Sharm El-Sheikh: Red Sea Submarine & Coral Reef Tour with Pickup

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Duration1h 30m

GroupUp to 40

LanguagesEN · DE

PickupAt your hotel

Ninety minutes underwater: what the Red Sea looks like from inside a glass cabin

You're picked up from your hotel and driven to the marina in Sharm El-Sheikh, then descend in a glass-walled submarine cabin to three meters below sea level. You spend forty-five minutes watching coral reefs and tropical fish through panoramic windows from an air-conditioned seat, then return to the surface and head back. The whole outing takes ninety minutes, and entry, transport and the submarine ride are all included.

1h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Semi-submarine cruise in Red Sea

Depart marina
Cruise 15 minutes to coral reef
Descend to underwater observation deck
View marine life for 45 minutes
Sail back to marina

The Experience

The boat leaves the marina at a steady pace, and within fifteen minutes you're over one of the best coral reefs along the Sharm coastline. Then the descent happens — the cabin fills with a low hum, and the water rises past the panoramic windows as you sink to three meters below sea level. No diving gear, no wetsuit, no training needed. Just you in an air-conditioned seat, watching the reef system materialize in front of you like someone turned up the color on a screen.

For the next forty-five minutes, the submarine cruise keeps you planted in that observation deck while the reef does the moving. Schools of fish in colors that don't seem real — electric blues, neon yellows, oranges that glow — dart between coral formations the size of boulders. The huge windows wrap around, so you're not watching a postcard; you're surrounded by it. A grouper the size of your torso drifts past. Smaller fish scatter. The light filters down in shafts, and the whole thing has the feeling of being inside an aquarium, except the aquarium is the Red Sea and you're the visitor in the tank.

Hotel pickup is included, so you don't navigate the streets of Sharm El-Sheikh hunting for the marina — the driver collects you and brings you back when the ninety minutes are done. The cabin stays cool the whole time, which matters in the heat. Wheelchair access runs through the boat, and if you're traveling with an infant, specialized seats are available so you're not holding them the entire trip.

Book this if you want to see what lives in the Red Sea without getting wet or spending hours learning to dive. The submarine does the work; you just sit and look.

What’s included

Hotel pickup in an air-conditioned vehicle.
the 90-minute submarine cruise including 45 minutes in the underwater observation deck.
all entry fees and taxes.
air-conditioned cabin with panoramic windows.
return transport to your hotel.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportInfant seats availablePets welcomeInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Egypt Sunmarine Fleet

Is this one for you?Choose this if you want to see the Red Sea's coral and fish life without diving, swimming, or spending a full day on the water — the submarine cabin and fixed schedule mean you're back at your hotel in under two hours.