Choosing a Hurghada boat tour
A Hurghada boat tour is easiest to choose by the shape of the day. A longer cruise can combine snorkeling, lunch and an island stop. An evening outing puts the changing light at sea alongside a shorter snorkeling session. Keep boat time and the hotel transfer separate when fitting either programme around the rest of your visit.
The selected longer cruise includes hotel pickup and return, a guide, a snorkeling stop with equipment, an island beach stop and a buffet. The regular sunset cruise has its own meal and water activity. A further boat programme includes a snorkeling instructor, equipment, lunch, drinks and hotel transfer within Hurghada. Compare these concrete services rather than expecting the same facilities on every vessel.
Our picks: boat trips
Choose an island trip with lunch or a shorter yacht cruise with a snorkeling session and meal. The island boats also provide snorkeling equipment.
Hand-picked tours, booked through GetYourGuide and Viator. Prices are indicative starting prices in US dollars (as of October 2026). Tap a tour for live availability and the current price in your currency.
Island boat trip with buffet
- Snorkeling stop
- Open buffet
- Marine fee
The boat stops at Orange Bay and a guide accompanies the trip. Confirm pickup details with the provider.
Check availability →
Yacht cruise with snorkeling
- 30-minute snorkeling session
- Calamari, fish and chips meal
- All snorkeling equipment
Guides accompany the cruise, including a guide for non-swimmers. The nature reserve fee is extra.
Check availability →
Island boat trip and snorkeling
- Snorkeling instructor
- Open Buffet Lunch
- Snorkeling Equipment
The boat trip includes Orange Island, Magawish and White Island. Soft, cold and hot drinks are included.
Check availability →Trips and included services
Island cruising with lunch or an evening cruise with snorkeling, a fish meal and drinks.
Sunset on the Red Sea
The regular sunset outing includes a three-hour yacht cruise, excluding pickup and return time. It has a thirty-minute snorkeling session, equipment with a life jacket, professional guides and crew, a guide for non-swimmers, a calamari, fish and chips meal, and hot and soft drinks with bottled water. This is a specific evening programme rather than a shortened version of every full-day island cruise.
Pickup and return within Hurghada are included. Makadi Bay, Safaga, El Gouna, Sahl Hasheesh and Soma Bay are available through the long-range pickup option. Towels and underwater photographs are extra, as is the nature reserve fee. Choose the evening for time aboard around sunset, while leaving flexibility for the conditions on the day. Our travel season guide adds climate context without promising a particular sky or sea state.
Longer cruises and beach time
The longer island cruise lists eight and a half hours as its duration. Its inclusions combine a guide, snorkeling equipment, an Orange Bay stop, buffet food, salads and fruit, drinks and snacks aboard, life jackets, a massage and the marine fee. Drinks on the island are separate. Distinguish services on the boat from purchases ashore when deciding how much you want organised.
The other selected boat programme includes a snorkeling instructor, mask, snorkel, fins and life jacket, buffet lunch and soft, cold and hot drinks aboard. Hotel-to-hotel transfer applies in Hurghada. Use the Giftun guide if the island beach is your main reason for going, or the snorkeling comparison when you care most about guided reef stops. A photograph of the coast illustrates the setting, while the programme determines the actual services you book.
Speedboat and other vessel types
A speedboat is a boat form, not a promise of a private outing or a particular reef. Choose it through the actual water programme and transfer terms. If you want the boat reserved for your party, continue to the private tours comparison, where private boat and private sunset options are considered separately. Keep that decision distinct from choosing an evening departure on a shared programme.
For underwater viewing, a glass-bottom boat and a semi-submarine also describe different designs. The semi-submarine has an observation deck below the waterline; a fully submerging submarine is another type of craft. The semi-submarine guide explains those distinctions. On snorkeling cruises, listen to the briefing before entering the water, avoid contact with coral, leave shells in place and bring rubbish back. Choose the activity you want to do as well as the boat you want to board.
Frequently asked questions
Does the sunset cruise last three hours in total?
The included cruise itself lasts three hours, excluding pickup and return time. Keep the land transfer outside that sea-time figure when planning the rest of your day.
Is food included on these cruises?
The selected long island cruise includes a buffet. The sunset programme has a calamari, fish and chips meal. Drinks served aboard and purchases on an island should be considered separately.
Does a boat tour guarantee calm water?
Plan around the conditions and instructions for the outing rather than a fixed expectation of calm water. Keep room in your schedule and select the water activities that suit your needs.