, which means you're not guessing where to look or how deep to go. The water is clear enough that you can see the bottom from the surface, and if you're lucky, you'll spot sea turtles moving through the channels between coral heads. This isn't a five-minute dip; you get real time in the water to actually explore, not just float and check a box.

White Island comes next, and it's a completely different thing. It's a natural sandbank—basically a strip of white sand surrounded by shallow turquoise water so bright it looks photoshopped. There's no reef here, just calm lagoons where you can wade out and swim without current or surge. People spend an hour or two on the sand, swimming, taking photos, or just sitting and watching the water change color as clouds move across it. The contrast between the two stops is deliberate: one is about the underwater life, the other is about the beach itself.

Lunch happens on the boat between the two stops. It's a barbecue buffet—grilled chicken, fish, pasta, rice, fresh salads—with soft drinks, coffee and tea included. You eat on deck, which means you're still looking at the water while you're eating. After lunch, the boat heads back to Sharm El Sheikh Marina, and your driver picks you up from there and takes you back to your hotel. The whole day is structured so you're not managing logistics; the boat, the guide, the food, the transport—it's all arranged. You just show up at your hotel in the morning and come back in the evening.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off in an air-conditioned vehicle.
two snorkeling stops at different coral reef sites with a professional snorkeling guide.
access to White Island for swimming and relaxation.
barbecue buffet lunch with grilled chicken, fish, pasta, rice and fresh salads.
soft drinks, coffee and tea throughout the day.
bottled water.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfants must sit on laps

Operated by MOVA TOURS

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see two of the Red Sea's best coral reefs and a pristine beach in one day without arranging a boat, a guide, or transport yourself—the fixed itinerary and included pickup mean you just show up at your hotel in the morning.