Sharm el Sheikh: Ras Mohammed & White Island Dive & Snorkel

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Duration8h

GroupUp to 25

LanguagesEN · AR +2

PickupAt your hotel

One Dive, Two Islands, Eight Hours on the Red Sea

You get picked up from your hotel, spend eight hours on a boat to Ras Mohammed National Park and White Island, do one introductory scuba dive with an instructor, snorkel the coral reefs with a guide, swim at White Island, and eat lunch on board with drinks included. Hotel return happens in the late afternoon.

Step-by-step itinerary

Full-day boat trip with snorkeling and diving

Hotel pickup in Sharm El Sheikh
Sail to Ras Mohammed National Park
Snorkel at colorful coral reefs
Introductory dive with instructor
Relax and swim in the Red Sea
Lunch served on board
Visit White Island
Enjoy soft drinks throughout trip

The Experience

You're picked up from your hotel while the sun's still low, driven to the marina in an air-conditioned vehicle, and within an hour you're on the water heading toward Ras Mohammed National Park. The boat cuts across the Red Sea toward the first snorkeling stop, where the coral reefs drop away in colors you don't quite believe until you're in the water — electric blues, yellows, purples, fish moving in schools so thick they block the light. A snorkeling guide is there the whole time, pointing out what matters, making sure you're comfortable. The boat stays anchored long enough that you're not rushing; you can float and watch, or dive down and look closer.

Then comes the introductory dive — fifteen minutes with a professional instructor, your first time underwater with tanks if you've never done it before. It's not a certification course, just a real dive, shallow enough that it feels manageable but deep enough that you notice the difference between snorkeling and breathing underwater. After that you surface, decompress on deck with soft drinks and coffee, and the boat motors toward White Island. It's smaller than you'd expect, mostly sand and shallow water, the kind of place where you wade in and lie on your back and let the Red Sea hold you for a while.

Lunch comes on board — real food, not just snacks — and you eat in the shade while the crew refills water bottles and the boat rocks gently. There's time to rest, to dry off, to sit and do nothing, which is the part of a full-day boat trip that people don't always mention but always remember. The whole thing runs eight hours total, which means you're back at your hotel by late afternoon, tired in the way that feels earned. The Ras Mohammed and White Island combination works because you're not just diving or just snorkeling; you're doing both, plus a break on an island, plus the rhythm of a boat day that doesn't feel rushed.

What’s included

Hotel pickup in an air-conditioned vehicle.
eight-hour boat trip to Ras Mohammed National Park and White Island.
one introductory scuba dive with professional instructor and full equipment.
snorkeling at multiple coral reef stops with a snorkeling guide.
time to swim and relax at White Island.
lunch on board.
coffee, tea, water, and soft drinks throughout the day.

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Tourex Egypt

Is this one for you?Right for anyone who wants to try diving for the first time without committing to a certification course, or who wants snorkeling and diving in one day without arranging transport and logistics separately — the boat, the instructors, and the timing are all handled.