White Island & Ras Mohammed Snorkeling: 1 or 2 dives

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Duration8h

GroupUp to 35

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PickupAt your hotel

The Invisible Island appears only at low tide — here's how to time it right

You're picked up from your hotel, transferred to the port, and taken by boat to White Island in Ras Mohammed National Park, where you snorkel twice among dense coral and reef fish. Lunch and soft drinks are served on board. The island itself is only visible at low tide, which is why the schedule matters. You return to your hotel in an air-conditioned bus by late afternoon.

Step-by-step itinerary

Boat trip to White Island and snorkeling

Transfer from hotel to port
Boat trip to White Island
Snorkeling in Ras Mohammed National Park
Enjoy lunch and soft drinks on board
Return boat trip to port
Transfer back to hotel by bus

The Experience

So you're standing at the port in Sharm el Sheikh and the boat's already loaded, and someone's asking if you've snorkeled before, and honestly it doesn't matter because the reef here does the work for you. The ride out to White Island takes maybe 45 minutes, and the whole thing hinges on one strange fact: the island vanishes when the tide comes in. That's why it's called the Invisible Island. You'll see it — a pale strip of sand that looks almost unreal against the water — and then you're gearing up for the first snorkel stop right there in Ras Mohammed National Park, where the corals are thick and the fish move in schools so dense you have to watch your fins.

Two snorkeling sessions happen during the day, and they're spaced so you're not exhausted by the time lunch comes around. The underwater world here is genuinely crowded — not with tourists, with life. Parrotfish, groupers, anemones in colors that don't look natural until you're three meters down and they're right in front of you. The boat crew knows the spots, and they'll point you toward the better reefs without making it feel like work. Between dives you're back on deck, drying off, and the soft drinks and coffee are there without you having to ask. Then lunch arrives — nothing fancy, but it's hot and it's included, which means you're not paying extra or hunting for a restaurant that doesn't exist on a boat in the middle of the Red Sea.

The air-conditioned transfer bus picks you up from your hotel in the morning and brings you back in the afternoon, so you're not arranging a taxi or negotiating a price at the curb. The whole day runs on a fixed schedule, which sounds boring until you realize it's what lets you actually relax instead of watching the clock. White Island and Ras Mohammed National Park from Sharm el Sheikh works because nothing is left to chance — not the timing, not the snorkel spots, not the ride home.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and return transfer in an air-conditioned vehicle, boat transportation to White Island and Ras Mohammed National Park, two snorkeling sessions with equipment access, lunch served on board, soft drinks, coffee and tea.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats available

Operated by Book Tour Egypt

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to snorkel Ras Mohammed without arranging your own boat, timing the tides, or figuring out lunch — the fixed schedule and included transfers mean you show up at your hotel in the morning and everything else is handled.