Sharm el-Sheikh: Ras Mohammed & White Island Diving Boat Trip

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Duration7h

GroupUp to 25

LanguagesEN · IT

PickupAt your hotel

Your First Red Sea Dive Happens Before Lunch

You board a yacht at Sharm el-Sheikh, do one or two beginner dives at Ras Mohammed's coral reefs with a professional instructor (no certification required), snorkel and relax at White Island, and eat lunch onboard before returning to your hotel. Hotel pickup, all diving and snorkeling gear, and drinks are included; the whole experience runs 8+ hours.

Step-by-step itinerary

Diving and relaxation at Red Sea

Hotel pickup and transfer to marina
Board comfortable yacht
First introductory dive at Ras Mohammed
Optional second introductory dive
Relax onboard between dives
Visit White Island for swimming and snorkeling
Enjoy freshly prepared lunch with soft drinks
Return to hotel before sunset

The Experience

The moment you step onto the yacht at Sharm el-Sheikh marina, you realize the water is already calling—and you're about to answer it without a certification card in your pocket. The boat pulls away from the dock and heads toward Ras Mohammed National Park, where the coral reefs drop into some of the clearest water in Egypt. Your instructor goes through the basics on deck: how to breathe, how to signal, what to expect when you descend. It takes maybe twenty minutes. Then you're in.

The first dive at Ras Mohammed hits different when you've never done it before. The reef walls are alive with parrotfish, groupers, and schools of smaller fish that move like a single organism. Your guide stays close the whole time—this isn't a solo exploration, it's a guided introduction, and that matters when you're learning to trust your own breathing underwater. You can choose to do one dive or two, depending on how you feel after the first one. Most people want the second. Between dives, you're back on the yacht with soft drinks and time to decompress, watching the water change color as the sun moves.

After the diving part, the boat heads to White Island, where the sand is soft enough to sink into and the water is so clear you can see your own shadow on the bottom. This is where you snorkel if you want, or just float, or sit on the beach and let your body remember what air feels like. Lunch arrives fresh from the galley—a buffet spread that tastes better when you've been in salt water for hours. The whole day wraps up before sunset, and you're back at your hotel having done something most people only talk about doing.

The boat stays small, which means you're not competing for space with fifty other people. Hotel pickup is included, so you don't have to navigate to the marina yourself, and all the gear—tanks, weights, regulators—comes with the package. The instructors are professionals who've done this hundreds of times with nervous beginners, so the safety part isn't theater; it's just how the day works.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off.
all diving and snorkeling equipment.
1 or 2 introductory dives with a professional instructor at Ras Mohammed National Park.
boat trip to Ras Mohammed and White Island.
buffet lunch onboard.
soft drinks, hot drinks, and water.
air-conditioned transportation.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendly

Operated by Egyptra Travel Services

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to try diving without committing to a certification course and don't want to arrange your own transport, gear, or guide—the small-group format and included instructor mean you show up and the rest is handled.